Politics & Policy

Do you eat fish if it comes from China? I don’t. I have nothing to back up my suspicions, but China doesn’t seem to be in the forefront of environmental safety. I may be all wet, but it just seems like an unnecessary risk.
National Wildlife Federation's Miles Grant experiences first hand the BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.
With government support, a huge land purchase by conservationists protects prime habitat for grizzlies, mountain lions and other sensitive species.
You would think that after an environmental catastrophe on the scale of the Deepwater Horizon blowout, the federal agency in charge of reviewing plans for new wells would put everything on hold while it figured out what happened, how to better... Read More
Nanotechnology is an emerging technology market with vast potential for reducing our carbon footprint. Naturally occurring structures, such as the tiny hairs on a gecko's foot, are teaching scientists innovative ways to tackle some of our biggest... Read More
I'm a Chinese student .I have translated a Chinese author‘s article into English.I'm not good at English.I hope you can understand what she said. 气温持续升高,地球将会怎样(What will happen if temperature keep rising) 作者 宗雯 根据科学家的测算,如果按照当前的温室气体排放速度,20年内就会达到升温2... Read More
There is a peculiar relationship with oil here in Louisiana. The state makes money from fees, royalties and taxes paid by the oil-related industry. That industry stretches from the Gulf, inland to the refineries. At a time when the state budget is... Read More
Less than a month after Obama announced and expansion of offshore drilling a BP Oil platform exploded in the gulf coast. But will this change public opinion or the Obama administrations approach to the energy crisis?
Over the last few weeks since the "Next Steps to A Climate Bill" presentation at George Washington University, the initial diagnosis of collective ADD (Attention-Deficit Disorder) on environmental action I proposed has...well, oscillated maddeningly... Read More
I was talking to Willis Reed, the former New York Knicks basketball player last night. (Don’t ask – it’s a long story.) He lives about as far north as you can go in Louisiana but he was interested in my take on the oil spill. Reed is an avid hunter... Read More

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