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.
California is leading the charge in setting and meeting goals to reduce the use of fossil fuels that are causing climate change. Utilities are expected to be using 40% renewable energy sources by 2025, and by 2050, the state will have reduced greenhouse emissions by 80%. Not bad for a state whose GDP is nearly one eighth of the ...
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 ...
President Obama unveiled his new EPA rules on coal fueled power plants, which if implemented may just be the major tentpole of this president's legacy. Though many Americans aren't clamoring for environmental restrictions in light of other domestic issues, there is a strong segment of the country that has criticized the president ...