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Greenland experiencing record ice melt this summer
By July 12 of this year, 97% of Greenland’s ice sheet was melting. This extremely unusual event is yet another indication that the Arctic is experiencing a major change in climate norms, driven in...
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Promoting Certified Wood Products from Agroforestry Systems
Diversity is king. Nearly every financial planner out there recommends a diverse investment portfolio in order to spread risk. If you were a farmer, would you want to grow only one crop? A smallholder...
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Return of the Kings to the Elwha
A Chinook (King) Salmon. Photo courtesy of the National Marine Fisheries Service. For the first time in nearly a century, an adult Chinook (King) salmon has been spotted in the Elwha river. Since 1913,...
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5 bold ideas to save coral reefs
Coral reef ecosystem at Palmyra Atoll National Wildlife Refuge. Photo cedit: Jim Maragos/U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Across the globe, coral reefs are in trouble. Take a slew of “immediate”...
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Worldwide extreme weather events in 2012
Below is a nifty timeline from the World Resources Institute showing the most significant extreme weather events thus far in 2012: View a full screen version here Attributing an individual extreme...
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Photo Essay: Fair Trade and Social Entrepreneurship in Guatemala
For the past eight months I have been working with a fair trade project called JUSTA (Justice & Unity in Sustainable Trade for Artisans), based in the highlands of Guatemala on the shores of Lake...
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Q & A with Stanford’s Green Grid Radio Show
Green Grid Radio is a new hour-long weekly radio show from Stanford radio. The show airs Tuesdays, 1-2pm PST on KZSU Stanford 90.1FM in the San Francisco Bay Area and online at kzsulive.stanford.edu....
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Chasing Ice: A haunting visual record of the climate catastrophe
Glacial. This word is often used to describe an incredibly slow process. It is ironic then, I think, that glaciers and polar ice caps melting at such an incredible rate are providing the most visible...
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Farmed vs. Wild Salmon: the choice is clear
Check out this infographic on the health and environmental effects of farmed atlantic salmon compared with wild salmon. Not only is wild salmon tastier than atlantic salmon, it is healthier for both...
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The Future of Green Building is in Seattle
I have seen the future of buildings. And it is awesome. Today, Earth Day 2013, The Bullitt Center – the “greenest,” most sustainable commercial building in the world – officially opened. I’ve been...
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