The California State Teachers' Retirement System (CalSTRS) has been an international leader in green investments and pushing for corporate accountability on environmental and climate issues. CalSTRS recently released their tenth...

Since 2006, record-breaking drought has plagued Syria—with devastating consequences for their agriculture and the people who depend on it. The government hasn’t helped: it actually made it harder for the...

Cross-Posted from DeSmogBlog U.S. Senator John Hoeven (R-ND) recently came out in support of the Dakota Access pipeline, the hotly contested Energy Transfer Partners-owned pipeline envisioned to move oil obtained via hydraulic fracturing...

Cross-Posted from DeSmogBlog On February 9, just days before the death of Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia, the U.S. Supreme Court granted a stay freezing President Barack Obama's Clean Power Plan...

Co-written with Paul Naude, VISSLA CEO and board member of the Surf Industry Manufacturer’s Association There is no contesting the fact that oil spills cause catastrophic damage. The BP Deepwater...

Vermont Bill Would Establish the Nation's First Program for Certifying Regenerative Farms. Los Angeles, California - (Wednesday, Feb 10) Kiss the Ground and Regeneration International today announced support for Vermont's...

One of the core functions of government is to provide for public safety.   Unfortunately, in recent weeks the entire country has been witness to the absolute breakdown of this...

COP21 - The Deal is Done The COP21 climate deal is done and it provides a very strong foundation for addressing climate change. I spent the past two weeks watching...

Innovative California green finance programs are praised in a new U S Department of Energy report on innovative "Energy Investment Partnerships" (EIPs). The report, “Energy Investment Partnerships: How State and...

While the world focused on a deal to reduce emissions, another international initiative was quietly signed at the Paris climate conference, highlighting a critical but little known climate solution: soil....

Presidential Candidates Promote Damaging Energy Source In Greek mythology, the Hydra is a creature that belches poison gas and sprays caustic blood when injured. And, every time you try to...

California is the leading sub-national government in the world in climate solution investments. Using Cap and Trade revenues and other resources, California climate spending includes research and development, financial incentives...