There is nothing like the pure fire, motivation and passion that can strike a child, especially an adolescent. You've seen it before–for Harry Potter, The Hunger Games, Twilight, video games, and TV shows. What about when this passion is turned to protecting the environment? When teenagers want to make an impact that presses adults to …

The New York Times and other media are calling the events around Superstorm Sandy “once-in a generation.” But whose generation are they talking about? Perhaps, if you are in your 60s or 70s or 80s, Sandy’s destructive forces are a once in your lifetime event. But younger generations—those of us in our fifties, and our …

This post was written by Stephen Lacey for Climate Progress and used with permission: Michigan is playing host to a major battle over renewable energy this fall. On one side are clean energy proponents promoting a ballot initiative that would increase the state’s renewable electricity targets to 25 percent by 2025. On the other side …

This post was written by Daphne Wysham. She is a fellow at the Institute for Policy Studies (IPS) and is the founder and co-director of the Sustainable Energy and Economy Network: Sandy is like a horror film we can’t stop watching: And this “Frankenstorm,” coming right on Halloween, is giving us the best of the …

The topic of the environment got a brief bit of play when Romney and Obama jousted about drilling on federal lands during the second debate. Romney reiterated his support for oil and coal, while doing a shout out for wind power (despite his stand against the production tax credit which impacts the wind sector and …

Breast Cancer Awareness Month always makes me think of a few friends. Friends who have struggled with the disease, and those who have loved ones who have lost their lives to breast cancer. Unlike the woman I drew in this cartoon, I have not walked, run or biked for Breast Cancer Awareness. I am very …

I seem to be in a cleaning frenzy. I'm in New York, which is kind of odd, because I feel less safe here; we will probably be harder hit than Rhode Island. But that house sits empty. I'm thinking, if I'm housebound for three or four days, I may as well not be looking at …

TELL THE EPA TO SET STRONGER LIMITS ON SOOT POLLUTION

This post was written by Leigh Garofalow, Green4U and What I Want My Kids To Know: As my first Presidential election as a parent draws closer, I have been thinking hard about how this election will affect my kids lives. We are at a time when our environment needs us to act quickly and decisively. …

This is from Michigan Energy Michigan Jobs: DETROIT — A diverse group of Michiganders, including a medical doctor, state representative, environmental justice advocate, mother and Moms Clean Air Force are calling on the big utilities fighting Proposal 3 to come ‘clean’ about the negative health impacts of burning coal. In a telepresser today, they discussed …