Tony Iallonardo’s Archive

VIDEO – BP Disaster Looms Over Climate Talks in Cancun

 |  Dec 7, 2010

The well is capped but NWF President and CEO Larry Schweiger is pressing the case at the climate treaty talks in Cancun that fossil fuel extraction remains an inherently dangerous business.  … Read more

VIDEO – Update from the International Climate Talks

 |  Dec 6, 2010

The international climate talks can be complex to summarize and are certainly massive in scope. Hans Verolme, NWF climate negotiations adviser, helps cut through the clutter and in this video talks about … Read more

Kyoto Love Letter Tries to Rekindle Romance at Climate Talks

 |  Dec 6, 2010

Love affairs can lose their spark, and turn bittersweet, like the candy “Time for Climate Justice” is handing out at the climate talks in Cancun. Has the international community fallen … Read more

(VIDEO) Enviros Launch Ads Attacking Dirty Tar Sands Pipeline

 |  Nov 30, 2010

A coalition of conservation and environmental groups that include NWF are calling on President Obama to put the brakes on the rush to rapid tar sands extraction that is polluting … Read more

Next Round of Climate Talks a Challenge

 |  Nov 22, 2010

As we discussed in a recent post, getting progress at the international climate talks that kick off next week in Cancun, Mexico will be a challenge. What forward movement we see in … Read more

Texas Landowners Being Abused by TransCanada Tar Sands Giant?

 |  Nov 18, 2010

Reports of landowner abuses by tar sands pipeline oil giant Transcanada are well documented in Nebraska.  But some reports of abuse are popping up in Texas, including alleged instances of … Read more

EPA Takes Another Key Step on Global Warming Pollution

 |  Nov 10, 2010

Much like the recently announced clean vehicle rules that will take our fleet to an average of 60 miles per gallon in the decades to come, today’s new clean air … Read more

Senators Raise Concerns About Dirty Fuels Pipeline

 |  Nov 3, 2010

Eleven U.S. senators, led by Patrick Leahy (D-VT) and Jeff Merkley (D-OR), have written to Secretary of State Hillary Clinton calling on her to respond to detailed questions about the environmental impacts … Read more

Election – Bright Spots for Environment Despite Mixed Returns

 |  Nov 3, 2010

The voters have spoken and 2011 will bring us a more conservative Congress where many winners ran on promises of rolling back federal spending, elements of the health care reform … Read more

Climate Denier Senators Awash in Petro Euros

 |  Oct 25, 2010

Who knows if they sip Beaujolais and nibble on artisan cheeses, but they have a big appetite for foreign European oil money, including money from BP. It’s unclear if the donations … Read more