Posted June 11, 2013 by Frances Beinecke in Solving Global Warming
Weather forecasters are saying this summer could deliver above-average temperatures to much of America. If conditions are anything like last year, we could be facing intense heat waves, costly fires, and prolonged drought. This pattern is becoming all too common....continued→
Posted June 10, 2013 by Frances Beinecke in Moving Beyond Oil, Reviving the World's Oceans, Solving Global Warming
The Coast Guard recently wrapped up a hearing about the Shell drill rig that ran aground in December. The rig and its tow vessel were part of Shell’s reckless attempt to drill for oil in the wild and remote Arctic...continued→
Posted May 24, 2013 by Frances Beinecke in Health and the Environment
With fracking already underway in 30 states and advancing at a breakneck speed, safeguards have not been adequate to protect communities, public health or the environment. I’ve seen the damage from the oil and gas industry’s unfettered advance firsthand. My...continued→
Posted May 20, 2013 by Frances Beinecke in Solving Global Warming
Scientists recently reported that the level of carbon in the atmosphere has passed 400 parts per million. Carbon pollution causes climate change, and many experts believe we need to bring this level down to 350 ppm in order to hold...continued→
Posted May 17, 2013 by Frances Beinecke in Health and the Environment
When I talk to people who live near fracking operations, they often ask me the same question: “What is this doing to my drinking water?” Homeowners have shown me jugs of water from their kitchen sinks that look like rusty...continued→
Posted May 16, 2013 by Frances Beinecke in Reviving the World's Oceans, Solving Global Warming
As Secretary of State John Kerry headed to the Arctic Council meetings in Kiruna, Sweden this week, he described the way melting ice is altering life in the Arctic. “Our warming planet means the Arctic's ecosystem is experiencing significant, rapid...continued→
Posted May 15, 2013 by Frances Beinecke in Reviving the World's Oceans
Imagine if you had a chance to hold the pen when the boundaries of Yosemite National Park were drawn. Or imagine if you were able to protect mountain goats and big horn sheep by establishing Glacier National Park. In a...continued→
Posted May 14, 2013 by Frances Beinecke in Reviving the World's Oceans, Saving Wildlife and Wild Places, Solving Global Warming
Just two decades ago, most of the Arctic Ocean was covered in ice all year long. But climate change has caused the Arctic to heat up twice as fast as the rest of the planet, and the region is rapidly...continued→
Posted April 25, 2013 by Frances Beinecke in Green Enterprise, Health and the Environment, Solving Global Warming
Rolling blackouts plagued India last summer. More than 700 million people were left without power for hours a day. The outages became routine but troublesome. Imagine if you were in the middle of a business meeting when the power cut...continued→
Posted April 23, 2013 by Frances Beinecke in Reviving the World's Oceans, Saving Wildlife and Wild Places, Solving Global Warming
The Arctic is changing rapidly. Rising temperatures are heating the region twice as fast as the rest of the planet, and scientists predict the Arctic will be ice-free in our lifetime. Many Alaska residents are scrambling to adjust. Native Alaskan...continued→
Posted April 22, 2013 by Frances Beinecke in Curbing Pollution, Health and the Environment, Moving Beyond Oil, Solving Global Warming
Today is Earth Day and, barring any last-minute change, it's also the final day the public can send the State Department our comments on the proposed Keystone XL tar sands pipeline. Here's mine: This is a plan to pipe some...continued→
Posted April 17, 2013 by Frances Beinecke in Curbing Pollution, Moving Beyond Oil, U.S. Law and Policy
This Saturday marks the third anniversary of the BP blowout that killed 11 men aboard the Deepwater Horizon and sent some 170 million gallons of toxic crude oil gushing into the Gulf of Mexico, in what President Obama called the...continued→
Posted April 16, 2013 by Frances Beinecke in Health and the Environment
I arrived in India this week just as temperatures have started to climb. I have experienced my share of blistering heat waves in New York City, but those hot sticky days pale in comparison to summer in Western India. The...continued→
Posted April 11, 2013 by Frances Beinecke in Curbing Pollution, Health and the Environment
If your child has asthma or if your parent suffers from heart disease or if you are one of the millions of Americans who value clean air, then the Senate confirmation hearing for Gina McCarthy on Thursday will be of...continued→
Posted April 10, 2013 by Frances Beinecke in Saving Wildlife and Wild Places
We applaud the Senate for confirming Sally Jewell as the new Secretary of the Interior. Jewell brings a strong business background and a personal conservation ethic to the position. We look forward to working with her as she undertakes the...continued→
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