Cattle rancher crusades to save coastal project By John Snell, WVUE-TV. November 1, 2012. "Venice, La. — Earl Armstrong walks through a one-year-old forest not far from the mouth of the Mississippi River, showing off some of the newest land in Louisiana…" ( Read more ) In a…
"The November issue of Fishermen’s News includes in-depth look at the transformation of fishing for almost 100 species along the West Coast since catch shares were introduced last year.The West Coast Groundfish Catch Share Program was first proposed by fishermen who realized that their…
By Marcelo Norsworthy Since 2009, the Drayage Loan Program (DLP) has worked to replace older, more polluting trucks in the Houston area with newer, cleaner trucks by providing critical funding and support to local independent owner operators and drayage fleets. (Drayage is a term used to mean the…
The last undammed desert river in the American Southwest is a globally important bird refuge and holds tremendous archeological value. The San Pedro River Featured as Arizona River of the Month last undammed desert river in the American Southwest…
Bonner still fighting for BP payments By Congressman Jo Bonner for the Atmore (Ala.) News. November 1, 2012. "Last Friday, I introduced legislation in the House to prevent Deepwater Horizon-polluters from deducting hundreds of millions of dollars from their tax bill for any compensatory…
By Lina Younes As millions of residents along the mid-Atlantic and northeastern regions of the United States are getting their lives back in order after Sandy’s vicious rampage, many are still dealing with the storm’s aftermath: severe flooding. One of the many problems with flood water is that…
" All fishing communities have one thing in common: they depend on healthy, productive fish stocks. Catch share management programs benefit fishing communities by helping to stabilize fisheries. Fishing is inherently unpredictable, because it depends so much on ever-changing conditions in the…
By Gernot Wagner Cross-posted from Climate 411 . How serious is global warming? Here’s one indication: the first rogue entrepreneurs have begun testing the waters on geoengineering, as Naomi Klein laments in her must-read New York Times op-ed. Sadly, Klein misses two important points. First,…
By Gernot Wagner How serious is global warming? Here’s one indication: the first rogue entrepreneurs have begun testing the waters on geoengineering, as Naomi Klein laments in her must-read New York Times op-ed. Sadly, Klein misses two important points. First, it’s not a question of if but…
Restore Act, supported by Scalise, could give state billions for BP damages The Associated Press. October 26, 2012. "NEW ORLEANS – Restore Act money for the state of Louisiana could total nearly $20 billion, according to Congressman Steve Scalise, who supported the bill that gives gulf states…
In the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy In the Aftermath of Hurricane Sandy Tue, 2012-10-30 Contact: Sharyn Stein, 202-905-5718,…
BP says U.S. deal over oil spill fines no guarantee By Harry R. Weber, FuelFix. October 30, 2012. "British oil giant BP said in its third-quarter earnings report that the company is uncertain whether it will reach a settlement with the U.S. government for the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill, and…
Now that Christmas is near and we will be posting our lights and decorations, I still remember going with my family one night to see the Parguera Bay in Puerto Rico. My memory of that trip has never been forgotten, since I did not know what caused the water to sparkle when agitated. I was [...]
By Gina Snyder At a recent visit to Birchmeadow Elementary School in my hometown to talk to students about our watershed, I noticed a poster on the wall saying “October is National Walk to School Month”. I was delighted – not just because walking is good for public health and the environment,…
By Alex Hanafi EDF recently published a report examining the results and lessons learned from the world’s first and largest multinational cap-and-trade program to limit carbon pollution: the European Union Emissions Trading System (EU ETS). The report was designed to assist those jurisdictions…
By Chris Meyer A child from the Sao Felix community in the Brazilian Amazon. ( Photo credit: CIFOR ) Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) is very pleased to be the newly selected representative to the UN Reduced Emissions from Deforestation and forest Degradation (REDD) Program Policy Board for…
“Unleashing the self-interest of local fishermen to advance both conservation and economic development can create one of those rare win-win scenarios.” This powerful quote from a recent op-ed, beautifully describes what is at the core of EDF’s mission to save fisheries.The authors of that…
By Jeanethe Falvey My head was buzzing. I felt enlivened with the energy of possibility, bursting to share what I saw. I recently had the opportunity to meet renowned artist Chris Jordan and we began a conversation that I’m eager to continue. In his artwork, our individual choices are exposed in…
Source of new oil sheen near Deepwater Horizon site has been plugged, BP says By Mark Schleifstein, The Times-Picayune (New Orleans). October 25, 2012. "BP announced Thursday that it has sealed a 40-foot-tall, 86-ton steel containment dome that has been leaking oil below the surface of the Gulf…
NOAA today announced the winners of its recent competition for education grants that will allow thousands of K-12 students around the country to get outside and participate in hands-on environmental education opportunities. A total of 59 projects will benefit from $5.5 million in grants from the…