Fracking Boom

April 1, 2014

America is in the midst of a fracking boom. Most new oil and gas wells in this country are drilled using hyrdraulic fracturing, the injection of a...

Climate in the Classroom

March 25, 2014

Today’s teenagers, also known as Millenials or Generation Y, now have a new moniker: Greenagers. That’s because they are coming of age in an...

Aquatech

March 12, 2014

From Egyptian irrigation systems to Roman aqueducts to the dikes and canals of The Netherlands, the world’s civilizations have long found...

The Goldman Prize at 25

March 7, 2014

Since 1989, The Goldman Environmental Prize has honored more than 150 grassroots heroes who are fighting on the front lines to deliver clean...

Condoms and Climate

February 26, 2014

Breathing, eating and consuming, an individual human being produces tons of carbon every year – population may be the key to curbing greenhouse...

Meatonomics

February 24, 2014

Tim Koopman is a fourth-generation rancher; his family has been raising cattle on their ranch in Alameda County since 1918 and he now heads the...

Going to Paris: Ambassador Todd Stern

February 20, 2014

The United Nations Climate Change Conference in Warsaw, Poland last year achieved modest progress toward an international agreement on reducing...

Rising Seas, Rising Costs

February 12, 2014

Swelling sea levels used to be a concern associated with future generations and faraway lands. Then Superstorm Sandy poured the Atlantic Ocean...

Green Latinos

February 7, 2014

What are the issues that link the Latino community to the environmental movement? For many, it comes down to la familia. Latinos, who make up...

Beyond Plastic

January 31, 2014

Who should take responsibility for reducing the amount of plastic debris that litters our cities, waterways and oceans? While many consumers have...