Big trouble for bluefin tuna

By now it ought to be obvious to anyone – if we want bluefin tuna tomorrow we need to stop catching them today. But despite the clear scientific evidence and predictions of the bluefin’s demise – our activists faced a 2 hour confrontation at sea today when they took action to ensure fish for the future. From 7 inflatable boats activists attempted to release tuna from the cage as the Arctic Sunrise went on top of the net to lower it

Water Conservation Cuts – No News is Good News

Home › Contributors › Ed Osann › Water Conservation Cuts – No News is Good News Ed Osann’s Blog Water Conservation Cuts – No News is Good News Ed Osann Senior Policy Analyst, Santa Monica Blog | About Posted May 12, 2010 in Living Sustainably The event that doesn’ t happen or the policy that doesn’t change seldom makes news.

Delta Stewardship Council Keys to Success – BDCP

Home › Contributors › Barry Nelson › Delta Stewardship Council Keys to Success – BDCP Barry Nelson’s Blog Delta Stewardship Council Keys to Success – BDCP Barry Nelson Senior Policy Analyst, Water Program, San Francisco Blog | About Posted April 30, 2010 in Saving Wildlife and Wild Places In many ways, the state currently has two ambitious processes planning the future of the Delta — the Delta Stewardship Council and the Bay-Delta Conservation Plan process.

Countdown to Cape Wind

Home › Contributors › Kit Kennedy › Countdown to Cape Wind Kit Kennedy’s Blog Countdown to Cape Wind Kit Kennedy Counsel, Air and Energy Program, New York Blog | About Posted April 26, 2010 in Moving Beyond Oil , Solving Global Warming Department of Interior Secretary Ken Salazar has vowed to make a final decision on whether or not to federally approve the first-ever utility-scale American offshore wind facility — Cape Wind in

Disaster for bluefin tuna at CITES meeting

Doha, Qatar — Governments have completely failed to pull bluefin tuna back from the brink of ‘commercial extinction’: it would have been so easy, listen to the scientists, witness the failure of the exiting management group, and agree to protection under CITES – Convention for the Trade in Endangered Species.

Why we do this: a musical tribute to the Irish landscape

Home › Contributors › Kaid Benfield › Why we do this: a musical tribute to the Irish landscape Kaid Benfield’s Blog Why we do this: a musical tribute to the Irish landscape Kaid Benfield Director, Smart Growth Program, Washington, DC Blog | About Posted March 17, 2010 in Green Enterprise , Living Sustainably , Saving Wildlife and Wild Places Lovers of music and the landscape, this is for you.

NRDC presents on ocean planning & managing the melting Arctic at AAAS Annual Meeting next week

Home › Contributors › Ali Chase › NRDC presents on ocean planning & managing the melting Arctic at AAAS Annual Meeting next week Ali Chase’s Blog NRDC presents on ocean planning & managing the melting Arctic at AAAS Annual Meeting next week Ali Chase Policy Analyst, New York Blog | About Posted February 9, 2010 in Reviving the World’s Oceans Next week, the scientific community’s

2009: The Year in Wolves

Home › Contributors › Matt Skoglund › 2009: The Year in Wolves Matt Skoglund’s Blog 2009: The Year in Wolves Matt Skoglund Wildlife Advocate, Livingston, Montana Blog | About Posted December 30, 2009 in Saving Wildlife and Wild Places 2009 was a dismal, tragic year for Northern Rockies wolves.

ENVIRONMENT: Rio de la Plata Fish and Fisherfolk Under Threat

BUENOS AIRES, Dec 21 (IPS) – A study by more than 30 experts from Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil and Paraguay warns of the threat menacing the survival of fish species and 50 riverside settlements in the Río de la Plata basin, which is the second largest river system in South America after the Amazon basin and contains a wealth of biodiversity.

Drive Less, Pay Less: The New Pay As You Drive Insurance Performance Standard Shows How!

Home › Contributors › Justin Horner › Drive Less, Pay Less: The New Pay As You Drive Insurance Performance Standard Shows How! Justin Horner’s Blog Drive Less, Pay Less: The New Pay As You Drive Insurance Performance Standard Shows How! Justin Horner Policy Analyst, San Francisco Blog | About Posted December 15, 2009 in Moving Beyond Oil , Solving Global Warming I’ve been touting the environmental benefits of Pay As You Drive (PAYD) insurance for months now (see here, here, and here).

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