Pope’s Home Run: Our Planet in Jeopardy
Pope Francis has hit a home run: Laudato Si´, his 197-page encyclical (treatise) released June 18 by the Vatican on environment and climate change, makes it clear that we are responsible […]
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Earth Day at 45: April 22 2015
Forty five years ago today– it was 1970, the Viet Nam War, civil rights and social unrest were front and center – a 25-year-old named Denis Hayes launched the first […]
Earth Heroes: James Balog Chasing Ice
International photographer James Balog’s Extreme Ice Survey (EIS) could be described as a watching a planetary train wreck through time-lapse photography – it is breathtaking, bizarrely beautiful, shocking and worrisome. […]
Earth Hour: Turn out the lights 3/28
Earth Hour March 28, 8:30-9:30 p.m. local time. Do it for the planet and the solidarity of all people. Today, the Eiffel Tower, Brandenburg Gate, and the Vatican turned out their […]
World Water Day 2015: Mar 22
World Water Day: Here’s one day when you can ease off of your water consumption, but skipping your shower is not the big thing –it’s meat consumption. The United Nations […]
Welcome Spring! Lights out March 28
Welcome Spring! Earth Hour is coming March 28, 8:30-9:30 p.m. local time. Ask your city or town to turn out the lights. And at home or at work, take one hour […]
Go Green Today! (March 17)
Happy St. Paddy’s Day! Skip the pint and take a few steps today — even tiny ones– to green the planet by what you’re doing. Turn off the power strips […]
Calif. Sea Lion Pups: SOS Distress Call
Starving sea lion pups are washing up on California beaches, abandoned by their moms who seem to be going farther out to sea, to cooler waters, to find fish. Over […]
Looking Back & Ahead 2015
In 2014 Green News Update covered a wide range of sustainability issues — animals at risk, urban design, green practices, books and more. Thanks to all of our readers and […]
Now Not Tomorrow!
Climate change is real and a threat to poor and vulnerable communities, say The Elders – an independent group of world leaders including Kofi Annan, Gro Harlem Brundtland, Fernando Henrique […]
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