• Climate, Jobs and Justice

    Updated: 2010-03-19 02:13:46
    Yes, it’s true. With a historic vote scheduled in the House of Representatives this weekend on partial reform of the nation’s health care system, the Senate has begun moving forward on a climate bill as well. Maybe some good things are going to happen in this Congress after all. But let’s not get carried away. If [...]

  • Some U.K. government ads on global warming too scary

    Updated: 2010-03-18 18:34:02
    “Is global warming the new apocalypse?” asks The Times of London in an article focusing on children’s fears about global warming in the context of a scare-mongering U.K. government advertising  campaign to promote climate-change awareness. Recently the Advertising Standards Authority ruled that some…

  • First US Tar Sands to Break Ground in Utah

    Updated: 2010-03-17 21:06:24
    In Grand County, Utah, people are thirsty. Utah is a desert state; it’s a thirsty place. What we love about Utah is its unique, gorgeous, otherworldly geography, which keeps us coming back or sticking around. So explain this logic to me: a horrifying and unprecedented project could put Utah’s Canyonlands National Park and Glen Canyon [...]

  • Bolivia summit to seek global climate change referendum

    Updated: 2010-03-17 14:12:12
    Grist A Beacon in the Smog Hot : Topics Ask Umbra Grist TV SXSW Electric bikes Gross food Follow : Grist The almond joy of do-it-yourself candy bars Nations now free to fish bluefin tuna to extinction One year later , a Happy Meal doesn't decompose Log in or Register Climate Energy Food Living Politics Placemaking Business News Search Grist Morales imperative Bolivia summit to seek global climate change referendum 2 by Agence France-Presse 17 Mar 2010 7:12 AM Read More About Bolivia Climate Energy news Politics Print Bolivian President Evo Morales LA PAZ An alternative people's conference on climate change in the Bolivian city of Cochabamba in April will seek to advance an international global warming referendum , organizers said . Tuesday The only thing that can save mankind from a climate tragedy is the exercise of global democracy , said Bolivia's United Nations Ambassador Pablo Solon , a key organizer of the . summit A priority of the meeting would be discussing the possibility of a global referendum with the goal of reaching two billion people , he told . reporters Thousands of people , mostly members of social movements and indigenous groups , are expected to attend the

  • Be Careful What You Wish For…

    Updated: 2010-03-16 18:39:20
    For many years, the climate alarmist movement pushed the development of corn ethanol as the “fuel of the future” on the grounds that it would decrease fossil fuel emissions. As I detail in my book, The Really Inconvenient Truths, massive…

  • Be Careful What You Wish For…

    Updated: 2010-03-16 18:39:20
    For many years, the climate alarmist movement pushed the development of corn ethanol as the “fuel of the future” on the grounds that it would decrease fossil fuel emissions. As I detail in my book, The Really Inconvenient Truths, massive…

  • China and India to report their global warming pollution every two years

    Updated: 2010-03-16 12:17:33
    Grist A Beacon in the Smog Hot : Topics Ask Umbra Grist TV SXSW Electric bikes Gross food Follow : Grist The almond joy of do-it-yourself candy bars Nations now free to fish bluefin tuna to extinction One year later , a Happy Meal doesn't decompose Log in or Register Climate Energy Food Living Politics Placemaking Business News Search Grist Reporting for Duty China and India to report their global warming pollution every two years by Jake Schmidt 16 Mar 2010 5:17 AM Read More About China Climate Energy Copenhagen Accord Copenhagen climate talks India Politics UNFCCC Print Both China and India have now reaffirmed that they will report their global warming emissions every two years . The framework of this was agreed in the Copenhagen Accord which outlined that every two years developing countries will report their national emissions inventories and emission reduction actions based upon internationally agreed guidelines as I discussed here Here is what the Accord actually said in this : regard Mitigation actions subsequently taken and envisaged by Non-Annex I Parties , including national inventory reports , shall be communicated through national communications every two years on the

  • 72-Hour Campaign Generates 300,000 Calls

    Updated: 2010-03-15 13:55:59
    Our regular readers will remember this recent post about the launch of our 72 Hours for Clean American Power calling campaign. EDF joined forces with 10 fellow environmental organizations to flood the Senate with calls demanding action on climate change legislation. We're happy to say the campaign was a big success.  An amazing 300,000 of you called [...]

  • Can the U.S. Compete with China? Fred Krupp Says "Yes"

    Updated: 2010-03-12 21:59:19
    China's growing economic power is a growing concern for many Americans. Can the U.S. continue to compete with China in the global marketplace? In a new piece for Reuters, EDF President Fred Krupp says "yes" — through the power of comprehensive climate and energy legislation. Fred talks about the new "tripartisan" effort to pass a climate and clean energy [...]

  • CEI Weekly: CEI Argues Against Climate Change Policies

    Updated: 2010-03-12 18:32:16
    CEI weekly is a compilation of articles and blogs from CEI's staff. This week features Will Yeatman and Chris Horner's dual op-eds in the Washington Times and Horner's clash on Fox News.

  • Bring Up a Petition, Then Rule on It

    Updated: 2010-03-11 22:34:02
    Imagine lobbyists for the Environmental Defense Fund, Natural Resources Defense Council, and the Nature Conservancy controlled an EPA rulemaking panel that would decide whether a petition to cap greenhouse gas emissions sponsored by the U.S. Climate Action Partnership — an alliance…

  • Climate Alarm Declining - Gallup

    Updated: 2010-03-11 19:37:05
    Gallup’s annual update of Americans’ attitudes on things environmental found that 48% of Americans believe the seriousness of global warming is generally exaggerated, up from 41% in 2009, and 31% in 1997, when Gallup first posed the question. Similarly, the percentage…

  • Climate Debate in Halls of Utah Legislature

    Updated: 2010-03-11 19:32:14
    I don’t know if I’ve ever seen a state legislator go toe-to-toe on the climate change issue with an alarmist, but the Fox News affiliate in Salt Lake City caught that very thing on camera this week. On Wednesday after a…

  • Kerry-Graham-Lieberman: The Tax Formerly Known As Cap-and-Trade

    Updated: 2010-03-11 16:38:49
    My colleague Julie Walsh flags a funny statement by Sen. Joe Lieberman (I-CT), quoted earlier this week (Mar. 9) in Greenwire (subscription required). Although Lieberman, Sen. John Kerry (D-MA), and Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) want to include cap-and-trade in their draft climate…

  • Lagerfeld, Chanel - Jumping the Shark with Global Warming Fashion?

    Updated: 2010-03-11 16:02:11
    Did Karl Lagerfeld jump the shark with his fall-winter 2010-11 ready-to-wear collection for Chanel?  The collection - by one of the most famous and historic design houses in the world - was described by the AP as global warming in theme,…

  • Unseasonably Warm Weather at Vancouver Olympics Portends Demise of Winter Games

    Updated: 2010-03-10 15:00:00
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  • Final Hours: Join Hundreds of Thousands in Calling the Senate!

    Updated: 2010-03-04 21:33:54
    Starting this Tuesday, we asked you to call your senators and demand clean energy legislation. We joined up with several other groups and challenged you to get as many calls in as possible within 72 hours. You have already surpassed our greatest hopes by absolutely flooding the Senate: We believe we've collectively, across the [...]

  • Hall of Fame Goalie Mike Richter Calls for Action on Climate Change

    Updated: 2010-03-02 22:29:30
    A new voice has joined the chorus demanding action on climate change — one that will be familiar to any winter sports fans reading this. Hockey legend Mike Richter says he worries that future generations of children won't be able to skate on frozen ponds the way he did when he was young. The Hall of Fame [...]

  • 72 Hours, Thousands of Calls

    Updated: 2010-03-02 20:28:48
    We need your help to unleash our clean energy future, create millions of new jobs, and reduce the carbon pollution that causes global warming. Join EDF and Clean Energy Works as we call Senators and demand climate action. Today is the first day of the 72 Hours for Clean American Power calling campaign. From today through Thursday, [...]

  • China Takes the Lead on Clean Energy Jobs: How the U.S. Can Still Win

    Updated: 2010-02-26 15:35:03
    A majority of Americans are worried that the United States’ role in the world economy will diminish in the coming years, according to a new Washington Post-ABC News poll. But the truth is, China is already beating the U.S. to clean energy jobs. China is quickly becoming the global powerhouse in clean energy manufacturing and innovation, dwarfing [...]

  • Why Walmart's Carbon Commitment Can Make Such a Difference

    Updated: 2010-02-25 17:56:36
    Archimedes said "Give me a place to stand, and I shall move the earth," when explaining the principle of levers. Leverage is the big news about Walmart's announcement today. The company has committed to reducing 20 million metric tons of carbon pollution from its products lifecycle and supply chain over the next five years. [...]

  • Help EDAF Get 100,000 Letters for Climate Action

    Updated: 2010-02-23 19:09:03
    If we want to fight climate change, improve our national security, boost our economy and create jobs, then we need the Senate to pass a comprehensive clean energy and climate bill — and do it soon. That's why EDAF has launched a campaign to get 100,000 letters for climate action. We want to make sure your Senator knows [...]

  • Weather and Climate in the Face of the "Snowpocalypse"

    Updated: 2010-02-19 22:13:10
    While Washington was buried under several feet of snow, we all needed some entertainment. Fortunately, leaders of the anti-science movement were happy to provide it.  Sen. DeMint (R-SC) said: "It's going to keep snowing in DC until Al Gore cries 'uncle,'" while Sen Inhofe (R-OK) built an igloo dubbed "Al Gore's New Home." Sean [...]

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