Farewell to Africa’s Elegant Antelope?

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Jun 20, 2014 The continent's most endangered large mammal species is the hirola, with just over 400 of the animals living in a narrow strip of "sandy, thorny wilderness along Kenya's volatile border with Somalia" -- down from 15,000 in the mid-1970s. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Trek West for the Big Picture

By Chip Ward, TomDispatch Jun 25, 2013 At this very moment, John Davis is trekking 6,000 miles through a chain of mountain ranges that stretches like a spine across North America from the Sierra Madres of Mexico through the Rockies of the American West up into Canada. He and his partners along the route are advocating for what they call “landscape connectivity” on a continental scale. Dig deeper ( 13 Min. Read )

Bad News for Threatened Species: We Don’t Need You

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Sep 11, 2012 An international grouping of scientists has published a list of 100 species headed for imminent extinction. Blame human greed and the relentless destruction of habitat. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Brown Is the New Green in Trendy Los Angeles

Staff / Truthdig Aug 27, 2009 It takes a lot of someone else's water to keep L.A.’s palm trees growing and its Jacuzzis bubbling, but Angelenos are defying their moochy reputation and conserving like nobody's business. The city's mayor thanked his citizens for their double-digit cuts in water and power consumption last month -- in the thick of summer no less. Update Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

California Feels the Heat

Staff / Truthdig Jun 5, 2008 Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has made it official: California is in a drought. It's the first official drought declaration for the Golden State in 17 years. Schwarzenegger has threatened water rationing to protect the state's $32 billion agriculture industry. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Decision on Bears: Bush Is on the Clock

Staff / Truthdig Apr 30, 2008 George Bush's U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service hasn't been the most proactive defender of the environment. The agency has been avoiding a decision on the fate of the polar bear since 2005, but a federal judge has just ordered the administration to officially classify the world's largest land predator endangered or not by May 15. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Who Are You Calling a Gas Guzzler?

Staff / Truthdig Feb 17, 2007 Although California has a reputation for smog-choked freeways and self-indulgent excess, the Golden State consumes less energy per capita than any other state in the union. What's the secret? A combination of tough regulation and high prices. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )