Posted by: Jennifer Scarlott on
May 28, 2011
For an incisive overview of the history, and perils, of nuclear power, you can do no better than to read Jonathan Schell, author of The Fate of the Earth, Abolition, and The Seventh Decade: The New Shape of Nuclear Danger.
Interested in following the post-Fukushima (not that the crisis there is over!) nuclear debate in the
Posted by: Jennifer Scarlott on
Mar 08, 2011
How is it possible that we have lost Fateh Singh Rathore, Ranthambhore's and India's preeminent "Tiger Man"? How is it possible that tigers have lost one of their greatest champions?
Over the next days and weeks there will be many memoirs and blog posts on this site and others about Fateh--he was a mentor, colleague and friend
Posted by: Jennifer Scarlott on
Feb 09, 2011
Ah the communal joys of citizen action, organized to block the transport of highly radioactive materials through sleepy German towns...
Sorry, I don't seem to know how to insert links into my blog posts as yet (technically challenged!), but please do copy and paste this link into your own browser, and check out these remarkable
Posted by: Jennifer Scarlott on
Jan 08, 2011
The year 2011 (can it be?!)... Are we any closer to climate sanity? I want to provide Sanctuary readers with three quick links from over here in the U.S. (land of climate intransigence), to bring you up-to-date on some of the better climate activism and commentary, and hopefully, inspire you to further action wherever you
Posted by: Jennifer Scarlott on
May 31, 2010
Dear Mr. President:
At an Earth Day celebration at the White House on April 22nd, Mrs. Obama was asked whether there is an environmental issue of particular concern to the Obama family. This was her response:
You know, we’re big tiger-savers, because Malia’s one issue for her father is saving
Posted by: Jennifer Scarlott on
May 03, 2010
For the thirteenth straight day, BP's blown-out oil well in the Gulf of Mexico spews out a heartbreaking 200,000 gallons of oil PER DAY. As if this stark fact weren't bad enough, the oil slick, which is a prominent feature in photographs taken by satellites in space, is spreading at peak bird migration and sea turtle nesting
Posted by: Jennifer Scarlott on
Mar 10, 2010
Have you heard the news? After a quiet period of regrouping post the tumultuous and disappointing events at the Copenhagen climate summit in December, 350.org, the international, precedent-setting, grassroots climate change organization is off and running with new plans for 2010...
If you are looking for ways to a)
Posted by: Jennifer Scarlott on
Jan 11, 2010
Yes, post the Copenhagen debacle, it's clearer than ever that though there is no Planet B, the political class of Homo sapiens continues to have no Plan B for ensuring earth's safety from anthropogenic climate change. Al Gore is calling for action on climate change legislation by the U.S. Senate by no later than Earth Day
Posted by: Jennifer Scarlott on
Oct 11, 2009
Sometimes, the little things can make your day. This morning for the second time, I heard the hooting and trilling of an Eastern screech owl, Otus asio in some tall trees just in front of my apartment, on the shores of the Hudson River. Though screech owls are plentiful, they are usually found in deeper woods than the ones
Posted by: Jennifer Scarlott on
Sep 21, 2009
The eyes of the world were on President Obama today as he addressed the U.N. on climate change. Throughout his presidential campaign, Mr. Obama promised a sea change in U.S. climate change policy. Much has happened domestically in the eight short months since Mr. Obama took office, but just weeks before the beginning of the
