Making An Energy Revolution Where It Matters Most
The U.S. Should Lead a New Marshall Plan of Conservation and Alternative Energy for Eastern Europe By Charles Komanoff Ed. Note: EarthDesk is pleased to welcome first-time guest contributor Charles Komanoff, a lifelong, pioneering advocate on energy economics and...
The Torch Has Been Passed: David Sive, 1922 – 2014; Joseph Sax, 1936 – 2014
With guest contributor Eric Goldstein, Senior Attorney, Natural Resources Defense Council Legendary environmental attorney David Sive died on March 12 at age 91. It is a measure of his pervasive influence on American environmentalism that even after nine decades on...
Water, Water Everywhere, but Prices May Vary. $3.3M/Gallon on the Moon; $25/Lifetime on Earth
Long after gold created a Rush in California and oil created a Boom in Texas, the ever surprising, ubiquitous, and commonplace water continues to capture our imagination like no other substance. And for good reason. We cannot live without it. In all its states --...
Earth’s Land Mammals by Weight — by xkcd
Note: This is such a brilliant piece, we are breaking with tradition and posting this xkcd comic today rather than wait until EarthDesk Sunday. -- John Cronin «« »» xkcd is the webcomic creation of Randall Munroe, an extraordinarily popular web presence whom we...
World Peace by Joe Mohr
«« »» We are pleased to call Joe Mohr a friend of EarthDesk. We enjoy his irreverence. Environmentalism needs more of it. Joe is a talented and committed environmental and political cartoonist, and an excellent illustrator, designer and writer. He is the creator of...
Idaho Ag-Gag: Eviscerating the Constitution to Protect Animal Abuse
In 2012, workers from Bettencourt Dairies of Wendelll, Idaho were caught sexually molesting, beating, punching and kicking cows in an undercover video shot by Mercy for Animals of Los Angeles. The workers were convicted of animal cruelty and fired. The Idaho...
CPAC Panel and Audience Find Climate and Poverty Amusing; Minority Voter Panel Bombs
The annual meeting of the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) is a time for galvanizing the American right, and featuring some of its most extreme thinkers. This year's meeting did not disappoint. On Thursday, March 6, at 3:30, before a crowded room, the...
Mark Becker: Friend, Colleague, Teacher, Innovator, Environmentalist
Intellect and common touch; passion and gentleness; scientific integrity and lifelong advocacy; local commitment and global reach – not ready qualities in one human being. Mark Becker had them all, and more. Sadly, incomprehensibly, we lost Mark to a multi-vehicle,...
New York – Con Ed Settlement Sets Stage for Climate Change Reform by Power Utilities
By Bobby Magill Climate Central EarthDesk welcomes Bobby Magill, a senior science writer for Climate Central who focuses on energy and climate change. This post appeared on Climate Central on February 27, 2014. More on Bobby at the conclusion....
Ian McKee Assumed Killed by Chevron Fracking Explosion. Pizza Grabs the Headlines.
Ian McKee, a 27 year-old fracking contractor who worked for Cameron International has been missing and is presumed dead following a February 11 explosion at Chevron's Lanco 7H fracking well in Dunkard Township, Greene County, Pennsylvania. The Greene County Coroner's...
How Did Your Senators and Representative Rate?
Don't Presume You Know Your Rep's Environmental Voting Record. NY's Schumer and Gillibrand Shine; Hudson Valley Dem Sean Patrick Maloney Disappoints. Washington, DC based League of Conservation Voters has released its 2013 National Environmental Scorecard. Said LCV...
Water Future by David Fitzsimmons
«« »» David Fitzsimmons is a cartoonist, humor columnist and blogger for the Arizona Daily Star, Fitz is syndicated to more than 700 news publications. A Pulitzer finalist in 1988, his award-winning cartoons have drawn both fire and praise. Fitzsimmons also entertains...