EDF Voices

Gross Domestic Product: Grossly incomplete, but we can fix it

dupham — Fri, 17 May 2013 14:05:16 +0000

Gernot Wagner

Truthout.org/Flickr

This first appeared online in an article posted at ensia.com.

Corporate America has a Flare for Solar Industry Investment

Lake Erie is sick. Can farmers and businesses cure it?

pedidin — Fri, 17 May 2013 13:49:36 +0000

Suzy Friedman

Algae in Lake Erie

Image by heathzib/Flickr

Clean Air Report Card: CO, WY Counties Get F’s Due to Oil And Gas Pollution

In the news: Republicans’ struggle with climate change

pedidin — Wed, 15 May 2013 13:26:48 +0000

Keith Gaby

makelessnoise/flickr

The secret to Belize’s ocean conservation: Belizeans

pedidin — Tue, 14 May 2013 14:00:00 +0000

Rod Fujita

Ian Morton/Flickr

Give Mom a Reason to Fight this Mother’s Day

dupham — Fri, 10 May 2013 11:34:43 +0000

Dominique Browning

Dr Case/Flickr

Corporate America has a Flare for Solar Industry Investment

pedidin — Thu, 09 May 2013 11:53:06 +0000

Brad Copithorne

Environment Blog/flickr

Gross Domestic Product: Grossly incomplete, but we can fix it

EDF Goes Back to Court to Support Climate Pollution Reductions

dupham — Wed, 08 May 2013 17:51:01 +0000

Peter Zalzal

Mike/Flickr

Another high-profile clean air case played out yesterday in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit.

A three-judge panel heard oral arguments in a lawsuit filed by the state of Texas and some industry petitioners.

Litigation by Coal Interests Attacks EPA's Landmark Clean Car Standards

It’s Official: $1 Invested in EPA Yields $10 in Benefits

pedidin — Wed, 08 May 2013 13:27:35 +0000

Gernot Wagner

Emydidae/flickr

Corporate America has a Flare for Solar Industry Investment

This Is Your Final Warning: Enforcement Needed To Curtail Continued Pollution Problems

dupham — Tue, 07 May 2013 17:27:45 +0000

Jon Goldstein

Source: Chucker & Reibach

The Boring Side of Climate is More Tangible to Most

pedidin — Tue, 07 May 2013 14:00:56 +0000

Keith Gaby

Hurricane Katrina making landfall.

Nasa Goddard Space Flight Center/flickr

Indigenous Groups See Climate Change in the Stars, Fires

pedidin — Mon, 06 May 2013 13:10:33 +0000

Steve Schwartzman

Ntôni Kisêdje, leader of the Kisêdje people, with his pet capybara

Steve Schwartzman

From Curmudgeon to Conservationist, a Natural Progression

pedidin — Fri, 03 May 2013 14:00:00 +0000

David Wolfe

Texas Hill Country

Small Boy/flickr

Clean Air Report Card: CO, WY Counties Get F’s Due to Oil And Gas Pollution

dupham — Thu, 02 May 2013 14:14:31 +0000

Dan Grossman

Source: Washington Business Journal

As a parent, I would not be pleased if my kids brought home F’s on their report cards. Stern talks with my children, frantic phone calls and scheduled meetings with teachers and administrators would ensue. Plans of action would be crafted. It would be an urgent wake-up call.

Lake Erie is sick. Can farmers and businesses cure it?

Carbon Dioxide Levels this High Pre-Date Humanity

dupham — Wed, 01 May 2013 20:39:05 +0000

Dan Upham

Kevin Walsh/Flickr

Follow the Plastic Bag Example, Nudge Polluters to Pay

pedidin — Wed, 01 May 2013 13:32:20 +0000

Gernot Wagner

katerha/flickr

Corporate America has a Flare for Solar Industry Investment

Is Your Town One of the 42% Where it can be Dangerous to Breathe?

dupham — Tue, 30 Apr 2013 17:50:13 +0000

Dan Upham

Yale Rosen/Flickr

Last week the American Lung Association released their State of the Air 2013 report, a (forgive the pun) breathtaking look at levels of ozone and particle pollution found in official monitoring sites across the United States.

The Chemicals Called PFCs are Everywhere, and That's a Problem

pedidin — Tue, 30 Apr 2013 13:08:22 +0000

Rachel Shaffer

What do waterproof jackets, car wax, and non-stick pans have in common?

The Times Agrees: America Needs a New Toxic Chemicals Law

pedidin — Mon, 29 Apr 2013 18:08:48 +0000

Sarah Vogel

When President Gerald Ford signed the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) in 1976, the law was intended to increase information about chemical health and safety and give EPA the authority to regulate hazardous chemicals. In practice, however, the bill has proven to be “toothless.”

Support American fishermen: Fish for a different dish

pedidin — Mon, 29 Apr 2013 13:37:46 +0000

Timothy Fitzgerald

Monkfish, aka American goosefish, eats way better than it looks.

Nate Gray/flickr

The Oil And Gas Industry’s Assault On Renewable Energy

pedidin — Fri, 26 Apr 2013 15:44:01 +0000

Jim Marston

ali_pk/flickr

A First-Time Father Sees Global Warming in a New Light

pedidin — Fri, 26 Apr 2013 13:00:00 +0000

Jason Funk

Fishing Size Limits: How Fish are Gaming the System

pedidin — Thu, 25 Apr 2013 17:07:38 +0000

Rod Fujita

theothermattm/Flckr

West Explosion: Not Enough Protections Or Not Enough Oversight?

dupham — Thu, 25 Apr 2013 13:24:20 +0000

Elena Craft

/Source: The Nation

It's the Demographics, Stupid: Why the Political Future Looks Good for Environmentalism

pedidin — Wed, 24 Apr 2013 13:19:27 +0000

Keith Gaby

Image by Propaganda Times/Flickr

Cuba: Reconnecting with an Old Friend

pedidin — Tue, 23 Apr 2013 13:58:16 +0000

Daniel Whittle

America's pastime, as played in Cuba.

Jungle_Boy?flickr

Litigation by Coal Interests Attacks EPA's Landmark Clean Car Standards

pedidin — Mon, 22 Apr 2013 16:08:34 +0000

Pamela Campos

Alesist/flickr

EDF Goes Back to Court to Support Climate Pollution Reductions

Playing with Fire: Generally Unwise, Occasionally Award-Winning

dupham — Mon, 22 Apr 2013 12:28:57 +0000

Dan Upham

John Curley/Flickr

Explosion At Texas Plant Renews Concerns About State Environmental Agency

dupham — Fri, 19 Apr 2013 14:20:25 +0000

Elena Craft

kxan.com

Watching Prairie Chickens Dance

pedidin — Fri, 19 Apr 2013 14:00:02 +0000

Chandler Clay

Lesser Prairie Chicken

USDAGov/flickr

I had the opportunity recently to attend the Lesser Prairie Chicken Festival in Woodward, Oklahoma.

Climate Change Pits Wine Grape Growers Against Grizzly Bears

pedidin — Thu, 18 Apr 2013 14:00:00 +0000

Rebecca Shaw

Grapes in California's Napa Valley

cdorobek/flickr

Could the grapes that make your favorite merlot someday be grown in habitat near Yellowstone National Park that is important to the moose, grizzly bears and grey wolves? The answer is yes.

Get Smart: Why Smart Meters are Integral to the Smart Grid

dupham — Wed, 17 Apr 2013 13:58:43 +0000

Dan Upham

cali.org/Flickr

Energy Efficiency Moves to the Head of the Class

Energy Efficiency Moves to the Head of the Class

dupham — Wed, 17 Apr 2013 13:17:05 +0000

Kate Zerrenner

In the past few months, I’ve noticed a number of stories around the country on schools reducing their electricity use. Those who study energy-efficient schools say that they create a host of benefits that go well beyond energy and financial savings. Of course, every energy dollar saved is a dollar that can be spent on, say, teachers, textbooks and computers.

Get Smart: Why Smart Meters are Integral to the Smart Grid

Four Years in the Making: The Big U.S. Climate Review

pedidin — Tue, 16 Apr 2013 16:52:52 +0000

Graham McCahan

Nasa/Wikimedia

(Note: This post was co-written by Graham McCahan and Gernot Wagner.)

Carbon Taxes, Simplicity and Happiness

dupham — Tue, 16 Apr 2013 16:40:03 +0000

Thomas Sterner

Ekaterina Didkovskaya/flickr

The Keystone XL Pipeline: How Safe Would It Be?

pedidin — Mon, 15 Apr 2013 15:58:54 +0000

Beia Spiller

Travis S/flickr

Global Warming Means Oceans are Taking the Heat

dupham — Fri, 12 Apr 2013 17:52:05 +0000

Keith Gaby

Ged Carroll/flickr

Might we Soon be Facing an Effort to Roll Back the Toxic Substances Control Act?

dupham — Fri, 12 Apr 2013 12:18:21 +0000

Richard Denison

Andy.Schultz/Flickr

It seems like only yesterday there was broad consensus on the need to strengthen the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA), a consensus that included the chemical industry.

Why the World Needs More Sharks

pedidin — Thu, 11 Apr 2013 14:06:03 +0000

Douglas Rader

Fausto De Nevi Herrera

7 Tips for Protecting Yourself Against Ozone

pedidin — Wed, 10 Apr 2013 13:22:15 +0000

Elena Craft

A bad smog day in Houston

Image by rkimpeljr/Flickr

Saving Business from Itself

pedidin — Tue, 09 Apr 2013 15:05:24 +0000

Andrew Hutson

Traders on the New York Stock Exchange.

thetaxhaven/Flickr

An Old-Timer Reflects on the Need for New Tech to Fight Methane Leaks

dupham — Mon, 08 Apr 2013 16:42:22 +0000

Mark Brownstein

Image by Scott McLeod/Flickr

No-Till Gardening Saves You Time And Carbon

pedidin — Fri, 05 Apr 2013 14:34:34 +0000

Eric Holst

Hmmm...greens

Image by the author

Imagine Saving More Than 50% on Gas

dupham — Thu, 04 Apr 2013 17:07:33 +0000

Dan Upham

Image by Melody Kramer/Flickr

The Arctic is Melting and the Fish are Moving In

pedidin — Thu, 04 Apr 2013 13:30:29 +0000

Rod Fujita

Image by gillfoto/Flickr

Climate Change: The Real Deal

pedidin — Tue, 02 Apr 2013 21:38:06 +0000

Nat Keohane

takver/flickr

With Chemical Regulation, “Trust us” Just Won’t Cut it

dupham — Tue, 02 Apr 2013 19:01:46 +0000

Dan Upham

Would I lie?

Image by Michael Kuhn/Flickr

EPA’s Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS) is designed to evaluate information on health effects that may result from exposure to environmental contaminants.

How to Clear the Gridlock on Climate Change

dupham — Tue, 02 Apr 2013 13:07:08 +0000

Keith Gaby

Image by Steve Snodgrass/Flickr

Incentive for Change: Deforestation in the Amazon (Part 3)

pedidin — Mon, 01 Apr 2013 13:23:18 +0000

Steve Schwartzman

A Panará boy with his catch of the day.

Image by S. Schwartzman/EDF

Maple Syrup: The Climate Change Connection

pedidin — Fri, 29 Mar 2013 19:11:02 +0000

Stacy Small-Lorenz

The author with Jim Shaner, Executive Director of the Beaver County Conservation District

Please note this post was updated at 2:16PM EST 3/29/13.

Industry and Environmentalists Make Progress on Fracking

pedidin — Thu, 28 Mar 2013 21:17:25 +0000

Mark Brownstein

Image by danielfoster437/Flickr

Clearing the Cobwebs from America’s Electrical Grid

dupham — Thu, 28 Mar 2013 13:55:06 +0000

Fred Krupp

Image by Jenni C/Flickr

Executive Action Critical, but not Enough to Fight Global Warming

dupham — Thu, 28 Mar 2013 13:23:35 +0000

Keith Gaby

Image: Chuck Kennedy/White House
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One Tip to Avoid Mortgage Default

dupham — Wed, 27 Mar 2013 19:10:56 +0000

Dan Upham

Spend a little, save a lot. Like your home, for instance.

Image by 401(K) 2013/Flickr
read more



Republicans vs. Democrats: Why Washington is Stuck on Climate Change (Part 2)

dupham — Wed, 27 Mar 2013 14:01:44 +0000

Keith Gaby

Image by DonkeyHotey/Flickr
read more



What if Extinction Isn't Forever?

dupham — Tue, 26 Mar 2013 15:11:06 +0000

Stacy Small-Lorenz

Image by Tyler Ingram/Flickr

Which of the following have scientists actually accomplished?

a) Bringing a woolly mammoth to life using DNA extracted from remains buried in the Arctic tundra;
read more



An Indigenous Solution: Deforestation in the Amazon (Part 2)

pedidin — Mon, 25 Mar 2013 14:05:51 +0000

Steve Schwartzman

Panará women and children

Image by S. Schwartzman/EDF

The Panará
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Hurricane Season 2013 is Coming. Are We Ready?

pedidin — Fri, 22 Mar 2013 12:58:29 +0000

Andy Darrell

Image by The National Guard/Flickr<
read more



If you can’t stand the heat: Why Washington is stuck on climate change (Part 1)

dupham — Thu, 21 Mar 2013 14:06:16 +0000

Keith Gaby

Image by Vinoth Chandar/Flickr

There is no point in being coy about this: The issue of climate change is polarized along partisan and ideological lines.
read more



Tragedy and Transformation: Deforestation in the Amazon (Part 1)

pedidin — Wed, 20 Mar 2013 14:23:38 +0000

Steve Schwartzman

The Brazilian Amazon

Image by Neil Palmer/CIAT/Flickr
read more



Thailand: Where Environmentalism, Sort of, Rules

pedidin — Mon, 18 Mar 2013 20:33:04 +0000

Gernot Wagner

All the colors of the traffic rainbow

Image by Fabio Achilli/Flickr

As an economist, I travel with a lot of intellectual baggage. It's tough, wherever I am,  not to look around and wonder if people are behaving in an economically rational way.
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We Need to Rethink how Climate Change Impacts Migratory Species

dupham — Mon, 18 Mar 2013 18:46:15 +0000

Stacy Small-Lorenz

Image by Dan Pancamo/Flickr
read more



Chasing Green: Going Solar by Paying Your Utility Bill

pedidin — Sun, 17 Mar 2013 21:25:53 +0000

Brad Copithorne

Image by solarpowerforyou/Flickr
read more



Science Eye-Candy: Winners from the 2012 International Science & Engineering Visualization Challenge

dupham — Sat, 16 Mar 2013 19:35:23 +0000

Lisa Moore

Einstein would be delighted

Image by TestTubeGames/Velocity Raptor
read more



My 20 Years With the Golden-Cheeked Warbler

pedidin — Thu, 14 Mar 2013 20:43:43 +0000

David Wolfe

Image by USFWS Headquarters/Flickr
read more



It’s Good to Know Where You Stand. Even if it’s Nowhere.

dupham — Thu, 14 Mar 2013 20:30:40 +0000

Suzy Friedman

Image by Yuma Hori/Flickr
read more



What Happens in Cuba Doesn’t Stay in Cuba

dupham — Thu, 14 Mar 2013 20:07:51 +0000

Daniel Whittle

Image by flippinyank/Flickr
read more



In India, Farmers Adapt to Climate Change

pedidin — Thu, 14 Mar 2013 15:29:49 +0000

Richie Ahuja

Farming in Kandukurlapalli village

Image by C. Mitchell/EDF
read more



McDonald's Goes Fishing for Sustainability

pedidin — Mon, 04 Mar 2013 20:58:54 +0000

Timothy Fitzgerald

An eco-label with oompf, and possibly fries

Image by Marine Stewardship Council/MSC
read more



Prevention as Cure: The Challenge of Breast Cancer

pedidin — Mon, 25 Feb 2013 21:47:57 +0000

Sarah Vogel

Breast cancer cells

Image by crafty_dame/Flickr
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Surfing the Seas with Crush and Squirt

pedidin — Mon, 25 Feb 2013 17:26:46 +0000

Douglas Rader

Image by Dylan Baist-Bliss/Flickr
read more



The Future of the Ocean

pedidin — Fri, 22 Feb 2013 21:20:03 +0000

Douglas Rader

Image by httsan/Flickr
read more



What Does the Shale Gas Boom Have to do With Helium Prices?

dupham — Wed, 20 Feb 2013 20:03:32 +0000

Adam Peltz

Image by Victor Dee / Flickr
read more

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