Rachel Cernansky
Rachel is a freelance journalist based in Boulder, Colorado. She primarily focuses on green business for TreeHugger, and writes for other outlets about environmental justice and politics, sustainable food and nutrition, and human rights issues. She hates greenwashing and writes about that too. Before Colorado, she lived in New York, Kenya, and Rwanda, and has a master's degree in journalism from Columbia University. She gets around by bike, eats plants, and occasionally tweets at the address below.
Latest Stories from Rachel Cernansky - Page 5
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NASA Satellite Images: Tar Sands in 1984 and Tar Sands Now
How much has the oil sands industry grown over the last few decades?
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U.S. Expected to Extend Moratorium on New Uranium Mining Near Grand Canyon
After nearly two years of debate, Interior Secretary Ken Salazar is expected to announce approval of a 20-year moratorium on new uranium mining claims.
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Is There Human Trafficking in Your Hometown?
A map loaded with data might surprise you with cases of modern slavery in or near your own hometown.
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Youngstown, Ohio Mayor Buys Earthquake Insurance After Quake Caused By Fracking
Two days after the earthquake caused by a nearby fracking well the mayor said, "I called my insurance man and got earthquake insurance.”
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Forest Fires Linked to Climate Change & Disgruntled Employees; How Malawi Villages Are Responding
Malawi has adopted a unique approach to forest fire prevention.
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USDA Quietly Approves New GMO Corn, While Touting Safety of Agent Orange Ingredient
Nearly 45,000 public comments were written opposing the newly approved corn variety and only 23 comments were written in favor, and other GMO crops are on the way.
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More Protests in Peru Against U.S.-Owned Gold Mine
The Conga mine, which is majority owned by Newmont Mining Corp, would produce gold as well as copper and silver. Protesters are concerned the mine will contaminate their water and affect a major aquifer.
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Fishing Suspended in Nigeria As Cleanup After Offshore Shell Spill Continues
Nigerian officials have suspended fishing off the coast of Nigeria following the area's worst oil spill in over a decade.
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Is Organic Agriculture Bad for the Environment? Another Reason to Eat Locally
There's a growing shift in the organic agriculture industry away from sustainable practices.
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Cement Company to Pay $1.7 Million for Clean Air Act Violations
The settlement between Essroc Cement and the EPA and Department of Justice will reduce more than 7,000 tons of harmful nitrogen oxides and sulfur dioxide pollution.
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Crowdfunding Temporarily Halts Oil Extraction From Key Tract of Amazon Rainforest in Ecuador
A fundraiser was held last night that collected the $116 million necessary to temporarily halt oil exploitation in Yasuní National Park.
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Another Shady Land Deal in Africa, This One Assisted By the U.S. Ambassador to Tanzania
The think tank that revealed the connection between Ivy League universities and land grabs in Africa is now concerned about the support the U.S. ambassador to Tanzania is lending to a land deal in that country that would displace more than 160,000 people.
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Christmas Trees Recycled Into Fish Habitats Across the Country
Around the country, Christmas trees are recycled for an unlikely purpose: they make for good fish habitat.
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Mexico Closes Giant Landfill, Aims to Make Waste Management System Green
The Mexico City government is looking to build both a biogas plant and a recycling plant to salvage some of the waste from the landfill.
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Nigeria's Worst Offshore Spill in a Decade Expands While Shell Says Spill Is Contained
While Shell says the spill not make it to shore, fishing communities along the coast are saying otherwise.
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Source of Shell Nigeria Leak Confirmed
The source of this week's oil spill off the coast of Nigeria, likely the country's worst offshore spill in more than a decade, has been confirmed.
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NYC and Solar One Challenge Schools: Save Energy, Win Money
The city is challenging schools to compete with each other to save energy, and schools that slash their energy consumption the most win grants from a pool of $30,000.
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Shell Oil Spill in Nigeria Is Likely the Worst In a Decade
Shell announces that up to 40,000 barrels of crude oil was spilled off the coast of the Niger delta.
