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Sierra student groups push campuses to expel coal plants
Green Right Now Reports Sierra Club’s “Beyond Coal” campaign has been turning up the heat on coal users, including campuses. Students protest a campus coal plant at Bloomsburg University. According to...
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Small agriculture innovators making a difference in U.S. communities
From Green Right Now Reports Food groups celebrated Food Day in the U.S. this week with a variety of commemorations. But advocates know that recognizing the need for a food-secure world is the least of...
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350.org Massachusetts ends vigil over political ‘climate silence’ to escape...
From Green Right Now Reports We can probably safely award today’s “Most Ironic Story” award to 350.org Massachusetts. The group had been holding a 24/7 vigil (that may be redundant) in Boston to draw...
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New Yorkers Against Fracking will hold a series of vigils
From Green Right Now Reports New Yorkers Against Fracking will be holding vigils in several communities this week, stretching from Brooklyn to Syracuse and several other cities. The coalition is urging...
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Bloom Town: The wild life of American cities
(This article was first published in The New York Times Magazine. It is reprinted here with permission.) By Maggie Koerth-Baker One of America’s hottest cities and one of its coldest may have more in...
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Anti-fracking groups gear up for protest in New York
From Green Right Now Reports The New Yorkers Against Fracking coalition is planning a rally in Albany to urge Gov. Andrew Cuomo to keep fracking out of the state. Opponents of fracking in the Empire...
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These 16 US states recorded their hottest year on record in 2012
By Barbara Kessler Green Right Now To no one’s surprise the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) scientists released their report this week about how 2012 was the hottest year on...
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Will your university divest from fossil fuels?
By Barbara Kessler Green Right Now Concerned about the heavy toll that carbon pollution is taking on the planet, students across the US are petitioning their colleges to divest from fossil fuels....
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Hollywood stars (and thousands of regular Americans) align to point Obama...
From Green Right Now Reports Climate change is a contentious, complicated and seemingly intractable issue. It’s also the issue that trumps all others, in the eyes of many, because failing to win the...
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What Americans think of Obama’s plan to fight climate change
From Green Right Now Reports Obama spoke emphatically about the need to fight climate change in his State of the Union Address last night, saying, “For the sake of our children we must do more to...
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Baylor University: Going for a deeper shade of green
From Green Right Now Reports Baylor University, the world’s largest Baptist-affiliated college, is known for its schools of business and law; classic, steepled campus and steadfast commitment to...
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There’s a new book in town for people of all faiths, a guide to climate action
We are not separate from our planetary home, Earth. We breathe Earth’s air into our lungs, our muscles feed off its oxygen in the blood that flows through our veins, and all that passes through us...
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Portland residents reject fluoridation, thwarting City Council that had...
From Green Right Now Reports Portland voters have rejected fluoridation of the city’s water, with 60 percent of residents voting against fluoridation in a referendum on Tuesday. Clean Water Portland...
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HOAs must consider drought-tolerant landscaping under new law passed by Texas...
A bill designed to support homeowners who want to install drought-tolerant landscaping passed the Texas legislature in late May and is awaiting a signature from the governor. Senate Bill 198, sponsored...
View ArticleInvasive zebra mussels muscle into Texas, but boat owners can save the day if...
From Green Right Now Reports Zebra mussels are poised to invade the Lone Star state, now that they inhabit Lake Texoma on the border with Oklahoma. And these invasives make Asian carp look like your...
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Sharing the land in India, supporting farmers in Mexico and Australia and...
Green Right Now Reports Desertification threatens lands across the planet as weather extremes worsen and development strips areas of protective trees and vegetation. Foundation for Ecological Security...
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Survey shows a majority of Americans support Obama’s climate action plan
From Green Right Now Reports A poll of Americans reveals that a majority support President Obama’s plan to attack climate change by cracking down on carbon dioxide emissions from coal-fired power...
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Kermit goes green
Green Right Now Reports Here’s a warm about fuzzy story about Kermit, a small town in West Texas. It has just banned plastic bags. Kermit, population 5,700, is one-time oil town that sits near the...
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And the Top 10 ‘Cool Schools’ for 2013 are….
From Green Right Now Reports For the past 7 years, Sierra magazine has ranked the “Coolest Schools” in the U.S. Farming at the University of Connecticut, the No. 1 Cool School. (Photo: Sierra magazine)...
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Environmental experts will converge on Austin for SXSW Eco, Oct. 7-9
Green Right Now Reports Austin’s SXSW Eco conference, which brings together green experts and entrepreneurs from across the country Oct. 7-9, will be focused on six areas. Ron Finley, known for his...
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