Pebble Mine is a Trojan Horse from Renewable Resources Coalition on Vimeo. Here is a great video from Renewable Resources Coalition about the proposed Pebble Mine project that is threatening the largest wild salmon fishery on Earth, and some of Alaska’s most important pristine wilderness. When people think of environmental issues in Alaska, they tend [...]

Alaska’s War on Science Needs to End By Rick Steiner – University of Alaska Alaska’s escalating war on science should be a grave concern to us all. On climate change, endangered species, predator control, environmental impacts of industrial development, and other important policy issues, Alaska now has arguably the most anti-science government anywhere in the [...]

Ship Bright started his Fresh[water] ideas for a thirsty planet blog this past July and now has readers in over 113 countries and growing. Inspired and tutored by “Mudflats” herself, Fresh[water] ideas for a thirsty planet is devoted to educating and inspiring people from all walks of life around the world to understand the freshwater [...]

It’s Earth Day, and according to the latest Rasmussen Reports telephone survey, only 31% of American adults believe their fellow countrymen are environmentally aware.  Sounds about right. Fifty-seven percent (57%) of Americans rate Earth Day as at least somewhat important, including 28% for whom it is Very Important.   Yet while most Americans value Earth Day, [...]