Robert S. Eshelman
Video: Colorado Senate Candidate Says America Must Stand Up to 'Radical Environmentalists'
Republican Cory Gardner, speaking at 2013 conservative conference, said environmentalists are killing jobs but the 'shale revolution' will ultimately be won.
Pentagon Warns of Immediate National Security Threats From Climate Change
Despite a sobering outlook from America's military planners, skeptics in Washington are unlikely to change their minds on climate change anytime soon.
Namibia Is Dehorning Rhinos to Combat Rising Poaching
The Namibian government is attempting drastic measures after 14 animals have been killed so far in 2014. It hopes that by selling the horn legally black market sales will collapse.
Lego Ends Partnership with Shell after Greenpeace Video Goes Viral
The green group targeted the world’s largest toy maker due to concerns about Shell’s oil exploration in the Arctic and successfully brought to an end a fifty year-old arraignment between the two companies.
Exclusive: Walmart Owners Backing Campaigns to Limit Rooftop Solar Power
The billionaire owners of Walmart supported a successful campaign by Arizona’s largest utility to charge households and businesses for installing solar panels, and donated $4.5 million to groups opposed to renewable energy programs.
Climate Change Might Be Killing Male Fetuses
Researchers have discovered for the first time a possible link between extreme weather events and the rate of male stillbirths.
'Wrong Headed' or Sound Science? Debate Rages Over Two-Degree Global Warming Goal
In a provocative editorial two scientists suggested ditching efforts to keep temperatures from rising two degrees Celsius from those before the Industrial Revolution.
US Set to Pass Saudi Arabia as World’s Largest Liquid Petroleum Producer
America’s booming fracking industry will put the US atop the list of petroleum producing nations for the first time since 1991.
Over Half of Earth’s Wildlife Has Been Killed in the Past 40 Years
Global animal populations dropped 52 percent between 1970 and 2010, driven largely by high levels of consumption in rich nations and at the expense of poor ones.
US Sanctions Against Russia Might Just Have Saved the Polar Bear
ExxonMobil was forced to suspend cooperation with a Russian company two days after announcing they had struck oil in the Arctic Ocean.
Silicon Valley Companies Follow Google's Lead By Cutting Ties with ALEC
In a mass exodus, top firms like Google, Facebook, and Uber have all left the free-market focused organization with ties to the Koch brothers.
UN Climate Change Summit Yields Major Announcements on Deforestation
Governments pledged to halt destruction of the world’s forests. But conservationists warn that words – and billions of dollars in aid – aren’t enough to halt a leading cause of climate change.