Carbon Emission

It's a Bird! It's A Plane! No, actually, it's Tons of Carbon?!

Jennifer Schwab | Posted 12.09.2009 | Green


Jennifer Schwab

I was wondering, why is it that commercial air travel is considered so non-green? It seems unjust that my efforts to live green all year are negated by a few flights to Sierra Club headquarters and a trip or two to visit my parents.

Defining Justice for Environmental Refugees

Wade Norris | Posted 11.17.2009 | Denver


Wade Norris

There is a growing group of people in our world who are in a legal limbo: environmental refugees. And this problem is only going to get bigger as time goes on.

Obama's Team Has Fought Each Other On Environment Since 1997

New York Times | JOHN M. BRODER | Posted 02.05.2009 | Green


Mr. Summers, then the deputy Treasury secretary, said at the time that there was a compelling scientific case for action on global warming but that a ...