Happy Earth Day? A sneak attack on The Wilderness Act
No one could accuse the most rabidly anti-environmental Congress in history of resting on its laurels. This week, the Republican-controlled House of Representatives passed a package of bills that would...
View ArticleNational Monuments: Obama steps up
President Obama has made it official. Our newest national monument is Fort Ord — more than 14,000 acres right on Monterey Bay where an estimated 1.5 million Army troops trained before the base shut...
View ArticleWhat are they trying to hide?
Odds are that you haven’t heard of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) agreement. And even if you’ve heard of it, I’m willing to bet you don’t know what might be in it. That’s because, although this...
View ArticleShare the road AND the future
In San Francisco we celebrated Bike to Work Day last week, but so many people are riding their bikes to work here that every day seems like Bike to Work Day. Bicycle ridership is up by 72 percent in...
View ArticleSolar rollover credits: The right thing for California
Very quietly, California utilities are threatening to undermine the dream of widespread clean energy in our state. If this happens, the state will lose jobs, our booming solar industry will suffer a...
View ArticleHow to put solar on your roof without breaking the bank
Let me start with a confession: I’m the executive director of the country’s largest environmental organization, and I don’t have solar panels on my roof. Now wait a minute. Before you judge, I do have...
View ArticleFather’s Day: No More Neckties
Besides being an opportunity to stock up on neckties, slippers, and power tools, Father’s Day is a good time for the dads among us to reflect on that delicate balance between life’s greatest blessing...
View Article“Don’t drink the water”
The next time you pour yourself a glass of water, spare a thought for Jimmy Hall and his neighbors. Jimmy is the fifth-generation Hall to own property on Mill Creek in Letcher County, Kentucky. He has...
View ArticleTar sands pipelines are even worse than you think
The irony is sharp enough to hurt. Americans are driving less and using less gas when we do drive. U.S. carbon pollution is down. Just about every car dealership in America is offering affordable,...
View ArticleStop the Frack Attack
One of the worst things about natural gas fracking is how helpless it can make someone feel when drilling threatens their water or besieges their home. It’s easy for one person, one family, or even one...
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