Imagine being able to contain greenhouse gas emissions, make fertilizer use more efficient, keep water waste to a minimum and put food on the table for the 10 billion people crowded into the planet’s cities, towns and villages by the end of the century. Agriculture is responsible for somewhere between 30 percent and 35 percent […]
The recent ouster of House Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-VA) from his Congressional seat has shaken Washington Republicans and rattled open several leadership positions. And—as hard as it is to believe—the House Republican conference apparently hadn’t even hit bottom yet. Then Majority Leader Eric Cantor of Virginia speaking at the 2013 Conservative Political Action Conference […]
History is often made by strong personalities wielding bold new political, economic or religious doctrines. Yet any serious effort to understand how and why societies change requires examination not just of leaders and ideas, but also of environmental circumstances. The ecological context (climate, weather and the presence or absence of water, good soil and other resources) […]
On Dot Earth for The New York Times, environmental journalist Andrew Revkin examines the efforts to balance human affairs with Earth’s limits, tracking relevant developments “from suburbia to Siberia.” Looking at climate change, Revkin reflects, “Science just tells you the shape of the problem. It doesn’t tell you what to do.” This highlights the importance […]
Andrew Winston, founder of Winston Eco-Strategies, is a global expert on sustainable business strategy and a “practical evangelist” for going green. His articles touch on the crossroads between the environment and business, covering such topics as how CEOs can save the world from global warming and the one thing business dies without. Winston, author of […]
President Barack Obama tried to curb pollution this week as opposed to starting an industry war, but that’s not how some in the media viewed the proposal. “Obamacare for Air” quickly became the catchphrase for opposers of the carbon plan earlier this week, but another one is quickly gaining ground—Obama’s war on coal. Stephen Colbert […]
While the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has a goal of decreasing carbon emissions by 30 percent—compared to 2005 levels—by 2030, states will be given the flexibility to devise their own plans. Clearly, some will have more work to do than others. Coal-fired power plants are responsible for about 40 percent of the country’s emissions, and states like […]
As dire warnings from climate scientists continue to escalate and what were once rare extreme weather events become increasingly common, we at Sierra Club applaud today’s announcement from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) outlining its proposed protections from dangerous carbon pollution from existing power plants. These standards won’t just take a big bite out […]
Geographers in the U.S. have found a new factor in the carbon cycle, and—all too ominously—a new potential source of the greenhouse gas carbon dioxide (CO2). They have identified huge deposits of fossil soils, rich in organic carbon, buried beneath the Great Plains of America. Hidden menace: a vast store of organic carbon lies beneath the […]
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