Arctic

Not the Change Polar Bears Need: President Obama's Polar Bear Extinction Plan

Kassie Siegel | Posted 05.07.2012

Kassie Siegel

More than two-thirds of these amazing animals, including all the polar bears in Alaska, will likely be gone by 2050. So it boggles the mind that the Obama administration announced plans to reissue a Bush-era regulation that limits protections for polar bears under the Endangered Species Act.

The Climate Post: Arctic Oil Drilling Opens as Pitfalls Pondered Miles Away

Jan Mazurek | Posted 04.27.2012

Jan Mazurek

As pump prices ease, federal prosecutors are turning up the heat in the BP oil spill case, arresting an ex-engineer accused of obstructing justice by deleting potentially damaging emails.

The Climate Post: As Half the U.S. Contemplates Hydraulic Fracturing, First Liquefied Natural Gas Export Plant Approved

Jan Mazurek | Posted 04.22.2012

Jan Mazurek

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission on Monday approved the first large-scale liquefied natural gas export terminal in the lower 48 states despite record falling gas prices.

Save the Polar Bears, Save Ourselves

Sylvia Earle | Posted 04.20.2012

Sylvia Earle

To the Arctic is a celebration of Arctic life in its many resilient forms with intimate glimpses of our fellow mammals -- polar bears, foxes, walruses, caribou and others who share with humans a common need for water, warmth, food, shelter -- and protection from predators.

What Polar Bears Were Doing Half A Million Years Ago

Posted 04.20.2012

By: Jennifer Welsh, LiveScience Staff Writer Published: 04/19/2012 02:13 PM EDT on LiveScience Polar bears have been chilling on the ice far lon...

BP Disaster Anniversary a Reminder of Regulatory Changes Needed

Dennis Takahashi-Kelso | Posted 04.19.2012

Dennis Takahashi-Kelso

We need to decide whether it is appropriate to lease sensitive areas of the ocean for oil and gas development. To make smart decisions, though, we need solid scientific information -- and that information does not exist for most "frontier" areas.

President Obama: What Is It Going to Take to Stop Shell's Arctic Drilling?

Cindy Shogan | Posted 04.18.2012

Cindy Shogan

The reasons not to drill just keep mounting -- and the reasons to drill? Well, there seems to be just one, and I can't say it in politically correct company. I can give you a hint: Republican rhetoric and the 2012 presidential election.

'Green News Report' - April 17, 2012

Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen | Posted 04.17.2012

Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen

TWITTER: @GreenNewsReport. The 'GNR' is also now available on your cell phone via Stitcher Radio's mobile app!. IN TODAY'S RADIO REPORT: Obama cal...

As Ice Cap Melts, Militaries Vie For Arctic Edge

AP | ERIC TALMADGE | Posted 04.19.2012

YOKOSUKA, Japan (AP) — To the world's military leaders, the debate over climate change is long over. They are preparing for a new kind of Cold War i...

Michael Klare's The Race for What's Left

Lawrence Wittner | Posted 04.02.2012

Lawrence Wittner

Is it possible to cope with the immense dangers posed by the rapid consumption of the world's resources? In The Race for What's Left, Michael Klare claims that it is -- but only through a significant change in behavior.

The Climate Post: Record Temperatures May Bring More Than Just Early Spring Flowers

Jan Mazurek | Posted 05.26.2012

Jan Mazurek

Washington, D.C.'s famed cherry blossoms -- now celebrating their centennial -- decided to spring one on visitors, peaking well before the arrival of most Cherry Blossom Festival-goers.

The Arctic: A Journey Of Epic Proportions

G Adventures | Posted 05.24.2012

G Adventures

Each day of the journey brought unpredictable thrills and excitement. And it wasn't just the landscapes that floored me.

Shell Game

Michael Brune | Posted 05.14.2012

Michael Brune

Shell wants a judge to block challenges to its drilling plans that no one's even made yet. The real message to anyone who believes America's Polar Bear Seas just might not be the smartest place to start drilling oil wells: get out of the way, there's money to be made.

WATCH: Penguin, Sea Lion Play Desperate Game Of Cat-And-Mouse

Huffington Post | David Freeman | Posted 03.14.2012

Will the poor little penguin get away--or wind up inside the sea lion's belly? It's an obvious question for viewers of a video showing a gripping s...

'Green News Report' - March 6, 2012

Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen | Posted 05.06.2012

Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen

TWITTER: @GreenNewsReport. The 'GNR' is also now available on your cell phone via Stitcher Radio's mobile app!. IN TODAY'S RADIO REPORT: Iran war ...

Robert Swan OBE: "The Greatest Threat to Our Planet Is the Belief That Someone Else Will Save It"

Aiko Stevenson | Posted 05.01.2012

Aiko Stevenson

In 1986, Robert Swan made the longest unassisted walk ever to the South Pole. Three years later he went onto the North Pole and by the age of 33, he became first person in history to walk to both North and South Pole.

'Green News Report' - March 1, 2012

Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen | Posted 05.01.2012

Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen

TWITTER: @GreenNewsReport. The 'GNR' is also now available on your cell phone via Stitcher Radio's mobile app!. IN TODAY'S RADIO REPORT: March roa...

WATCH: Aboard National Geographic Explorer

Lindblad Expeditions | Posted 04.23.2012

Lindblad Expeditions

That weird mushroom-creature from the Arctic? We still don't know what it is, and we're still working to find out.

Historic Progress on the Environment Under President Obama

Frances Beinecke | Posted 04.17.2012

Frances Beinecke

Even in the face of a year of unprecedented and unrelenting congressional assault on the environment, President Obama has proven that prosperity fits hand-in-hand with clean air and clean water, and strong public health protections.

Tiny Songbird Credited With Big Record-Breaking Feat

Posted 02.15.2012

By: Charles Choi, LiveScience Contributor Published: 02/14/2012 07:06 PM EST on LiveScience Tiny songbirds weighing no more than two tablespoon...

WATCH: Supercontinent 'Smashup' Video Shows Earth's Fate

The Huffington Post | Rebecca Searles | Posted 02.09.2012

What lies ahead for planet Earth? In the next 50 million to 200 million years, geologists have predicted that the continents will smash together to cr...

Arctic Oil Drilling Threatens Polar Bear Birthing Grounds

Rocky Kistner | Posted 04.09.2012

Rocky Kistner

Should we believe the industry that brought us Exxon Valdez and the Deepwater Horizon that oil blowouts can be contained and controlled in the frigid oceans of the arctic?

'Green News Report' - February 7, 2012

Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen | Posted 04.08.2012

Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen

TWITTER: @GreenNewsReport. The 'GNR' is also now available on your cell phone via Stitcher Radio's mobile app!. IN TODAY'S RADIO REPORT: Romney an...

PHOTOS: Hunting Seals In Greenland

Bruce Parry | Posted 04.07.2012

Bruce Parry

Rasmus has run out of walrus meat so the dogs will have to make do with dry biscuits. Unless we get some meat we're all going to go hungry, that's the way of it out here.

Arctic Ocean Wildlife Need Your Help

Marilyn Heiman | Posted 04.03.2012

Marilyn Heiman

Arctic offshore development must be done safely and sustainably. Until the highest standards are in place, the best plan is to defer all new exploration.