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The Latest by Jessica A. Knoblauch

Senior Staff Writer

Jessica is a former award-winning journalist. She enjoys wild places and dispensing justice, so she considers her job here to be a pretty amazing fit.

December 2, 2011

Friday Finds: Big Coal’s Big Sugar Daddies

By Jessica A. Knoblauch

Report finds allegedly “green” banks finance dirty coal A recent investigation by a group of non-governmental organizations found that a number of supposedly “green” banks fall into the top 20 institutions to finance coal-mining and coal-fired energy generation, reports the UK Guardian. Taking the first three places is JP Morgan Chase, Citigroup and Bank of …

December 1, 2011

Survivor: The Sea Turtle Edition

By Jessica A. Knoblauch  /  California Office, Florida Office & Mid-Pacific Office

It’s not every day that a wild animal gets a lucky break, but a few months back that’s exactly what happened to Karsten, a peaceful loggerhead sea turtle that was released off of Sombrero Beach in the Florida Keys after months of rehabilitation. Karsten was found back in May with a fishhook in his jaw …

November 27, 2011

Stormy Waters: National Geographic’s David Doubilet, Part II

By Jessica A. Knoblauch

This is the sixth in a series of Q and As on Earthjustice’s oceans work, which works to prevent habitat loss and overfishing, as well as to reduce the impacts of climate change on the ocean. David Doubilet, an acclaimed underwater photographer for National Geographic, talks about his experiences as an underwater photographer and provides tips …

November 25, 2011

Stormy Waters: National Geographic’s David Doubilet, Part I

By Jessica A. Knoblauch

This is the fifth in a series of Q and As on Earthjustice’s oceans work, which works to prevent habitat loss and overfishing, as well as reduce the impacts of climate change on the ocean. David Doubilet, an acclaimed underwater photographer for National Geographic, has spent decades photographing underwater images and has seen firsthand how …

November 23, 2011

Stormy Waters: Earthjustice’s Andrea Treece

By Jessica A. Knoblauch  /  Alaska Office, California Office & Mid-Pacific Office

This is the fourth in a series of Q and As on Earthjustice’s oceans work, which works to prevent habitat loss and overfishing, as well as reduce the impacts of climate change on the ocean. Earthjustice attorney Andrea Treece is part of a core oceans litigation team whose work helps protect forage fish species like …

November 22, 2011

Stormy Waters: Earthjustice’s Roger Fleming

By Jessica A. Knoblauch  /  Oceans Program

Our planet is a blue planet and yet the oceans receive relatively little attention from an environmental perspective.

November 21, 2011

Stormy Waters: Earthjustice’s Patti Goldman on Orcas

By Jessica A. Knoblauch  /  Northwest Office

This is the second in a series of Q and As on Earthjustice’s oceans work, which works to prevent habitat loss and overfishing as well as reduce the impacts of climate change on the ocean. In early 2000, Patti Goldman, Earthjustice’s VP of Litigation, spearheaded efforts to protect the Puget Sound’s threatened orca whale population. …

November 18, 2011

Friday Finds: The CIA’s Climate Change Secret

By Jessica A. Knoblauch

CIA shouldn’t be keeping secrets about climate change A new report by a U.S. government agency known as the Defense Science Board says that the CIA needs to stop being so secret about its climate change research, reports the UK Guardian. Though climate denialism in government seems to be all the rage these days, the …

November 17, 2011

Stormy Waters: Earthjustice’s Steve Roady on Oceans

By Jessica A. Knoblauch  /  Alaska Office, California Office, Florida Office, Headquarters Office, International Program, Mid-Pacific Office, Northeast Office, Northern Rockies Office, Northwest Office, Oceans Program, Policy and Legislation Team, Rocky Mountain Office & Washington, D.C. Office

This is the first in a series of Q and As on Earthjustice’s oceans work, which works to prevent habitat loss and overfishing, as well as reduce the impacts of climate change on the ocean.

November 11, 2011

Friday Finds: Tax Evasion Exxon Style

By Jessica A. Knoblauch

Energy companies dodge taxes while getting rich off subsidies  Most people try to pay as little in taxes as possible, but energy companies like Exxon Mobil and PG&E have taken tax dodging to the extreme by actually making money off taxpayers while paying zero dollars in taxes, reports ThinkProgress. According to an analysis by the …