A recent Duke study published in the which assumes a doubling of carbon dioxide concentrations, concludes with greater confidence than ever that climate change will almost certainly fall within the … Read more
Conservation
Shadowed Pathways
I have long been troubled by the mounting scientific evidence warning of enormous and unprecedented ecological threats presented by global warming. Now we see the very beginnings of the predicted … Read more
A Nation of Slugs and Couch Potatoes
Ding Darling, the founder of National Wildlife Federation would often say, “ten thousand stallions unconnected cannot move a baby carriage.” Darling was a movement builder who believed in the power … Read more
A Matter of Perspective
After waiting some time for a mechanical repair to be made to our airplane, the pilot came on the intercom and put our frustrations in perspective, “folks, it’s far better … Read more
Barring a Miracle, Extinctions are Forever
June 1963: A thirteen-year old boy stood stunned and disheartened on a Lake Erie beach. Once inviting beaches were blackened by slime and littered with decomposing fishes, broken bottles and … Read more
Why Can’t We All be More like Pennsylvania?
Last month, the EPA put out a list of the Top 10 College and University Green Power Partners. These are schools replacing significant portions of the electricity they use with … Read more
What Do You See?
If you could look into a crystal ball and see the future of energy production in America, what do you think you would see? When you look five years…20 years…50 … Read more
March Madness
That’s the only way to describe what’s happening in Washington right now when it comes to the Arctic Refuge. Who’s playing? Led by team captain Ted Stevens, a veteran player … Read more
Beating a Dead Horse
The Senate released its budget today, with–you guessed it–language to open the Arctic Refuge. The first thing that came to our minds? That old Ben Franklin quote: “The definition of … Read more
Call Me A Cockeyed Optimist
For those of us working just blocks from the White House, it wasn’t exactly a surprise that the annual budget released by President Bush yesterday included Arctic drilling. Heck, for … Read more
