Global Warming Staff’s Archive

Poll: 60 Percent Back Carbon Cap

A CNN poll shows 60 percent of Americans support a plan that restricts carbon pollution and institutes a system for trading emission allowances.   The survey comes as deliberations begin in the Senate Environment … Read more

Stat Experts Confirm Warming Trend

As if the thoroughly discredited theory of global cooling needed another strike against it, statistics experts have come out with a new rebuttal of the well-worn climate-denier chestnut.   A review of … Read more

Sen. Bingaman Champions Legislation to Address Climate Impacts on Wildlife

Senate Energy & Natural Resources Committee Chair Jeff Bingaman (D-NM) introduced legislation aimed at safeguarding wildlife and natural resources, and the essential goods and services they provide to every American, … Read more

NWF CEO Testifies Before EPW

National Wildlife Federation President and CEO Larry Schweiger testified before the U.S. Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works on the urgent need to pass comprehensive clean energy and climate legislation that … Read more

Congress Advances Conservation Priorities in Interior Appropriations Bill

The House and Senate recently cleared a $32.2 billion Interior and Environment appropriations bill for the 2010 fiscal year that includes $385 million for programs that address global warming.    … Read more

Billions in Clean Energy Bonds Announced

The U.S. Department of Treasury announced the allotment of $2.2 billion in Clean Renewable Energy Bonds for hundreds of public power companies and cooperatives, helping them access lower cost credit and encourage … Read more

Highlight of the Week: Latest Version of Energy Legislation Most Ambitious Yet

Senate Environment and Public Works Committee Chairman Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.) unveiled a newer, more ambitious version of climate and energy legislation that calls for reducing U.S. carbon pollution, promoting energy … Read more

Economic Message of the Week: Report: Energy Legislation Could Boost Economy

A new report shows energy legislation would create millions of jobs, raise income levels, and strengthen the U.S. economy. The analysis, released by Environmental Entrepreneurs, is based on collaborative research by teams at … Read more

Communities Push for Energy Legislation

As the Senate Committee on Environment & Public Works kicks off hearings on the Clean Energy Jobs and American Power Act, leaders from communities on the frontlines of climate impacts … Read more

Christian Coalition Pushes for Energy Legislation

The Christian Coalition has joined the National Wildlife Federation to push for comprehensive climate and energy legislation. The religious grassroots organization teamed with NWF to release an advertisement calling for action … Read more