Posted May 14, 2013 by Theo Spencer in Green Enterprise, Living Sustainably, Solving Global Warming
As the six month anniversary of Hurricane Sandy rolls by, the passage of time is giving us a clearer picture of what preventive measures really worked. Thanks to an excellent series running this week on WNYC, we can see that...continued→
Posted April 22, 2013 by Theo Spencer in Curbing Pollution, Green Enterprise, Living Sustainably, Solving Global Warming
If you’re lost in the wilderness, stumbling on a map that someone dropped could be a life-saver. Unfortunately, when it comes to preparing for the impacts of climate change, most states in the US are lost. So today we released a...continued→
Posted February 15, 2013 by Theo Spencer in Curbing Pollution, Health and the Environment, Solving Global Warming
Earlier this week the Government Accountability Office (GAO) added Climate Change to its “High Risk” list. The agency biennially updates its list of programs and operations at “high” risk for waste, fraud, abuse, mismanagement or needing broad-based transformations. The...continued→
Posted December 14, 2012 by Theo Spencer in Curbing Pollution, Health and the Environment, Solving Global Warming
The Interior Department earlier this week released a long-awaited study on future water supplies from the Colorado River Basin. The news was not good. The Colorado River Basin Water Supply and Demand Study found average water demand will outstrip supply...continued→
Posted December 7, 2012 by Theo Spencer in Curbing Pollution, Solving Global Warming
You like to do fun stuff outdoors in the Winter, right? So do I, and we’re not alone. More than 23 million people participated in winter sporting activities in 2009/2010. Clearly there are a lot of people who love to...continued→
Posted December 4, 2012 by Theo Spencer in Curbing Pollution, Green Enterprise, Solving Global Warming
Superstorm Sandy and its aftermath have continued to receive a lot of media attention, and deservedly so. Families are still without their homes, new health impacts are being revealed, and New York and New Jersey are asking the federal government...continued→
Posted November 5, 2012 by Theo Spencer in Curbing Pollution, Solving Global Warming
It’s heart-breaking to see the tens of thousands of people still struggling without power in the wake of SuperStorm Sandy—especially as the temperature drops below freezing. And to hear the stories, like the one of the woman whose two and...continued→
Posted October 11, 2012 by Theo Spencer in Curbing Pollution, Solving Global Warming, The Media and the Environment
Today, the world’s largest reinsurance company released a report stating the number of weather catastrophes has risen dramatically across the globe since 1980. “North America is the continent with the largest increase in disasters,” Munich Re’s Dr. Peter Roder is...continued→
Posted August 29, 2012 by Theo Spencer in Curbing Pollution, Saving Wildlife and Wild Places, Solving Global Warming
Labor Day approaches--the last hurrah of summer—and for many people, the last leisurely days at the beach. Sand and sea are a hard combination to beat, especially when they come together in an unspoiled environment, like at our National Seashores....continued→
Posted July 31, 2012 by Theo Spencer in Curbing Pollution, Health and the Environment, Solving Global Warming
You’re familiar with the game Connect the Dots; there’s a pattern of dots on a page and you draw a line linking each dot with the next and when you’re done you can clearly see the picture the pattern formed....continued→
Posted July 12, 2012 by Theo Spencer in Curbing Pollution, Living Sustainably, Solving Global Warming
You might have noticed of late that the weather has been odd. Perhaps you’ve been a bit hot--especially if your power went out—or perhaps soaking wet. Tragically, some people have even lost their homes to wildfires, tornados and floods. ...continued→
Posted July 3, 2012 by Theo Spencer in Health and the Environment, Solving Global Warming
A helicopter drops water on the Waldo Canyon fire in Colorado. Photo by USDAGov under Creative Commons licensing, on Flickr. It’s heartbreaking to watch footage and see photos of the fires rampaging across Colorado and Utah. People are losing...continued→
Posted June 28, 2012 by Theo Spencer in Curbing Pollution, Solving Global Warming, U.S. Law and Policy
At a lease sale today in Wyoming of taxpayer-owned coal, the single and winning bid was about $1.10 a ton. That’s dirt-cheap. Or actually, I should say it’s cheaper than dirt. According to costhelper.com, and ask.com, a ton of dirt...continued→
Posted June 25, 2012 by Theo Spencer in Curbing Pollution, Solving Global Warming, U.S. Law and Policy
Some things in Washington are non-partisan. Like federal programs that rip off taxpayers. A new and deeply troubling one was brought to light by a story in today’s Washington Post. The excellent, in-depth piece by Juliet Eilperen documents how the...continued→
Posted May 25, 2012 by Theo Spencer in Curbing Pollution, Green Enterprise, Health and the Environment, Living Sustainably, Solving Global Warming
It’s been a weird winter, and weird spring. One felt like the other in many parts of the country, but both felt warm. I’m not sure what this summer will bring, but odds are it will be even hotter temperatures...continued→
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