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
Conservation
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
It’s Cool Outside! Give Your Home an Energy Audit
If you cannot afford a professional home energy audit or don’t want to wait, you can conduct your own audit of your home’s efficiency. Read more
Cheap Shot: Polluters Cry ‘Power Grab,’ Attack Crucial U.S. Conservation Rules
The EPA is moving to regulate the carbon pollution that drives global warming. It’s about time, right? Read more
Win-win Action on Vehicles under the Clean Air Act
Last Friday, EPA and NHTSA released a framework to improve fuel economy and cut global warming pollution from cars and light trucks through 2025. The public has a first opportunity … Read more
CoolClimate Announces Winners for Climate Change Art Competition
Drawing has never been my forte (unless sketching up stick figures counts) but more than 1,000 artists worldwide, who do know how to “paint” a picture, submitted their work through … Read more
Scientist Finds Deadly Effects of Dispersant Used in Gulf Oil Disaster
In the cramped lab at Mote Marine Laboratory’s Tropical Research Lab on Summerland Key in the Florida Keys, Dr. Gretchen Goodbody-Gringley and her team saw firsthand the effects of Corexit … Read more
Celebrate 10/10/10 in Your Community
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3DQf2LBys38[/youtube] Traditionally, working on Sundays isn’t in my vocabulary. I drink my coffee and read my emails in bed — going for jog or a walk is the most work … Read more
