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Photo courtesy Joe YoungProbing the soil to find the permafrost level. I recently participated in the Earthwatch expedition studying 'Climate Change at the Arctic's Edge.' Eleven volunteers from four countries joined the researchers for 10...

Global warming: we've seen An Inconvenient Truth, and are already witnessing drought, water shortages, horrific fires, and no snow in the east coast, not to mention the melting polar ice caps, with flooding and refugee crises to come. Given these...

, Ph.D. Power plants contribute about 40% of the carbon dioxide (CO2) that is released to the atmosphere in the United States, about 60% world-wide. With permits on tap for about another 150 in the United States alone, millions of addition tons of...

As a time for giving, the holidays are the perfect opportunity to give back to the planet. Making sure you're doing your part to help the environment goes hand-in-hand with many of the holiday traditions we've come to love. Here are a few ways to...

, Ph.D. It seems a sad day indeed that, without a serious overhaul of how chemicals are regulated in this country, parents may well find themselves looking wistfully back to the good ole days when possible 'choking hazard' was the only safety risk...

Chair, Santa Monica Mountains Task Force Photo by Tom Gamache Solstice Canyon, one of the many scenic wild places that need to be protected in the Santa Monica Mountains Local Coastal Plan. The Angeles Chapter has asked the Sierra Club to...

, Ph.D. Chair, Endangered Species and Wildlife Committee, Angeles Chapter Member, National Sierra Club Wildlife and Endangered Species Committee (WESComm) President, The Canada Goose Project Photo courtesy Darrell Longmore Build it and they...

& Scott Foster Photo courtesy Doneil Rose Hawaiian Monk Seal 'N7' & her pup who was born and nursed on the pristine beach at Turtle Bay for 54 days. Oahu's scenic North Shore is known for its great surfing, beautiful sandy beaches...

Photo courtesy Chuck Soter Tough to make light of this irony: A sign announcing the 30 minute wait time for the driving tour of the Griffith Park Light Festival makes a stark contrast beneath a sign urging people to 'Run for a Green L.A.'...

'Pudgy,' as she was known among her fellow weight-lifting and physical fitness aficionados, passed away at the age of 88 on June 26th from complications from Alzheimer's Disease. She was the widow of Les Stockton, who died in April 2004. The...