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Coal Ash Stories Highlight the Problems

This post was co-written by Lyndsay Moseley, Associate Washington Representative for the Sierra Club Beyond Coal Campaign. This week we had the privilege to listen in on a White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) conference call with citizen groups from across the country to share the concerns and priorities of citizens around the […]

Esteros del Ibera–Buenos Aires, Argentina

Cross-Posted from Biodiversivist To get to this wildlife preserve from Seattle, fly for about 15 hours to Buenos Aires. Rent a car, load it with your family and drive North toward Brazil for a day or so to a small town called Collinia Carlos Pellegrini where you will find a dirt road. Drive down that […]

New cases of water pollution documented at U.S. coal ash dumps

Environmental groups have identified serious water contamination problems caused by coal ash dumps at 31 locations in 14 states, bringing to over 100 the number of U.S. sites where damages from coal ash have been confirmed — and strengthening the case for the release of delayed federal regulations. The latest coal ash damage cases are […]

Using Coal Ash to Melt Ice?

Co-written by Lyndsay Moseley, Associate Washington Representative for the Sierra Club Beyond Coal Campaign. On Thursday, the Nebraska Emergency Management Agency and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will start using coal ash to melt the thick ice on the Platte River in Omaha, Nebraska, to prevent ice jams and severe flooding. From the article: […]

Live chat with David Roberts

Editor’s note: The chat’s now over, but you can replay it in full. February’s Friends with Benefits Live Chat with staff writer David Roberts covered topics ranging from “beard music” to Senator Cantwell’s CLEAR bill.  The conversation had a little something for everyone. Join us for March’s Live Chat with food expert Tom Philpott. Want […]

Friday music blogging: Midlake

With their beguiling 2006 album The Trials of Van Occupanther, Texas band Midlake were at the leading edge of a wave of beard music (Band of Horses, Fleet Foxes), but their sound was idiosyncratic, mixing Fleetwood Mac and Fairport Convention, ’70s California hippie rock and mystical ’60s English folk harmonies, in a way that sounded […]

Year of the Tiger Brings in Fewer Tigers than Ever

According to the Chinese lunar calendar, February 14, Sunday, begins the Year of the Tiger. The largest of all cats, the tiger is one of the most charismatic and evocative species on earth. It’s also one of the most threatened. WWF estimates that there could be as few as 3,200 wild tigers left in the […]

Where's Biodiversivist now?

This picture (taken by my eldest daughter from a car ) is your first hint–more to follow. I had no idea what these were. They look like a cross between a capybara and a jack rabbit, which makes perfect sense from an evolutionary perspective once you find out what these are and where they live. […]

Coal Miners Join Historic Rallies to End Mountaintop Removal Today

When oh when will it be over? When will I lay these burdens down? — Dwight Yoakam, Miner’s Prayer As we huddle in our homes on this wintry day, appreciating the warmth generated by coal-fired electricity, we need to listen to Kentucky coal miners Carl Shoupe, Elmer Lloyd and Stanley Sturgill on the true cost […]

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