The Huffington Post Green

If the planet is going to survive, both politicians and self-described environmental organizations must defend the environment whatever the geopolitics of a particular region and whoever the most immediate victims of its destruction may be. Stephen Zunes http://www.huffingtonpost.com/stephen-zunes/

GE can successfully clean up its mess and finally return a healthier Hudson River to millions of area residents. But if GE starts dragging its heels now, we will lose the momentum achieved over the past 18 months. Frances Beinecke http://www.huffingtonpost.com/frances-beinecke/

The blare of revving engines, the squeal of tires leaving pit row, it's not an atmosphere where you'd expect someone to be touting the... Chris Elam http://www.huffingtonpost.com/chris-elam/

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Tomorrow evening at the Commonwealth Club of California, the Council on Environmental Quality Chairwoman Nancy Sutley and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Administrator Jane... Sarah Chasis http://www.huffingtonpost.com/sarah-chasis/

Originally posted on The MarkUp. This is the eleventh article in a continuing series by the NRDC Action Fund on the environmental stances of candidates... Heather Taylor-Miesle http://www.huffingtonpost.com/heather-taylormiesle/

On Monday, September 6, the world's most notorious wildlife dealer, Anson Wong of Malaysia, was sentenced to prison after a lock on his suitcase containing legally protected snakes broke on an airport conveyor belt. Bryan Christy http://www.huffingtonpost.com/bryan-christy/

You probably remember exactly where you were nine years ago on September 11th. But do you know where you'll be on that date this year?... Michael Brune http://www.huffingtonpost.com/michael-brune/

Sustainable consumption? Sounds like an oxymoron. But that's what we'll be discussing at next week's World Economic Forum Summer Davos 2010 event in Tianjin China.... Gregory Unruh http://www.huffingtonpost.com/gregory-unruh/

It is hard to communicate a sense of urgency when you are writing about ice melting. I get the sense that some journalists handle this dilemma by reporting on climate change as if it were a sports event. Peter Lehner http://www.huffingtonpost.com/peter-lehner/

With beehives, chicken coops, and rooftop farms popping up all over Brooklyn, it's high time us city folks revived that end of summer ritual, the county fair. Kerry Trueman http://www.huffingtonpost.com/kerry-trueman/

It's time for Americans to rise up and elect leaders who will lead us through this transition period to a healthy, economically robust nation, independent of foreign sources of energy. Mary Ellen Harte and John Harte http://www.huffingtonpost.com/mary-ellen-harte-and-john-harte/

An early-August accident at a newly dug oil well in Assumption Parish, Louisiana, ended when sand buried the structure. Millions of dollars in damages are being tallied, and two class-action suits have been filed. Susan Buchanan http://www.huffingtonpost.com/susan-buchanan/

We have a new national narrative of resource urgency unfolding before our eyes -- the impending collision between water and energy. None of the big... J. Carl Ganter http://www.huffingtonpost.com/j-carl-ganter/

I was asked by a young producer, "Attorney Marler, if you had a magic wand, what would you do to make food safer?" William Marler http://www.huffingtonpost.com/william-marler/

Following the oil rig explosion in the Gulf of Mexico last week, I was asked to appear on The Alyona Show on Russia Television to... Jonathan A. Schein http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jonathan-a-schein/

Do we really need to focus on 150,000 miles of roads? They must be popping champagne bottles in the corner offices of the oil industry and at OPEC headquarters. What is it that our government doesn't get? Raymond J. Learsy http://www.huffingtonpost.com/raymond-j-learsy/

Published by National Journal at the Energy & Environment Expert Blog When future scholars document the history of global warming, one of the watershed years... Teryn Norris http://www.huffingtonpost.com/teryn-norris/

Tom Corbett bows to the pressure of corporations and ignores the needs of the citizens of Pennsylvania. He has made clear that he will do nothing to protect the safety of Pennsylvanians and our environment. Dan Onorato http://www.huffingtonpost.com/dan-onorato/

Over 200 toxic compounds are found in people of the Arctic. For instance, milk of Arctic women has ten times more PCBs and pesticides than milk from women in all the major cities in Canada. Dr. Reese Halter http://www.huffingtonpost.com/dr-reese-halter/