June, 2007

Senate Energy Bill: Final Week (?)

 |  Jun 18, 2007

The Senate begins its second week debating the energy bill. This bill has tremendous implications for global warming and wildlife. With a handful of votes this week, the Senate could … Read more

Catch the Wave

 |  Jun 14, 2007

Last week when I was in Boulder, Colorado, I met Representative Cynthia Thielen from Hawaii. We had a fascinating discussion on the possibility of wave power. She sent over some … Read more

Senate Energy Bill: “The First Step”

 |  Jun 14, 2007

Yesterday began with the environmental community’s less than favorite Senator, Jim “Hoax” Inhofe, proposing an amendment to require oil companies to build more refineries. (Nothing quite like requiring more oil … Read more

Showing the Way: Corporate Leadership

 |  Jun 13, 2007

Intel and Google announced yesterday that they are coming together with a consortium of major technology companies to implement the Climate Savers Computing Initiative. This energy-saving initiative will reduce global … Read more

Bush Seeks to Mediate on Climate Change

 |  Jun 11, 2007

Check out this article to see a quote from NWF President and CEO, Larry Schweiger, and learn more about how global warming became a central theme of the G-8 summit. … Read more

Some American Cities Driven to Combat Global Warming

 |  Jun 11, 2007

New York City, which has ordered all cabs to "go green" within five years, has joined the growing list of 522 cities self-implementing regulations to cut down on their global … Read more

PSC Bars Coal-Fired Plant

 |  Jun 11, 2007

Concerns about global warming persuaded Florida’s Public Service Commission to reject a plan by the state’s largest utility to build a $5.7 billion coal-fired power plant near Everglades National Park. … Read more

NASA Stresses Ten-Year Window

 |  Jun 6, 2007

New research from NASA and the Columbia University Earth Institute warns of severe consequences from global warming if we do not curb our production of global warming pollution within the … Read more

The Power of Wind

 |  Jun 5, 2007

It’s hard to forget about the renewable power of wind when you’re in the presence of the 365 foot, 1.65 megawatt wind turbine perched near the summit of St. Olaf … Read more

Southern Ocean no Longer Absorbing Carbon

 |  Jun 4, 2007

The Earth’s largest carbon sink – the Southern Ocean – is no longer absorbing carbon.  This may lead heat trapping gases in our atmosphere to rise even faster because one … Read more

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