Arctic Warming: Keeping Ice = Saving Climate More than polar bears at risk in the great Arctic melt-out
The Arctic is an “indicator region” for the rest of the planet: small changes there can have profound ecosystem impacts elsewhere in the world…
Alaska
What’s behind so many whales dying in the Gulf of Alaska? Environmentalists worry about humpback, fin and gray whales
Dear EarthTalk: Do scientists have any idea why so many whales are dying in the Gulf of Alaska lately? —Michelle DiCostanzo, New York, NY Over the past four months, 33 large whales have been reported dead in the Western Gulf of Alaska, which encompasses the […]
Climate Refuge: Where Will You Go? Canada is looking better and better
If temperatures around the globe continue to rise in the face of human-induced climate change as climatologists expect, some of the world’s most populous areas could become uninhabitable. Rising sea levels will flood out coastal areas, while increasing drought will make survival in already arid areas difficult at best. While we may have at least a few decades of runway to prepare ourselves for the worst, advance planners might want to think carefully about where to put down roots now. Where will be your climate refuge?
Saving Alaska Alaska’s Oil-Rich National Petroleum Reserve Receives Federal Protection
The National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska boasts not only the country’s largest tract of undeveloped land but also hosts migratory birds, caribou, wolverines
Copper, Gold and Salmon Toxic Concerns Surround Pebble Mine Project in Alaska's Bristol Bay
An estimated $300 billion in gold, copper and molybdenum have been discovered via exploratory drilling near Bristol Bay, Alaska. But extracting the minerals would have serious environmental repercussions, including untold toxic waste.
Spaceman on Planet Earth Bill "Spaceman" Lee on Bringing Green to Baseball
Former Red Sox pitcher and baseball’s first environmentalist, Bill “Spaceman” Lee, speaks out…
Treading Lightly in Alaska Living It Up in Sadie Cove
The Sadie Cove Wilderness Lodge, only 10 miles from the fishing village of Homer, Alaska, was world’s away from the rat race I was leaving behind….