'Ax Men' Season Finale: A Close Call For The Big Gun Loggers
The two-hour Season 5 Finale of "Ax Men" (Sun., 9 p.m. ET on History) saw the men of Big Gun logging have a dangerously close call. A piece of equi...
The two-hour Season 5 Finale of "Ax Men" (Sun., 9 p.m. ET on History) saw the men of Big Gun logging have a dangerously close call. A piece of equi...
Posted 05.14.2012
On "Ax Men" (Sun., 9 p.m. ET on History) Sunday night Shelby Stanga's new helper Davi had a rough day. First, Davi got stuck in a tree and dangled...
Rep. Earl Blumenauer | Posted 05.11.2012
Two days ago, I pointed out Senator Rand Paul mislead the public regarding the arrest of two men for violating the Lacey Act by illegally harvesting lobsters. Senator Paul responded and implied that it was I, in fact, who was misleading the public.
Rep. Earl Blumenauer | Posted 05.08.2012
The Lacey Act is common sense legislation that protects American workers and industries from illegally harvested or exported materials.
Posted 05.07.2012
Logging is one of the most storied professions in Americana, and Shelby is a definite enthusiast on "Ax Men" (Sun., 9 p.m. ET on History). The trade h...
Posted 04.23.2012
On "Ax Men" (Sun., 9 p.m. ET on History) Sunday night fan favorite Shelby Stanga took advantage of a thunderstorm to indulge in a so-called "cajun bat...
David Hill | Posted 04.17.2012
According to the report, at least 22 companies in the U.S. imported millions of dollars of illegal mahogany and cedar between January 2008 and May 2010.
Posted 03.26.2012
On "Ax Men" (Sun., 9 p.m. EST on History) Shelby "Swamp Man" Stanga's past came back to haunt him. And the camera crew. An old rival didn't like t...
Posted 03.27.2012
By Ana Aranha, Publica. An activist leader in the Amazon won protection from Brazil's National Security Force, but continues to live under threat. ...
Posted 02.27.2012
All the "Ax Men" (Sun., 9 p.m. EST on History) are tough, but Papac Alaska Logging's Joe Linderborg is definitely one of the toughest. Joe wanted ...
Carl Safina | Posted 04.22.2012
Some people get rich by creating good things, and they support many people. But some people -- they used to be called robber barons -- succeed at others' expense. So just as wealth isn't necessarily bad, "efficiency" isn't necessarily good.
Posted 02.20.2012
Tempers flared on "Ax Men" (Sun., 9 p.m. EST on History) and Rygaard Logging employees Dave and Fernando finally came to blows. The pair had been c...
Posted 02.13.2012
Logging is one of the most dangerous jobs in America, and on "Ax Men" (Sun., 9 p.m. EST on History) viewers got to see why. A trailer fully loaded ...
Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen | Posted 03.18.2012
TWITTER: @GreenNewsReport. The 'GNR' is also now available on your cell phone via Stitcher Radio's mobile app!. IN TODAY'S RADIO REPORT: The owner...
Reuters | Posted 02.05.2012
BRASILIA (Reuters) - Deforestation in Brazil's Amazon region fell to its lowest in 23 years in the year through July, the government said Monday, attr...
Carol Pierson Holding | Posted 12.18.2011
Forests are our treasures whose value to recreation, health and happiness is immeasurable. With financial returns from logging our national forests uncertain at best, how can we even think of cutting them down?
Wendy Diamond | Posted 12.11.2011
Established in the 1990s, Thailand's Elephant Nature Park in Chang Mai sets out to help Asian elephants -- and visitors are welcome.
Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen | Posted 12.04.2011
TWITTER: @GreenNewsReport. The 'GNR' is also now available on your cell phone via Stitcher Radio's mobile app!. IN TODAY'S RADIO REPORT: Koch Indu...
Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen | Posted 11.29.2011
TWITTER: @GreenNewsReport. The 'GNR' is also now available on your cell phone via Stitcher Radio's mobile app!. IN TODAY'S RADIO REPORT: Climate c...
Johann Hari | Posted 07.14.2011
You certainly wouldn't have expected Cameron's latest plan. He has decided to convert us to a new energy source that seems, in the U.S., to have released cancer-causing chemicals and radiation into the water supply.
The Huffington Post | Joanna Zelman | Posted 06.29.2011
Every minute, we lose 36 football fields-worth of forests. Are we living out Dr. Seuss’s environmental fable, “The Lorax”? WWF recently relea...
Carl Pope | Posted 05.25.2011
For years the advocates of trade giveaways like NAFTA and the WTO have argued that they wanted a "rules-based" set of global trading regulations. It's a good idea. Unfortunately, they haven't delivered.
AP | MARY PEMBERTON | Posted 05.25.2011
ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Nearly a dozen conservation groups are appealing to U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack to put a stop to two timber sales...
Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen | Posted 05.25.2011
IN TODAY'S AUDIO REPORT: Landmark clean energy legislation finally drops in the U.S. Senate; EPA plows forward anyway; Scientists revise their pred...
Carl Pope | Posted 05.25.2011
Vilsack acknowledged for the first time that climate change and fragmentation are a serious threat to the health of our forests.
Posted 05.21.2012