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No More Delays on Climate Action, Enviro CEOs tell White House

 |  Sep 20, 2011

Less than a week after the Environmental Protection Agency said it was delaying release of  proposed new standards to rein in global warming pollution from new and existing power plants, … Read more

Keystone XL a Job Killer, Says Cornell

 |  Sep 8, 2011

Echoing some of our previous posts, the Cornell Global Labor Institute has just released it’s analysis of the job impacts from the controversial Keystone XL tar sands pipeline.  Their take?  … Read more

Double Your Own Fuel Economy

 |  Aug 1, 2011

Getting excited about the President’s fuel efficiency announcement Average fuel economy in America today is about 26 miles per gallon (mpg) across all cars and light trucks (SUV’s, pickups, etc.).  The … Read more

Offshore Wind Power One Step Closer to Reality in U.S.

 |  May 13, 2011

Today, the Obama administration proposed to eliminate a speedbump on the road to clean wildlife-friendly energy.  The Interior Department said they are doing away with an unnecessary and redundant step … Read more

Make Solar Energy Wildlife Friendly!

 |  Apr 1, 2011

I’m a big believer in renewable energy and reducing pollution that leads to climate change, but I’m also a big believer in protecting wildlife habitat.  So, what’s a person to … Read more

Public Backlash Intensifies Against Polluter Bailout Bill

,  |  Feb 27, 2011

Oil companies and other polluters have once again convinced a new crop of political leaders to take a crowbar to the nation’s environmental laws and try to wedge open a few new … Read more

Spring Greening: Obama Calls for Americans to “Get Outside!”

 |  Feb 17, 2011

Spring is around the corner and Americans are excited to get back outside! The Obama Administration agrees, yesterday releasing the America’s Great Outdoors report, which serves as a blueprint for how … Read more

New White House Report on Great Outdoors

,  |  Feb 16, 2011

Today President Obama is announcing a new conservation and recreation agenda for the country, detailed in a report entitled “America’s Great Outdoors.” The President established the America’s Great Outdoors initiative … Read more

UPDATE – Canadian PM’s White House Visit Stirs Controversy Over Dirty Energy

 |  Feb 3, 2011

President Obama and Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper will meet Friday and “clean energy” is reportedly on the agenda according to the Canadian Broadcasting Company.  More likely to come up however is dirty energy … Read more

American-made Electric Cars: President Obama and High School Students Agree

 |  Jan 26, 2011

In last night’s State of the Union address, President Obama reiterated his goal to see 1 million plug-in and electric vehicles on the road by 2015.  Electric vehicles (EVs) are … Read more