Posted by Heather Allen in Curbing Pollution , Moving Beyond Oil , Solving Global Warming
As the oil spreads in the Gulf threatening livelihoods, wildlife and coastal ecosystems, political leaders are recognizing that this event will have major implications for America’s energy future. The stark difference between the Cape Wind project and the disaster in...
Posted by Heather Allen in Curbing Pollution , Health and the Environment , The Media and the Environment
As many NRDC specialists are posting blogs on critical water issues, you may be itching to get your fingers in the mix. Now is the time! The Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting is partnering with Helium to get your voice heard on the...
Posted by Heather Allen in Curbing Pollution , Health and the Environment , Living Sustainably , Reviving the World's Oceans , Solving Global Warming
Given the environmental challenges we face, my new years resolution to go vegetarian this year is a small endeavor. For me, though, it will be quite a shift. In recent years, I have been acturately described as an omnivore. But I am going to take a...
Posted by Heather Allen in Curbing Pollution , Environmental Justice , Living Sustainably , Solving Global Warming
Its Day Three of the Copenhagen Climate Talks and adaptation is taking center stage. Delegates at the climate talks are calling for investment in technologies to provide early warning systems, predict crop losses, and provide local solutions. A youth group just called...
Posted by Heather Allen in Curbing Pollution , Environmental Justice , Health and the Environment , Moving Beyond Oil , Solving Global Warming
The typhoon Ketsana is pouring down on Bangkok this morning as I ready myself for day four of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change meetings. Representatives of countries and hundreds of civil society organizations will continue to meet...
