Tag: Climate Change
In the Heart of the Rockies
Conservation Hawks has released a new film that focuses on the northern Rocky Mountains, from Yellowstone north towards Glacier National Park. Known for its mountains, rivers, wildlife and amazing natural beauty, the area faces the threats of climate change as does everywhere else. “In The Heart Of The Rockies” looks…
The Tempests of Change
It has been difficult to watch the reporting of natural disasters this summer without feeling a sense of dread that dramatic climate change is not a resigned future for some unknown progeny, it has begun. The forest fires burning across the West reflect the damage already visited upon the forests…
Trout At Risk – The Canaries in the Coal Mine
Two recent reports have provided an alarming view of the future of trout in this country. Taken together they should also serve as a warning to us about our future. The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in the last week released a report (Climate Change in the U.S. – Benefits…
The Lucky Molecules
Yesterday was Earth Day 2015. It passed, with the expected of flurry of speeches by politicians “demanding action” on climate change – who will now do absolutely nothing to push such action. I expect little from self-serving political cynics such as Obama (co-conspirator with the one percent) and Kerry (member…
Climate Change: A Time to Act
I came across a timely article in Conservation Hawks. Called “A Time to Act”, it was written by Yvon Chouinard (Patagonia), Craig Matthews (Blue Ribbon Flies), Tom Rosenbauer (Orvis), and Todd Tanner (Conservation Hawks). Conservation Hawks is a non-partisan group of hunters and fishers united by a desire to pass…
National Geographic Article on Warming Streams
Climate change is claimed by some to be pseudo-science, as if belief in magic, cynicism, and ignorance represent sound scientific thinking; yes, I’m talking about religious conservatives; paid flacks of the fossil fuel industries; and corporations planning revenue streams based on climate change. They represent a toxic mix that stifles…