On Wednesday, in Washington, DC, Standing Rock Sioux Tribe Chairman, Dave Archambault II stood alongside attorneys from Earthjustice in support of an injunction that would halt production of the Dakota Access Pipeline.
Chairman Archambault II was...
After spending the night watching the Perseid Meteor Shower my photographer, Michael, and I decided to explore West Virginia a bit before heading back to the NC mountains. Driving through the surrounding towns of Charleston, WV...
While floating on a platform in Svalbard, Norway, surrounded by a crumbling glacier, pianist Ludovico Einaudi played Elegy of the Arctic on a baby grand. This haunting performance brings a strong reminder of how fragile...
Time to inject a little science and engineering into the political discourse. Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump wall supporters bring out your hardhats. People who actually design and create things for a living put a...
While it is an indisputable fact that climate change is affecting our world, some republicans still choose to refute science. One of these Republicans is Senator James Inhofe, chairman of the Senate Environment and Public...
Who hasn't dreamed of being immortal? A group that's been working tirelessly since the 90s thinks it has the answer. The predicted future of the past is now our current reality. Over the past few years...
July 17 marked the 14 Annual Nelson Mandela Foundation Lecture, a yearly series that features talks from noteworthy influencers. The lectures challenge listeners to think deeply about social issues and how to effect positive change...
Is nothing sacred for the Republican platform committee, when they meet to draft what defines the party’s official principles and policies? Alongside forced LGBT "conversion therapy," no same-sex marriages, focus on Bible studies in school,...
Casey Nocket has been banned from entering any of our National Parks for two years along with probation and community service for defacing rocks. The idiot drew graffiti, including her Instagram handle, on rock formations in...
Twenty-five years ago Linda Koebner saved this chimp, and one other from an animal research facility. Koebner, who is now an animal behaviorist, went to visit the chimps, named Swing and Doll. She helped these animals escape a...
Finding Nemo is the iconic movie that every young kid can't help but love from Pixar Animation Studios, and released by Walt Disney Pictures. Finding Dory, set to be released June 17, will likely attain the same success its predecessor...
Stunning footages of clouds, mountains and water introduces Conservation International's short film about our environment, with Julia Roberts' voice greeting the viewers as Mother Nature herself:
“Some call me nature, others Mother Nature.”
The film is part...
Solar panels have had success in aiding countries to rely more on renewable energy. One of the downfalls of solar panels is that they rely heavily on direct sunlight. Chinese researchers have discovered that a...
Remember the national debate over the expansion of the Keystone pipeline? Remember how Republicans promised it would bring jobs and present minimal environmental damage? Well, the portion of the Keystone pipeline that already exists has...
As if life in the modern world wasn't scary enough, scientists from the US Geological Survey have concluded that human activity is causing a significant increase in earthquakes in the US.
In its seismic hazard forecast report for...
As the need for urban farming rises across the nation, one greenhouse in Chicago believes it is breaking worldwide records.
New York-based Gotham Greens is claiming its greenhouse, located on the rooftop of an old soap...
January 18th, 2016: The Florida Legislature, largely propelled by Agricultural Commissioner Adam Putman and Brevard County Representative and Speaker of the Florida House Steve Crissafulli, passed a bill that essentially removed all meaningful restrictions on...
Donald Trump, Ted Cruz, and Marco Rubio all agree on one thing--none of them think climate change and global warming are really a big deal. That doesn't sit well with Bill Nye. In an op-ed...
When archaeologists were digging in the First Nations Menominee Reservation in Wisconsin back in 2008, they discovered a tiny clay pot. The vessel was "about the size of a tennis ball," the Garden of Learning's coordinator,...
The militants domestic terrorists who occupied the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge for six weeks decided it wasn't quite enough to illegally seize federal property. While they were there, they also planted explosives and dug a...
