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The limits of climate adaptation are social, not physical or economic
We badly need a better understanding of the social limits of climate adaption. To that end, a new framework.
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Restoring a community garden in the Sandy-torn Rockaways
Hurricane Sandy destroyed the Seagirt Boulevard Community Garden. Now, a group of volunteers is working hard to rebuild this important green fixture.
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Hunger Strike on 27th Day
As I write this Brian Eister is on the 27th day of a water-only climate hunger strike outside the American Petroleum Institute in Washington, D.C. The only thing he has […]
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New Solar Farm Shows Clean Energy Can Be Compatible with Conservation Values
Today the Sierra Club welcomes the Antelope Valley Solar Projects in California, one of the largest planned solar projects in the U.S., as developer SunPower and owner MidAmerican Solar marked […]
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San Francisco and 10 other cities move toward dumping stocks in fossil-fuel companies
A divestment campaign pushed by 350.org is spreading from colleges to cities. Boulder, Colo., Eugene, Ore., and Ithaca, N.Y. are also on board.
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The death of ‘sustainability’
Can destroying a tropical rainforest be “sustainable”? Well, according to a decision taken yesterday by the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO), the major industry-NGO body, this greatest of environmental […]
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Everybody chill out a little, carbon trading will be fine
A recent effort to reform the European Union's carbon-trading system failed, but that doesn't mean carbon trading is dead in Europe, or anywhere else.
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Sierra Club comes out in favor of immigration reform
The group's board has unanimously endorsed a pathway to citizenship, a big shift after years of internal fighting over immigration.
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Fuel barges explode, burn through night in Alabama
Two gasoline barges in Mobile went up in flames on Wednesday night, critically injuring three people. The fire was put out on Thursday morning, and now an investigation into the causes is underway.
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A big blow for Big Coal in Wisconsin
One coal-fired power plant will be shut down and others will be cleaned up to make amends for air pollution violations, thanks to the EPA.
