by Environmental News | Jun 23, 2017 | Be Organic
Author: Maureen Gilmer / Source: Desert Sun When you move to the desert, nobody tells you about the problems with potting soil. Most folks here never learn the truth about what happens to them in a climate so extreme. Nobody tests their potting soils against...
by Environmental News | Jun 20, 2017 | Petition For Change
Author: Pasha Feinberg / Source: Defenders of Wildlife Blog Defenders’ renewable energy and wildlife policy associate, Pasha Feinberg travels in search of the mysterious Agassiz’s desert tortoise. I arrived in the heart of the Mojave Desert just in time to...
by Environmental News | Jun 17, 2017 | Petition For Change
Author: Leah Duran / Source: Human Nature – Conservation International Blog An emperor penguin chick being kept warm by one parent as the other hunts for food. (© Art Wolfe/ www.artwolfe.com) Parenting in the animal world isn’t easy — have you ever had to...
by Environmental News | Apr 25, 2017 | Be Organic
Author: Alysia Gray Painter / Source: NBC Southern California Two Sundays, a host of flowers and shrubs and private yards to admire. It’s the Garden Conservancy’s annual peek over the garden wall, and several Pasadena and LA households are...
by Environmental News | Apr 19, 2017 | Our Planet
Author: Susannah Shmurak / Source: eartheasy.com According to recent statistics, in the U.S. alone an estimated 23 million people live in what are known as food deserts. The term has gained popularity as a way to refer to areas where residents lack access to...