Peter Getty is a philanthropist and contributing blogger for the Huffington Post. His work and writings revolve around environmental issues. Getty's philanthropic initiatives, as well as the organizations he supports, are committed to protecting the environment and spreading environmental awareness.
December rain gave Californian's some hope that mother nature may have relent and provide much-needed relief to the drought. Debates even arose over whether we should celebrate a month of higher-than-usual rain or wait until a wetter trend is more evident. It turns out waiting would have been better. January has been virtually ...
Delta Smelt, the small endangered species of fish that inhabits the upper Sacramento-San Joaquin Estuary, must be worried about the next Congress, which takes office January 6th. A message to environmentalists and California Democrats that the water wars are far from over, Congress passed a California drought bill Tuesday ...
Though I’ve written a good deal about California’s three-year-strong drought and its various devastating consequences, sometimes the best way to really understand an event is visually. We can discuss the threat to animal life and ecosystems, the struggle to deal with challenges both politically and socially, and even present ...
For many of us, solar energy has always made sense. Decades ago, the technology was criticized for being too inefficient to be considered at scale. These days, the technology has advanced so much, it's clear that soon solar energy will be a major part of our renewable energy plan. I discuss this in more detail in my most recent ...