Survey shows 70% of Americans think global warming should be a priority, but...

Let's pretend that there's someone with a gun to your head, and he gives you a hard quantum mechanics problem with two answers, only one of which is correct.

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  Canada is Unprepared for Offshore Oil Spills

  February 5, 3:48 PM by Michael Graham Richard in Environmental Policy

  A new report by Canada's Commissioner of the Environment and Sustainable Development shows that the country is unprepared for offshore oil spills. Meanwhile, offshore oil & gas exploitation is booming on the East coast...

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  How Are U.S. Local Governments Adapting to Climate Change?

  February 5, 3:05 PM by Michael Graham Richard in Environmental Policy

  Fighting global warming means stopping pumping more greenhouse gases in the atmosphere, but it also increasingly mean adapting to new weather patterns. The ICLEI has compiled a list of actions taken by local governments.

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  Let's Permanently Protect Utah's Greater Canyonlands

  February 5, 9:51 AM by Sarah Hodgdon, Guest Writer in Environmental Policy

  Famed hiker Aron Ralston on why Utah's beautiful Greater Canyonlands deserve permanent protection.

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  The Canadian Penny Died Today

  February 4, 3:06 PM by Lloyd Alter in Economics

  No more penny for your thoughts north of the border.

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  Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood Leaves a Legacy

  February 4, 9:11 AM by Lloyd Alter in Environmental Policy

  Lahood presided over "the end of favoring motorized transportation at the expense of non-motorized."

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  U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu Steps Down

  February 1, 4:47 PM by Michael Graham Richard in Environmental Policy

  Steven Chu, who is no doubt one of the best Energy Secretaries ever, is announcing that he is stepping down. We thank him for fighting the good fight for nature and science.

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  England Decides Not to Sell Off Public Forests

  January 31, 4:32 PM by Michael Graham Richard in Environmental Policy

  The government of England has decided that it won't sell 15% of the public forests after all, opting instead to create a more independent trust to manage those forests for future generations.

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  Now That Hemp Is Legal in Colorado, What's Next?

  January 30, 4:07 PM by Michael Graham Richard in Environmental Policy

  Hemp, which is considered to be a wonder-crop by many, is now legal in Colorado. Voters not only gave the thumb up to marijuana in November, but also to its THC-light cousin.

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  How the Rural Poor Are Becoming a Market for Solar Power

  January 30, 2:16 PM by Sami Grover in Corporate Responsibility

  A new generation of succesful for-profit, mission-driven businesses are serving energy-hungry communities across the globe.

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  10 Heirloom Seed Companies Pioneering a Revival

  January 30, 7:00 AM by Sami Grover in Corporate Responsibility

  Over the past several decades, we've lost countless varieties of fruits, vegetables, and flowers that once flourished in the U.S. A new generation of seed companies has set out to reverse the trend.

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  New Study Finds Link Between LED Billboards and Likelihood of Highway Crashes

  January 29, 12:04 PM by Lloyd Alter in Corporate Responsibility

  Swedish researchers find that drivers look at them more often and for longer times.

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  The Dark Money Behind The Latest LEED-Bashing

  January 29, 10:40 AM by Lloyd Alter in Corporate Responsibility

  The Taxpayers Protection Alliance appears to be a front for two of the biggest right wing dark money organizations in the country, and they don't much like LEED.

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  Why Environmentalists Need to Talk More About the Basics and Stop Skipping Steps

  January 28, 11:30 AM by Michael Graham Richard in Environmental Policy

  Convincing more people of the importance of the challenges we face is crucial, yet it's not always easy to do. This sometimes happen because we're only giving partial information, leaving too many blanks in our explanations.

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  A Picture is Worth: Agenda 21 and The Green Movement as Marxist Plot

  January 27, 12:28 PM by Lloyd Alter in Environmental Policy

  The cover of a new book by a leading Agender says it all: Sustainability is just the tip of the Marxist iceberg.

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  10-Year-Old's Recycling Business Hailed by City Leaders

  January 25, 4:13 PM by Stephen Messenger in Corporate Responsibility

  At an age when most youngsters are just beginning to get aquatinted with the world they've inherited, 10-year-old Vanis Buckholz was already thinking of ways he could help make it a better one for others.

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  Crowd-Funded Solar Projects Top $1 Million in U.S.

  January 24, 1:52 PM by A.K. Streeter in Green Investments

  Is this a new key to a wave of clean energy development in the U.S.? Mosaic, the crowd-funded solar site, certainly hopes so.

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  Sierra Club's Board of Directors Endorses Act of Peaceful Civil Disobedience

  January 24, 11:43 AM by Sarah Hodgdon, Guest Writer in Environmental Policy

  Michael Brune, executive director of the Sierra Club, explains why the non-profit will add civil disobedience to its roster of tactics in an effort to curtail the "global crisis unfolding before our eyes."

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  Obama Mentions Climate, But Action Depends On Us

  January 22, 8:08 PM by Chris Tackett in Environmental Policy

  Yes, President Obama wants to address climate change in his second term, but it is we who must force him to act.