By Tom Murray Proactively managing environmental, social and governance (ESG) risks and opportunities can be a powerful lever for value creation. Since the launch of our Green Returns work in 2008 , we’ve worked hard to convince private equity and institutional investors of that. We’re now…
By Lauren Wisniewski During National Preparedness Month, many of us hear about the importance of preparing for disasters. Hopefully, this prompts us to make sure we have enough food, water, and supplies to keep our families safe for at least three days. In my water security work, I’ve learned that…
This story was originally published by the National Wildlife Federation . By Craig Guillot, National Wildlife Federation When Hurricane Isaac struck Louisiana on the seven-year anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, its winds and tidal surge caused four deaths and at least $1.5 billion in insured…
By Colin Meehan The saying goes that hunters used smoked red herrings to train their dogs, trying to throw them off the scent of the hunt with something that has a much stronger and tempting smell but ultimately wasn’t the real target. This is quite similar to recent discussions about resource…
Flood protection system worked, but it remains incomplete By Tim Toody, president of the Southeast Louisiana Flood Protection Authority, for the Times-Picayune (New Orleans). September 13, 2012. "Hurricane Isaac proved to be a much larger storm than expected. Each hurricane is unique, and…
Acting U.S. Secretary of Commerce Rebecca Blank today declared a commercial fishery failure for several locations in the United States. The disaster declarations makes it possible for Congress to appropriate money toward alleviating the financial hardship of fishermen affected by the fishery…
By Jim Marston Throughout 2012, EDF's Energy Innovation Series will highlight around 20 innovations across a broad range of energy categories, including smart grid and renewable energy technologies, energy efficiency financing, and progressive utilities, to name a few. This series will…
By Isabel Long I remember with nostalgia the picnics with my family in my dear country of origin, Chile, in South America. The picnic lunch always began by making the sandwiches followed by boiling eggs which are a classic in Chilean’s picnic culture. My parents were not the outdoorsy type, but…
By danielupham With the unveiling of a new iPhone today , many of us are wondering what to do with the device we bought last year. But old cell phones aren’t the only problem. From Apple laptops to Zenith televisions, 20-50 million tons of electronic products are discarded annually, be they…
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the ninth Circuit this week upheld a prior court's ruling that the West Coast Groundfish individual transferable quota system—a form of catch share—complies with the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act and the National Environmental Policy…
NOAA, NASA and the University of Connecticut are representing the United States in the Hydrological Cycle in the Mediterranean Experiment (HyMeX), the largest weather field research project in European history.
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During 2010 and early 2011, the USGS examined the Devonian Marcellus Shale in the Appalachian Basin of the eastern United States using the National Oil and Gas Assessment (NOGA) methodology for continuous resources (see…
BP proposes deep cleaning of Louisiana beaches in aftermath of Hurricane Isaac By Mark Schleifstein, The Times-Picayune (New Orleans). September 11, 2012. "BP wants to "deep clean" the sand on beaches along the Louisiana coastline where tar balls and tar mats from the 2010 Deepwater…
By Nancy Stoner It has been a hot and dry summer across most of the U.S. and one of the results has been an unusual number of forest fires. While controlled burns for fire suppression are a good thing, forest fires can be devastating to communities, causing loss of life, property damage, destruction…
Obama creates new council to oversee Restore Act ecosystem restoration By Bruce Alpert, The Times-Picayune. September 10, 2012. "WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama today signed an executive order setting up the Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Council to oversee restoration efforts funded…
By Monica Michaan As temperatures drop this week, we are reminded that summer is behind us and we are headed into fall at full speed. Here is where you’ll find us in September: Elena Kocherovsky is attending Salesforce Dreamforce , September 18-21 in San Francisco. On September 19-21, Jason…
Agency approves Colorado-specific solution for compliance with National Regional Haze standards EPA today announced final approval for Colorado’s State Implementation Plan for Regional Haze, a package of emission reduction strategies …
By Richard Denison Richard Denison, Ph.D. , is a Senior Scientist. We’ve blogged here recently about how the American Chemistry Council (ACC) is seeking to hide the truth about the major changes made to the Safe Chemicals Act . And about its efforts to suppress the truth about chemicals linked…
Reprinted with Permission from Center for Democracy in the Americas (September 7, 2012)The following article was written by Dan Whittle, EDF’s Cuba Program Director for the Oceans program, and featured on CenterforDemocracyInAmerica.org. In the article, Dan discusses our new report, Bridging the…