Rhino killings on the rise in South Africa
The Finfoot Game Reserve in Vaalkop Dam, South Africa became the sight of animal cruelty and bloodshed this month.
Activists fight expansion of toxic waste dump
Last month, the Calif. Department of Toxic Substances Control charged that Chemical Waste Management's 72 unreported spills show that the company cannot be trusted to protect human health.
You can't filibuster Mother Nature
The ultra-right, congressional Republicans, Republicans in state legislatures, and the Koch brothers and their cohort and paid flacks have a problem. It is called reality.
Climate change: A stark choice for humanity
Planet Earth is facing a double whammy - an environmental meltdown and an economic crisis.
BP to admit guilt for oil spill, pay over $4 billion
British oil company BP agreed on November 16 to pay $4.5 billion in penalties for the 2010 oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, pleading guilty to 14 criminal charges.
Tokelau becomes world’s first solar-powered country
Goodbye diesel generators, hello sunshine and coconuts!
Extreme weather: the Maya and us
Scientists and realistic politicians are now saying that Sandy-like events will be increasing in frequency as the earth continues to heat.
What Obama’s re-election means for the environment
After a re-election that immediately followed the havoc Hurricane Sandy wreaked on the East Coast, President Obama mentioned climate change in his acceptance speech last night.
How to prepare for Hurricane Sandy’s impact and aftermath
Working men and women make our state run, not just during emergencies but every day.
Mega-storm now underway a taste of what may be
"Frankenstorm" is a reminder that voters in the 2012 Elections have a stark choice between radically different approaches to environmental policy, climate change, and science.
