Op-Ed Contributor: Why Bambi Must Go
The number of migratory birds returning to New York each spring is declining because there are too many deer.
Dot Earth Blog: New Classroom Science Standards Up for Review
New standards for science education for the first time include sections on climate change.
Brazil’s President Faces Defining Decision Over Forest Bill
The bill awaiting action by President Dilma Rousseff would effectively give amnesty to landowners who illegally deforested areas before 2008.
Green Blog: Sterilizing That Blasted Ballast
Science tries to keep pace with new rules setting limits on microorganisms in the ballast of ships plying American waters.
Green Blog: Paul Weston, Founder of Sea Shepherd, s Arrested in Germany
Paul Watson, the founder and president of the controversial group Sea Shepherd Conservation Society, is in a German jail, where he is being held on a warrant involving a boating operation in Costa Rica.
Green Blog: Paul Weston, Founder of Sea Shepherd, s Arrested in Germany
Paul Watson, the founder and president of the controversial group Sea Shepherd Conservation Society, is in a German jail, where he is being held on a warrant involving a boating operation in Costa Rica.
Green Blog: Clouds and Climate, Redux
For people further interested the role of clouds in climate, “Atmosphere, Clouds, and Climate,” a new book written by Dr. Randall and published by the Princeton University Press, can help.
Green Blog: Clouds and Climate, Redux
For people further interested the role of clouds in climate, “Atmosphere, Clouds, and Climate,” a new book written by Dr. Randall and published by the Princeton University Press, can help.
Green Blog: Filling In the Blanks on a Map of Life
Drawing on data from a wealth of institutions, researchers set out to map species around the globe.
Green Blog: Filling In the Blanks on a Map of Life
Drawing on data from a wealth of institutions, researchers set out to map species around the globe.
San Francisco Journal: In San Francisco, Coyotes in Parks Are a Concern
The emergence in recent years of coyotes in the city’s parks and other places has raised doubts about whether the wild animals can coexist with the domesticated ones.
Green Blog: Severe Weather, Climate and the State of the Evidence
An opinion article by a NASA scientist linking climate change to recent weather events draws some criticism.
California and Quebec Near Cross-Border Trading of Emissions Permits
Businesses that exceed their allowances of greenhouse gas emissions would be able to buy excess allowances from companies across the border.
Op-Ed Contributor: Game Over for the Climate
If Canada exploits the oil in its tar sands, civilization will be at risk.
Japan Nears Takeover of Troubled Tokyo Electric Power
A 10-year, $12.6 billion bailout plan for Tokyo Electric Power, operator of the nuclear plant damaged in the 2011 tsunami, includes replacing top executives and board members.