Energy.gov
Transforming U.S. energy systems away from coal and toward clean renewable energy was once a vision touted mainly by environmentalists. Now it is shared by market purists. Today, renewable energy resources like wind and solar power are so affordable that they’re driving coal production and coal-fired generation out of business. … more »
OC Register
Last week, the federal government announced that it would audit California’s high-speed rail project. This is welcome news for those who have believed from the very inception of the project that it was doomed to failure. … more »
Public Domain
A crested macaque living in an Indonesian reserve purportedly took several photos of itself in 2011 when wildlife photographer David Slater left his camera unattended. PETA argued the monkey owned the copyright. … more »
Uma Sharma and Kevin Reilly
We're currently facing the worst bleaching of coral reefs ever known in history, but what would happen if all the coral reefs died off? We've already lost 50% of the world's coral, and we're at risk of losing even more. If the world lost all its coral reefs, the results would be dire. … view media »
USGS - Arnold Genthe
Clustered around the 1,070-foot Salesforce Tower are a collection of high rises built on the soft soil and sand on the edge of the bay. They represent a bold symbol of a new San Francisco, but also a potential danger for a city that sits precariously on unstable, earthquake-prone ground. … more »
Sustainable TamAlmonte
Marin Post
I would have headlined this "Marin Tax Watchdog Nails Supervisors." With her extensive financial background, Mimi Willard of CO$T goes far beyond the news that yet another Marin rate hike will likely be rubber-stamped by our supervisors. She exposed the dirty little secrets behind this rate increase to shore up the general fund. … more »
Courtesy of 'Take Your Pills'
$13 Billion Annually That’s the upside to the marketing and sales of prescription performance enhancing drugs. Alison Klayman’s Take Your Pills is an exploration ... … more »
The Ocean Agency/XL Catlin Seaview Survey/Ri
Since 2016, coral bleaching events have killed off approximately half of the Great Barrier Reef, the largest and most extensive reef system in the world. The heat and acidity devastating are killing corals around the globe. Without coral reefs, there could be a rippling ecosystem collapse in the oceans, with devastating consequences for us. … more »
Steven Lewis Simpson
Record-breaking landmark Native American film, “Neither Wolf nor Dog” opens at the Lark Theater: April 27th, starring Elder Dave Bald Eagle. The success of Scottis... … more »
