Climate
Working towards a clean energy economy
How ‘The Lorax’ Highlights the Role of Youth in the Climate Movement
But we’ll have to do a lot more than watch movies if we want to save the planet—an awful lot.
Posted Friday, April 20, 2012 in Opinions by Candice Bernd
Top 5 American Treasures to Protect in 2012
Beautiful places we need to preserve for future generations.
Posted Friday, April 20, 2012 in Reprints by Jessica Goad
Expediting Tar Sands at the Pipeline Crossroads of the World
What the Keystone XL pipeline means for the people across much of the south.
Posted Friday, March 23, 2012 in Reporting by Candice Bernd
Senate Rejects Keystone XL Pipeline Amendment
But, as always, the fight isn’t over.
Posted Friday, March 9, 2012 by Candice Bernd
Is This The Year Without Winter?
The 2011-2012 winter season has been one of the mildest on record.
Posted Thursday, March 8, 2012 by Candice Bernd
TransCanada Plans Construction for Southern Half of the Keystone XL Pipeline
Since the project doesn’t cross an international border, it doesn’t need the president’s approval.
Posted Monday, March 5, 2012 by Candice Bernd
Plastic Free Campuses Campaign Launches at UC–Santa Barbara
Students working in coordination with the Plastic Pollution Coalition hope to pressure the university to eliminate the use of environmentally harmful plastic bags and other disposable items.
Posted Wednesday, February 29, 2012 by Candice Bernd
Blowing Past the Mark: 800,000 Signatures Against the Keystone XL Pipeline
Organizers collected that many in just 24 hours.
Posted Wednesday, February 15, 2012 by Candice Bernd
As the Climate Changes, Species Move North or Go Extinct
A new study shows that nearly 11,000 bird and butterfly species in Europe are above their normal climate zones. How long will we wait to act while in the midst of a mass extinction crisis?
Posted Tuesday, February 14, 2012 by Candice Bernd
24-Hour Message Blitz to Stop the Keystone XL Pipeline
Some members of Congress are pushing to keep the pipeline alive as the largest oil-and-gas companies returned huge profits with fewer products in 2011.
Posted Monday, February 13, 2012 by Candice Bernd
ALEC At It Again, Now Pushing Climate Change Denial in Schools
A new model bill requires climate denial to be taught in schools as a legitimate alternative to the scientific consensus behind human-caused climate change.
Posted Friday, February 3, 2012 by Candice Bernd
‘Gasland’ Documentarian Arrested for Filming House Fracking Hearing
During a House Subcommittee on Energy and the Environment hearing on water contamination in Wyoming, House Republicans ordered Capitol Police to detain the filmmaker.
Posted Wednesday, February 1, 2012 by Candice Bernd
FDA Bans One Antibiotic Used in Factory Farming, But It’s Not Enough
The federal agency banned the cephalosporin family of antibiotics at factory farms. But with growing bacterial resistance and the agencies’ lack of regulatory teeth on other major forms of antibiotics, it’s still just a cop-out.
Posted Monday, January 30, 2012 by Candice Bernd
Youth Activists Mic Check Oil Lobby, Promise ‘This Will Not Be The Last Big Oil Hears From Us’
Youth activists interrupted the State of the Energy Industry earlier this week to deliver the 99 percent’s message to polluters’ biggest lobbies.
Posted Monday, January 23, 2012 by Rebecca Leber
BREAKING: Obama Rejects Keystone XL Pipeline
The Obama administration announced the rejection today. Young Americans and indigenous activists say they’ll keep struggling against the pipeline in other forms and Tar Sands production.
Posted Wednesday, January 18, 2012 by Candice Bernd
Reversing a Century of Neglect on the Anacostia
In 1995, Congress paved the way for Washington, DC’s city amusement park.
Posted Tuesday, January 10, 2012 in Journalism Network & Reprints by Gustav Cappaert
Environmentalists Are ‘Insurgents’ Say Oil-and-Gas Public Relations Executives
During a fracking PR conference in Houston, company representatives openly advocated for the use of military counter-insurgency tactics as well as the use of military-style psychological operations in drawing-up local drilling ordinances.
Posted Tuesday, January 10, 2012 by Candice Bernd
Report: Environmental Protection Creates Jobs
Cracking down on pollution can benefit the economy, according to a new report.
Posted Monday, January 9, 2012 by Jon Christian
The Link Between Cracking and Fracking
Recent strings of earthquakes across seismically inactive Ohio, Oklahoma, Arkansas, and Texas have been linked to hydraulic fracturing.
Posted Thursday, January 5, 2012 by Candice Bernd
