We have known for some time the growing threat that sea level rise and storm surge poses to our low lying coastal communities, including our energy infrastructure. Hurricane Sandy showed just how vulnerable New York and New Jersey are to the growing threat of climate change.

And as a result,...

It is inspiring and heartening to see so many citizens -- whether from nearby neighborhoods or across the country -- pitching in with relief efforts in New York and New Jersey following the devastation of Hurricane Sandy.

The drive to help those in need of shelter, clothing, and food continues,...

Guess it needs to be said: rising seas due to global warming is real, and no damn joke. And, we can do something about it, while creating a greener, cleaner economy.

In fact, one of the best ways to help our families in the United States, and around the world...

Driving to the City of Joy -- located in Bukavu in the conflict-torn eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo -- is intense.

Dusty dirt roads, throngs of people, motorcycles buzzing about, and utterly unpredictable traffic.

The route to the City of Joy is called Essence Road. Eve Ensler,...

Last month, I wrote about how we are stuck in a bad relationship with planet Earth.

A good relationship is built on respect.

A good relationship demands that you listen to your partner.

But we, as a society, have not been listening to planet Earth and the signals...

I'm stuck in a bad relationship.

I think you're stuck in a bad relationship too.

In fact, I think we're all stuck in a bad relationship.

And I'll tell you why. Starting with a little story.

Two planets walk into a bar.

Global Green USA will join presidents, prime ministers, other world leaders ­and thousands of citizens and activists from Brazil, the U.S., and around the globe in Rio de Janeiro for the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development (a.k.a. Earth Summit) next June.

I will be leading a Global...

If you haven't read yet, maybe you're living under a rock. Thousands of citizens have taken to the streets in NYC -- and now across the country in dozens of other cities -- for Occupy Wall Street protests.

Beginning as a protest against corporate greed and the actions of banks...

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Among other challenges, global warming is causing our sea levels to rise and putting our coastal cities -- and billions of people -- at risk across the globe.

We know first-hand about...

It was mid-July 2006, and I vividly remember walking through the first day of our design jury for the Sustainable Design Competition for New Orleans -- and just being overwhelmed with joy at all the incredible ideas and work represented. We had a tremendous response, thanks in great part to...

Our hearts are with those who have lost loved ones and are left with damaged homes, businesses and communities in the days that Hurricane Irene moved up the East Coast.

There was a collective sigh of relief when Hurricane Irene was downgraded to a tropical storm by the time...

Yesterday we lost a true giant, a green pioneer, dear friend, and mentor to so many: Ray Anderson.

I first met Ray in 1995, when he gave a speech at a greening of Habitat for Humanity event Global Green organized in Atlanta. Bill Browning, a good friend and colleague who...

As April is upon us, we have a few important dates that really define the challenges we face as humanity and the future health of planet Earth. Yes, on April 22, we will 'celebrate' the 41st anniversary of the first Earth Day, but we will also mark some...

BUKAVU, Democratic Republic of Congo, February 3 -- I just arrived in the Democratic Republic of the Congo via an amazing -- albeit a little bumpy -- drive through Rwanda, after arriving in Bujumbura, Burundi yesterday. I am here with Eve Ensler and other supporters of V-Day to join in...

Yesterday was the 10:10:10 global work day, an amazing show of action to combat global warming, and improve lives around the globe.

Sadly, yesterday also marked 30 days since a terrible tragedy rocked San Bruno. A natural gas line ruptured and exploded, causing a horrific...

NEW ORLEANS - As New Orleans, the nation and the world prepare to mark the 5th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina on Aug. 29 (and the devastating aftermath), I have been reflecting on the personal journey I have taken these past five years in my love affair with this great city.

Those of us who knew Steve Schneider thought he was invincible. He had beaten back a rare form of cancer, and wrote a book about it, The Patient from Hell.

When I got the news of his passing this morning due to a heart attack, I was shocked, and deeply...

While fireworks, fun, and family punctuate our annual 4th of July celebrations, it is sometimes easy to forget that the 4th of July commemorates America's declaration of independence. Our nation's founders signed the Declaration of Independence to escape the tyranny of Britain and establish our citizens' inalienable right: life, liberty...

On Monday, I toured the waters off Grand Isle and their beaches with a group who came ready to learn more about the BP Oil Spill, and to help the community which is reeling. Joining me were the actors Sophia Bush and Austin Nichols, writer Justine Musk, and Global Green's...

Somewhere in the Air, USA -- I am on the way down to the Gulf Coast as I write (Delta has wifi!) to go out on the water in the Gulf tomorrow, and attempt to help clean up the Louisiana beaches impacted by the BP oil spill.

Joining us...