A new study published by The Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences serves as a great example of the interconnectedness of nature and how human activity can disrupt life-sustaining systems. Continue reading →
Cai Steger, Energy Policy Analyst, New York, Center for Market Innovation
This week, the National Academy of Sciences released a report on the Sustainability of Algae Biofuels, the drafting of which I had the privilege to be a part of a… Continue reading →
Kate Poole, Senior Attorney, San Francisco
It seems only yesterday that Westlands Water District briefly stormed away from the Bay Delta Conservation Plan table when they were told that the days of diverting more water than the Bay-Delt… Continue reading →
Steve Fleischli, Senior Attorney, Washington, DC
Tomorrow’s Senate Energy & Natural Resources Committee hearing on sea level rise provides a good opportunity for elected officials to hear firsthand about the risks to U.S. infr… Continue reading →
The reuse of municipal wastewater will be important to meeting future demand for freshwater in the United States, a new report from the National Academy of Sciences says. Continue reading →
David Goldstein, Energy Program Co-Director, San Francisco
How big is the potential for energy efficiency? At first, the only serious answers were provided by environmental advocates and national laboratories, and for credibility … Continue reading →
Leila Monroe, Staff Attorney, Oceans Program, San Francisco
From stopping offshore oil spills to saving sharks; from protecting the oceans most special places to tackling ocean trash: 2011 was a busy year in the fight to protect the wor… Continue reading →
Allen Hershkowitz, Senior Scientist, NYC and throughout the world In 2009, Dr. Margaret Palmer of the University of Maryland’s Center for Environmental Science brought together a distinguished group of the nation’s leading researchers from … Continue reading →
A remarkable bit of honesty was committed earlier this week by representatives of the Westlands Water District. The Chief Deputy General Manager of Westlands, Jason Peltier, testified before an Assembly Committee that Westlands’ vision for … Continue reading →