Green Guru: Do Electric Cars Really Reduce Pollution?
The emissions of an electric car from production to the charging station.
Audubon MagazineSeptember-October 2011
Trash Fish: It's What's For Dinner
January 24, 2012 — Obscure fish are becoming the increasingly trendy eco-choice meal.
World's Largest Bat Colony Benefits Birds and Farms
January 17, 2012 — The bats in Texas's Bracken Cave are effective insecticides. Preserving the land where they live helps other wildlife, too.
Poison Control
October 20, 2011 — New rodenticide regulations protect raptors and could save seabirds.
A Garden Grows in New Orleans
October 20, 2011 — Jenga Mwendo is greening a little corner of her hometown.
The Long Goodbye
October 07, 2011 — A new book traces one ornithologist’s quixotic efforts to study and preserve the ivory-billed woodpecker.
Rays That Pay
October 06, 2011 — Enticed by state and federal energy incentives, a utility rebate program, and falling prices for solar panels, a Colorado couple hooks their home up to the sun.
Climate Solutions
Here Comes the Sun
October 04, 2011 — The Southwest’s deserts offer promise for solar power development. They also boast incredible biodiversity. New initiatives are looking to tap into the vast energy potential without threatening the wildlife and plants that depend on this fragile land.
Off the Beaten Path
September 29, 2011 — Wildlife tracking is making a comeback, attracting outdoor enthusiasts and biologists alike. For some it’s an engrossing hobby; for others it’s a critical contribution to conservation.
Lights, Binoculars, Action!
September 22, 2011 — Steve Martin, Jack Black, and Owen Wilson chat about portraying birders hell-bent on tallying the most species in their new film The Big Year.
The Big Screen
September 22, 2011 — The author writes about what it’s like to have his book made into a major motion picture featuring some of Hollywood’s biggest stars. Will birding ever be the same?
Free-Range Chickens
September 09, 2011 — Lesser prairie chickens are almost cooked. But in the West, sensible planning and healthy partnerships hold promise—if Americans would only abandon their current policy of wind, oil, and gas development anywhere, at any cost.
