As the House Energy & Commerce Committee continues hearings today on the Waxman-Markey draft climate legislation, President Obama is traveling to Iowa, the nation’s No. 2 wind energy producer: Heather … Read more
Conservation
Sportsmen Tell Congress: We Need Clean Energy Now
Dozens of sportsmen from all across America are in Washington, DC today. They’re here to ask their members of Congress to take bold action on climate and energy legislation. With … Read more
“The Mother of All Climate Weeks”
Today Congress is launching what Politico calls “the mother of all climate weeks“: Fifty-four witnesses will testify on climate change legislation in three full days before the House Energy and … Read more
Help Protect Wildlife Threatened by Alien Invasion
For centuries, America’s wildlife and wild places have been under threat from the ongoing introduction of non-native plant and animal species into our country’s ecosystems. As one example, back in … Read more
Real Question for GOP on Energy: Where’s the Beef?
House Minority Leader John Boehner (R-MI) has gotten a lot of unwanted attention for yesterday’s appearance on ABC’s This Week. Boehner told host George Stephanopoulous, “George, the idea that carbon … Read more
Breaking: Major EPA Climate Decision Expected Today
Just in from Reuters: WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is expected to declare on Friday that greenhouse gas emissions like carbon dioxide endanger human health and welfare, … Read more
Energy Reform: It’s Time to Work Together
Let’s start with the air that we breathe. Carbon dioxide, an invisible heat-trapping gas, has increased by 36 percent from pre-industrial levels in the atmosphere, and its buildup will trigger … Read more
EPA Decision On Global Warming And Threats To Public Health, Welfare Expected Soon
In a telephone press briefing today, environmental leaders from NWF, Sierra Club, NRDC, and Environment America explained the history and significance of an expected announcement by the Environmental Protection Agency. … Read more
Unemployed Americans Seek Training For Green Collar Jobs
As the economy continues to shed jobs, American community colleges are reporting a surge of the unemployed enrolling in courses that offer green jobs training. The courses teach students how … Read more
Got a Few Minutes to Walk In for Wildlife This Week?
I know many of you have sent in emails and made phone calls to advocate on behalf of bold climate action to safeguard wildlife from global warming, but this week … Read more
