Six months after the Deepwater Horizon oil rig exploded, scientists are cautiously optimistic about the state of the Gulf of Mexico’s birdlife—at least in the short-term. Audubon Survey Results In … Read more
Conservation
VIDEO – Clinton Speaks! Tar Sands Remarks Disappoint
In a rare public statement of tar sands, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton seemed to say America’s energy choices amount to either dirty oil from the gulf or dirty oil from … Read more
Scary Idea: BP Apologist Calling Shots on Energy & Climate
Could infamous BP apologist Rep. Joe Barton become chair of the House Energy & Commerce Committee? Read more
Don’t Drink the Water?
Do you consider clean drinking water a given? I know that on most days, I turn on the tap without worry. But across the globe and throughout the U.S, millions … Read more
We’re Not As Clean As We Think We Are: The Case For Protecting All Waters
The results of a report published in Nature magazine earlier this month confirms what many of us already know: our waters are in rough shape. According to the report, 80% … Read more
Will Global Warming Doom the Pacific Walrus?
I was a little boy when I checked a book called The Son of the Walrus King out of the local public library and fell so in love with its … Read more
Corals Won’t Survive A Shallow-Water Oil Spill Treated With Dispersants
A shallow-water oil spill, even one that doesn’t reach the magnitude of the Gulf oil disaster, could kill miles of coral reefs. And it won’t be the oil alone that … Read more
