Conservation

The Green Roadway Project: U.S. Highways As Alternative Energy Corridors

 |  Jul 16, 2009

One way to create wind, solar and other alternative energy facilities with less impact on the environment could be to place them along highways, The Green Roadway Project is examining … Read more

Reflection from Prince William Sound

 |  Jul 16, 2009

Just weeks before the nation’s largest, most destructive oil spill, I flew over Prince William Sound and marveled at its raw untrammeled beauty in mid-winter. It has been twenty years … Read more

30 Years Later, Finally Time for Change?

 |  Jul 15, 2009

I was really struck by the piece by Gordon Stewart in the New York Times today, Carter’s Speech Therapy. Stewart reminds us that it was 30 years ago today when … Read more

Video: CAP’s Joe Romm on ACES

 |  Jul 15, 2009

Here’s an interview with Joe Romm, senior fellow at the Center for American Progress and blogger at Climate Progress. Joe’s a fascinating player in the clean energy & climate legislation … Read more

Ohio Senator Demands EPA Fudge ACES Numbers

 |  Jul 14, 2009

You have to check out this letter. It’s from Sen. George Voinovich to Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lisa Jackson. Sen. Voinovich is informing Jackson that he’s refusing to let her … Read more

Quote of the Week

 |  Jul 14, 2009

"I know that in the past the has sometimes fallen short of meeting our responsibilities. Let me be clear: those days are over."   —President Obama, pledging America's commitment to … Read more

Highlight of the Week – Senate Prepares to Answer Call With New Energy Legislation

 |  Jul 14, 2009

It's still early in session for the U.S. Senate, but you wouldn't know it by the progress being made on clean energy leMomentum has picked up quickly on a Senate … Read more

Economic Message of the Week – White House Report: Green Jobs Booming

 |  Jul 14, 2009

According to a report released Monday by President Obama’s Council of Economic Advisors, jobs in the environmental sector are increasing at a faster rate than those in other sectors, and … Read more

House Members Lauded for Passing Energy Bill

 |  Jul 14, 2009

Though the Senate is still moving ahead with clean energy legislation, advocacy groups haven't forgotten the contributions already made by lawmakers in the fight against global warming. In a series … Read more

G-8 Leaders Agree On Temperature Threshold

 |  Jul 14, 2009

Leaders of the world’s foremost industrial nations agreed last week to take action to prevent temperatures from rising more than 3.6 degrees Fahrenheit above the average levels of the era … Read more