Brian Palmer covers daily environmental news for OnEarth. His science writing has appeared in Slate, The Washington Post, the New York Times, and many other publications.
Strike Three for the Tar Sands Pipelines?
TransCanada announced on Thursday a two-year delay in the completion of its proposed Energy East pipeline.
April 8, 2015
Climate Game Change
The leaders of the world’s two largest greenhouse gas emitters promised to cap carbon pollution in 15 to 20 years.
November 13, 2014
The Tar Sands Bubble
Without KXL, tar sands are a bad investment. By fighting the pipeline, activists have disrupted the industry’s bottom line.
October 7, 2014
Not in Anybody’s Backyard
The EPA’s new oil refinery rules are another half-step toward environmental justice.
October 1, 2014
Chalk Like an Egyptian
The authors ran their observations through a mathematical model and provided proof of an environmental maxim: a diverse ecological community is a strong ecological community.
September 15, 2014
Burning the Budget
The U.S. Forest Service is spending so much of its money fighting fires that it’s struggling to keep our national forests healthy.
August 28, 2014