Conservation

High School Students Speak Up at Power Shift ’09

 |  Mar 2, 2009

During lunch on Saturday, I went from table to table to ask groups of students why they had come to Power Shift and what they were hoping to gain. Two … Read more

Van Jones Addresses PowerShift ’09

 |  Mar 2, 2009

Have you ever heard Van Jones speak? If you haven’t, take 10 minutes to watch this video from this weekend’s PowerShift ’09 conference: Meanwhile, DC is getting a reminder that … Read more

Environmental Justice Takes Center Stage at Power Shift ’09 Opening Session

,  |  Feb 28, 2009

Power Shift, a conference and lobby event that aimed to bring 10,000 young people to the Capitol to take action on climate change and environmental degradation, took a turn for … Read more

Video: How Cap-and-Trade Works

 |  Feb 26, 2009

Ever since President Obama called on Congress to pass a carbon cap, we've been getting questions about how a cap-and-trade system would work. Here's a short video explaining it, take … Read more

Bird Movements Reveal Global Warming Impacts

 |  Feb 25, 2009

North American birds are moving northward and inland in response to global warming, according to a new in-depth report by the National Audubon Society. Analyses of citizen-gathered data from 40 … Read more

Healthy Forests Absorb 1/5 Of Global Warming Pollution

 |  Feb 25, 2009

Tropical trees have grown bigger over the past half century and now absorb 20 percent of global warming pollution from the atmosphere, emphasizing the urgent need to preserve threatened forests, … Read more

U.S. Intelligence: Global Warming Threatens Security

 |  Feb 25, 2009

The new head of U.S. intelligence and top adviser to President Barack Obama has reiterated that global warming is a top threat to the national security of the United States. … Read more

Study: Huge Electric Productivity Gap, Efficiency Alone Could Save States Money

 |  Feb 25, 2009

Simply using energy more efficiently could narrow some state budget gaps, according to a new Rocky Mountain Institute (RMI) report. Efficiency alone could cut 30 percent of U.S. electric use … Read more

Momentum For Climate Action Picks Up Steam In The Nation’s Capital

 |  Feb 25, 2009

Momentum for comprehensive climate legislation is mounting in Washington, DC. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid says he wants to introduce a bill to tackle global warming by the end of … Read more

President Obama: “It begins with energy.”

 |  Feb 25, 2009

That was how President Obama introduced his roadmap for economic recovery last night in his first address to Congress (read the text or watch the video). The President knows we … Read more