Part IV in a series exploring the potential impact of NuStar Energy’s proposed oil terminal expansion on the Caribbean island of St. Eustatius.
Part I: Tarnish on the Golden Rock: Will the Tiny Caribbean Isle of St. Eustatius Surrender to Oil Multinationals?
Part II: Residents fear the...
Jan
02
Debris Reaches North America Ahead of Predictions
The Russian vessel Pallada encountered debris off Midway Islands. Photo courtesy NOAA
Debris from the March 2011 tsunami that devastated parts of Japan is making its way to North American much sooner than anticipated.
Surfers and beachgoers on the...
Dec
22
by Abrahm Lustgarten and Nicholas Kusnetz, ProPublica
Photo: Abrahm Lustgarten/ProPublica
In a first, federal environment officials recently scientifically linked underground water pollution with hydraulic fracturing, concluding that contaminants found in central Wyoming were likely caused...
Dec
09
The Opal Creek Valley contains 50 waterfalls, 5 lakes and 36 miles of hiking trails. It forms the largest intact stand of old growth forest in the Western Cascades and 500-1000 year old trees are common. The most abundant trees are Douglas fir, Western Red cedar and Western Hemlock. Source:...
Sep
07
It has been nearly 1,000 years since a flotilla of vakas this grand has plied the ocean. Photo by Betsy Crowfoot.
A fleet of Polynesian sailing canoes has completed the first 11,000-mile leg of a circumnavigation of the Pacific Ocean, on a mission calling for unity among peoples, and healing of the...
Sep
05
A look at the planet’s water, how it’s being used, and the increasing strains on this vital resource, by Sustainable Guidance. In every corner of the globe, we are polluting, diverting, pumping, and wasting our limited supply of fresh water at an exponential rate as population and...
Sep
03
This video, from Ireland’s popular EcoEye series, was produced by Earth Horizon in association with Ireland’s Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
EPA Ireland and its role in protecting Ireland’s environment
Sep
03
The island Djurgården in central Stockholm as seen from the northeast. Credit: Javier Martin/Creative Commons.
Sweden may be famous for such notables as filmmaker Ingmar Bergman, peacemaker Dag Hammarskjöld, IKEA, Absolut Vodka and meatballs, but it’s also at the forefront of tackling the...
Aug
25
