Salon Due to global warming, changing Kodiak bear diets could wreak havoc for allSalonAfter several years of studying brown bear ecology on Alaska’s Kodiak Island, I grew used to walking up streams into scenes of carnage. Where bears had killed and eaten spawning sockeye salmon, streambeds were littered with fish heads, jaws and whole …

Austin American-Statesman The best US cities to avoid effects of climate change, according to reportAustin American-StatesmanWeeks after parts of Texas, Florida, Georgia, many of the Atlantic islands and other regions were ravaged by Hurricanes Harvey and Irma, in the wake of Hurricanes Jose and Katia and in the midst of Hurricane Maria, climate change has…

HowStuffWorks Organic Farms Could Help Fight Climate ChangeHowStuffWorksBut a new study shows that organic farming fights climate change by trapping temperature-raising carbon in soil, keeping it from contributing to the greenhouse effect. Organic farming can also help offset carbon by storing it in soil. The study is … and more »

The Guardian The Mail’s censure shows which media outlets are biased on climate changeThe GuardianBack in February, the conservative UK tabloid Mail on Sunday ran an error-riddled piece by David Rose attacking Noaa climate scientists, who had published data and a paper showing that there was never a global warming pause. The attack was based…

Voice of San Diego Introducing the Environment ReportVoice of San DiegoNicole Capretz, a local environmental activist who wants the city to begin buying its own power, said in a press release that Reaser’s work was a “familiar tactic used by Big Tobacco and Big Oil, who used doctors and scientists to vouch for their ……

The Journal News | LoHud.com Watch: How NY will use drones to protect the environmentThe Journal News | LoHud.comALBANY — New York now has a fleet of drones ready to help the environment. The state Department of Environmental Conservation announced Monday it has deployed 22 drones around the state to help with environmental issues and…

The Guardian Country diary: late summer flowers draw a frenzy of insectsThe GuardianThere’s an urgency to the swallows’ flight as they hurtle low over the field, snatching flies that the restless cattle have disturbed. With a late brood just fledged from the barn, they have a keen need for food. There’s also a sense of…

The Japan Times Working to preserve marine environmentThe Japan TimesAt a recent seminar in Tokyo, Swedish embassy officials explained that the Scandinavian country has worked out a unique dialogue inviting major stakeholders to preserve the marine environment and, on the cultural front, offer ideal destinations for …

Madison.com New DNR chief is ex-GOP lawmaker with mixed record on environmentMadison.comIn the state Assembly, Meyer’s voting record earned him less than a 37 percent approval rating from the League of Conservation Voters, but the Wisconsin Wildlife Federation said his grasp of how environmental protection improves hunting and fishing … and more »

Energy entrepreneur hopes to bring commuter rail to VermontABC NewsAn energy entrepreneur wants to set up a commuter rail system to further his vision of weaning Vermont from fossil fuels and getting cars off the highways, and he has taken the first step toward moving it beyond the theoretical by buying a dozen rail cars.…