Migratory bird haven joins NRDC BioGems
There is an air of optimism in Washington, D.C. these days with our new President in place. For me some of it comes from feeling that there is a new will in...
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Dear Mr. President: Don’t Let the Canadian Prime Minister Go South on Global Warming When You Go North
When I mentioned around the office that Canada had proposed to our new President-to-be that the ever growing greenhouse gas emissions from tar sands oil...
The Black-throated Green Warbler Is Singing a Song of Risk in the Tar Mine
Yesterday in Edmonton, Dr. Jeff Wells told an audience at the University of Alberta that scientists have an obligation to give the public an honest appraisal...
Danger in the Nursery
Walking in the marsh on Roosevelt Island along the Potomac River by Washington, D.C., I see Mallards and Buffleheads busily swimming among the reeds. Back at...
Canada is trying to undermine US steps to fight global warming
Ever since last December when the Energy Independence and Security Act included a little provision that impacted high carbon fuels such as tar sands oil from...
Danger in the Boreal Bird Nursery: Come Join Us in Barcelona at the IUCN World Conservation Congress
This Saturday, I'm off to Barcelona where conservationists from all over the world are gathering for the World Conservation Congress. For me this will be a...