This should be mandatory viewing: four new multimedia films from Northwest artists Benjamin Drummond and Sara Joy Steele. Oyster Farmers, Coastal Tribes, Potato Farmers and Plateau Tribes all explore global climate change through people who live and work in the Pacific Northwest. Each story is less than five minutes long. Climate & Energy MORE >>

  E2 Wire : About one-third of people in the United States say action on climate change is "essential" in 2013, according to a  USA TODAY/ Pew Research Center poll released Thursday. Thirty-four percent of people in the poll called taking action on climate change “essential this year." It has a 2.9 MORE >>

Actress and animal activist Olivia Munn has once again partnered with PETA to shed light on the fur industry, with a horrific, undercover video showing what really happens to animals Read More The post Olivia Munn Narrates New Shocking Anti-Fur Video appeared first on Ecorazzi. Animals Causes News Top News Video olivia munn MORE >>

At the beginning of 2012, the median age of cars on the road was 10.8 years, an all time high, according to WashingtonPost.com. This statistic was somewhat expected by the auto industry since the 2008 financial crisis depressed demand as buyers ready for a new vehicle tried to get a few more years out of [.]. MORE >>

Common Resources : A recent episode of NPR’s  Planet Money discussed Ecuador’s proposed solution to a national dilemma: the fact that a massive oil discovery and a national park happen to be in the same place. Ecuador’s proposal is to forswear drilling – but only if other countries donate half the value of the oil in aid (about $3.6 billion). MORE >>