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Federal Government Moves to Slash Its Emissions & Energy Costs

 |  Jan 29, 2010

The White House today revealed details of a plan to slash the federal government’s energy usage. The move is expected to cut the federal government’s global warming pollution 28% by … Read more

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Permeable Concrete Reduces Emissions

,  |  Dec 22, 2009

By Maryruth Belsey Priebe Concrete has earned a bad rap as a high-energy construction material, but some institutions, like the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC-CH) and Auburn … Read more

Saving Forests and Reducing Global Warming Pollution

 |  Dec 17, 2009

By:  Larry J. Schweiger Carbon released into the atmosphere when trees are cut down contributes about the same amount of global warming pollution as the world’s entire transportation sector. Which … Read more

COP15 Update: The Answer is in the Forest

 |  Dec 16, 2009

With deforestation responsible for roughly 15 percent of global greenhouse gas emissions, we have an opportunity to bridge a significant gap between what science tells us is necessary to avoid catastrophic climate change and the amount of reductions nations like the U.S. are willing to put on the table. Read more

Copenhagen Days 2-3 (China-US Youth Workshop, Biodiversity and Alternative Energy in the Developing World)

 |  Dec 16, 2009

Thursday, December 12 (Day 2) One of the issues with getting new, clean technology into developing countries has been the worry that giving this equipment away often leads to misuse. … Read more

Copenhagen Day 1 (EPA’s Lisa Jackson, Smart Grids, Weatherization)

 |  Dec 14, 2009

Wednesday, December 9 (Day 1) McNair Wagner, Robert Boyd and I woke up very early this morning (7am CET = 1am EST), put on our warmest clothes and made our … Read more

One Minute to Midnight: Educating for Action

 |  Oct 17, 2009

Responsibility is in the air at this weekend’s Bioneers conference. The attendees are, by and large, concerned about the impact they and their organizations exert on a stressed planet, and … Read more

Momentum For Wildlife

 |  Oct 2, 2009

I was glad to see the Senate release the Clean Energy Jobs and American Power Act. The clock is ticking ever faster for wildlife and our planet as accelerating climate … Read more

NWF: New Fuel Efficiency Standards “Important and Overdue Step”

 |  Sep 15, 2009

The Obama administration today unveiled stronger fuel efficiency standards for cars and trucks and tougher rules on vehicle greenhouse gas emissions: The administration estimated the requirements would cost up to … Read more

Brazil’s Environment Head Says Amazon Deforestation Is Slowing

 |  Sep 1, 2009

The CO2 emissions caused by deforestation make Brazil a top-tier global warming polluter that has been criticized for not moving more quickly to save its vast but diminishing Amazon basin … Read more