Mother’s Day: Political Moms Mobilize For Climate Change

Rep. Donna Edwards (D-MD) states, “I joined the Safe Climate Caucus because climate change is a threat and we must engage Republicans on the science of this issue.

“A Woman of Interest” — Murder in Arizona

On the day that Zimmermann’s divorce was finalized, her husband—who had been missing for five days—was murdered.

Air Quality Awareness Week

Air Quality Awareness Week is on the calendar for April 29 through May 3, with the goal of bringing recognition to this vital concern.

Politics as Usual at Gina McCarthy Hearings

Offering into the record a statement designed to take the conversation into a different direction, Sen. Bernie Sanders, (I-VT), insisted that the hearing was not really a referendum on Gina McCarthy, but rather—“a debate about global warming.”

Bicameral Task Force Tackles Climate Change

At the forefront of bringing awareness to all things green is Rep. Henry Waxman (D-CA), who serves as a ranking Democratic member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee.

“ExxonMobil Hates Your Children” and This Ad

There are a plethora of ads put forth by oil companies to promote the “social good” they are doing. As a writer on environmental issues, I happen to be aware of the flip side of the story. So while British Petroleum pushes their “Voices from the Gulf” tourism travelogues about how great it is to [...]

Should Big Oil Receive Taxpayer Subsidies?

“The oil and tax subsidies that go to the top oil producers such as ExxonMobil, Shell, and Chevron are $4 billion plus per year—roughly $43.6 billion over ten years.”

New York City Exhibit Features Artists of Guyanese Heritage

In this exhibit of artists of Guyanese heritage, almost forty works of photography, painting, welded steel, works on paper, and sculpture provided the foundation for expression that covered a continuum from abstraction to political subtext.

“Trashed” Examines Global Waste

As part of the “Reel Pieces” movie series at the 92Y in New York City, Annette Insdorf hosted Jeremy Irons in a screening of Trashed. Irons, the executive producer of the film, also takes on the role of citizen-journalist narrator. Along with director Candida Brady, they explore the issue of global waste—and how each individual [...]

Eve Ensler’s “Emotional Creature” Speaks the Language of Girls

Ensler’s hope and goal is for each individual girl to “empower her authentic self.”