Today, Sept. 29, 2013 Biologists Lynn Rogers and Sue Mansfield of the Wildlife Research Institute and North American Bear Center reported a sad conclusion.  June, a collared adult black bear, is presumed killed, and there is no word on...

Unlike the last meeting, this year’s U.N. International Panel on Climate Change quorum rang with a scary and “inconvenient” (Al Gore) truth: global warming is happening and the finger is pointing right in the mirror...

Residents of Bakersfield and Kern County live with arguably the worst air quality in the country. They also face risks from hazardous materials, wastes, and water pollution. Despite the efforts of local, state, and federal environmental officials, however, some people...

After looking high and low for news about the United Nation’s release of the new Climate Change report today (9/27/2013) of the IPCC WGI AR5, I could find nothing. Zip (except this, by Rochester City Newspaper...

East and Gulf coast residents can breathe a cautious sigh of relief. It’s the statistical end of peak hurricane season. A season that has broken numerous records as the least active in recent history. But, as it is...

Today, September 27, 2013, Greenpeace International released information about the status of 30 Greenpeace associates being held in  Murmansk, a Russian port city on the Kola Bay, an inlet of the Barents Sea. The 28 activists plus a photographer...

The California Air Resources Board (ARB) today announced that it has approved an additional $72.5 million to help fund clean vehicle programs in the state. The goal is to reduce emissions of toxic pollutants and greenhouse gases from cars...

Over the years, as air quality in various locations in California and the nation worsened, including Bakersfield and the San Joaquin Valley, government mandated regulations to curb air pollution forced a switch from solid and liquid fuels to the burning...

They came from Pennsylvania, Texas and Wyoming, armed with a petition of over 250,000 signatures. They held a press conference in front of the White House on Wednesday. They represent people who have been damaged in one way or...

Kern County is part of the San Joaquin Valley Air Basin, which has some of the worst, if not the worst, air quality in the nation. There are many different sources of air pollution that contribute to the problem. One...

Can "carbon ranching" actually help California in the short term? The basic understanding is that carbon gets absorbed by plants and trees. The more plants and trees there are, the more carbon emissions can be removed from the...

Bakersfield and Kern County are known for agriculture, crude oil production, and Country & Western music (i.e., the Bakersfield Sound), but, did you know that there are several wilderness areas set aside by either the government or private interests...