Sarah Diefendorf is the Executive Director of the Environmental Finance Center at Dominican University of California. She is attending the COP15 talks under the auspices of the League of Women Voters of the U.S. Here she shares her on-the-ground obser...]]> Sarah Diefendorf is the Executive Director of the Environmental Finance Center at Dominican Univeresity of California. She is attending the COP15 talks under the auspices of the League of Women Voters of the U.S. Here she shares her on-the-ground obse...]]> Despite several years of peace and the opening of  a new hospital, another kind of misery is hitting people in parts of Iraq.  Doctors in Fallujah, a major battle zone during the conflict, note a staggering increase in birth defects in the l...]]> India's Central Zoo Authority announced this week that all 140 elephants in the nation's zoos and circuses will be removed to sanctuaries and refuges, where they will be more free to live in the wild. Unfortunately, an additional 3,500 captive elephan...]]> Tomorrow is Election Day, and although it's an off-year, it's an important day in Virginia.  Because our governors can only serve one term, tomorrow Democrat Creigh Deeds (who happens to represent my central Virginia district in the State Senate)...]]> In a bid to ensure the species' preservation, coral samples from around the world will be frozen to save them from destruction by global warming. At a meeting in Copenhagen this week, 120 lawmakers from 16 countries learned of the proposed project by ...]]> Over the past few months, I have published a number of articles explaining my belief that making the transition toward a vegan society is an essential pre-requisite for a peaceful world. As one would expect, discussions following these essays have bee...]]> As you must know by now, the world will gather in Copenhagen, Denmark in December to try to hash out a successor to the Kyoto Protocol. Given recent reports that climate change is accelerating at an even faster rate than anticipated, it is essential ...]]> Today kicks off the start of Animal Action Week sponsored by the International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW) with some help from Leonardo DiCaprio. For over 16 years, IFAW’s Animal Action Week has been addressing issues regarding animal welf...]]> Seventy days before the international climate summit in Copenhagen, hundreds of government officials and business leaders met in New York City on Monday to kick off Climate Week. On Tuesday, President Obama affirmed his commitment to action when he...]]>