By Joseph Plummer: I was recently asked to sign a petition in favor of 100% renewable energy in Fairfax County . It seemed like a no-brainer. But then I started to think about how to achieve this goal, especially with Earth Day coming up on April 22. The petition encourages the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors to adopt a resolution…
By Brad Swanson: In light of Earth Day on April 22, it is hard for me to enter the mind of a Congress member whose voting score on the environment is barely above zero – especially when her colleagues in neighboring districts have records close to 100%. You know who I am talking about. The League of Conservation Voters, a…
By Mark Richer: Climate change is the most local of issues, as well as the most global. More than 90% of extra heat trapped by our atmosphere because of carbon emissions is absorbed in oceans spanning the globe. But the stronger and more frequent hurricanes, typhoons and cyclones that result hit us in our homes and communities. And glacial melting…