Posted May 15, 2012 by Dan Lashof in Moving Beyond Oil, Solving Global Warming
Next year, for the first time since 1977, the U.S. Senate will convene without Richard Lugar. Over at the NRDC Action Fund there is a discussion of the political implications of Lugar’s defeat and Nate Silver has a great statistical...continued→
Posted May 15, 2012 by Anthony Swift in Moving Beyond Oil, Solving Global Warming, U.S. Law and Policy
In the national debate surrounding tar sands expansion and projects like TransCanada’s proposed Keystone XL tar sands pipeline, the powerful voices of Americans on the front lines are often lost in the noise. And it’s easy to see why -...continued→
Posted May 14, 2012 by Jacob Scherr in Curbing Pollution, Green Enterprise, Health and the Environment, Living Sustainably, Moving Beyond Oil, Reviving the World's Oceans, Saving Wildlife and Wild Places, Solving Global Warming, The Media and the Environment
It is easy to feel depressed about the state of the Rio+20 preparations after the recent two weeks of “informal informal” negotiations at the United Nations in New York. The governments managed to reach agreement on less than two dozen...continued→
Posted May 11, 2012 by Michael Davidson in Curbing Pollution, Living Sustainably, Solving Global Warming
Imagine you are trying to come up with the perfect recipe for a summer solstice party you’re hosting with 193 friends. The caveat: each guest insists on picking one ingredient to include in the final dish, and your guests are...continued→
Posted May 11, 2012 by Peter Lehner in Solving Global Warming
In a recent PBS documentary, the mayor of Norfolk, Virginia, Paul Fraim, talks about how flooding has become a monthly occurrence in his town, and how global warming and sea level rise are as much a daily issue for...continued→
Posted May 11, 2012 by Danielle Droitsch in Moving Beyond Oil, Solving Global Warming
James Hansen, Director of the NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies, made another appeal this week to end our reliance on tar sands oil or it will be “game over” for the climate. If we continue to approve pipelines bringing...continued→
Posted May 10, 2012 by Pierre Bull in Green Enterprise, Solving Global Warming
Summer is nearly here, and we’re urging Albany to put more of that New York sunshine to work already! It’s time to show lawmakers that solar power is a priority for New Yorkers. We’re teaming up with an incredible group...continued→
Posted May 10, 2012 by Sierra Martinez in Curbing Pollution, Environmental Justice, Health and the Environment, Solving Global Warming
To develop a sustainable and healthy economy, California policy requires utilities to rely on clean energy resources whenever it is cost-effective and before turning to the dirtier options. The Public Utilities Commission (PUC) just finalized its plans to implement this...continued→
Posted May 10, 2012 by Nathanael Greene in Moving Beyond Oil, Solving Global Warming
Worldwide, and in New York State, solar power is on the verge of something big. Global renewable energy spending is expected to top $2 trillion by 2020, with solar power comprising a substantial share. Only a decade ago, solar was...continued→
Posted May 9, 2012 by Max Baumhefner in Curbing Pollution, Living Sustainably, Moving Beyond Oil, Solving Global Warming
Today, the biggest electric utility in California, the largest car market in the country, took an important step to give drivers access to a cleaner fuel that’s roughly the equivalent of buck-a-gallon gasoline. Pacific Gas & Electric (“PG&E”) has submitted...continued→
