A very black makeover

A very black makeover

The BLM has made a big change to its web site in recent days. As of March 25, the image on the BLM site was a photo of a boy and his father, hiking in a beautiful scene; a pretty one that says, “Hey come visit and walk on our BLM land. Well, your BLM land,...
Coal is not “clean” and never will be

Coal is not “clean” and never will be

Last week, the RNC released its draft platform, and declared coal “an abundant, clean, affordable, reliable domestic energy resource.” Tell that to the communities devastated by toxic coal ash waste, like Kingston, Tennessee where 1,100,000,000 (yes...

Carbon sink / source

Trees and climate change are intricately linked in the story of climate change. Trees are great carbon sinks—a 40 year old tree can store as much as 1 ton of carbon—although the exact amount varies by species and climate. And trees are what created the...