Posted by Frances Beinecke in Moving Beyond Oil
Derrick Evans squinted into the sunlight glaring off the brackish water of Grand Bayou, an hour's drive south of New Orleans, filled his lungs with the pungent air of the fertile delta wetlands, and gazed off toward the Gulf of...
Posted by Frances Beinecke in Curbing Pollution , Moving Beyond Oil , Solving Global Warming
High over the Gulf of Mexico, I looked down in horror and sadness Wednesday at the site of the massive BP oil spill. Clear blue waters were streaked with rivers of crude oil, a thick brown stew of petroleum toxics...
Posted by Frances Beinecke in Moving Beyond Oil , Solving Global Warming
Today, Senator Kerry and Senator Lieberman released comprehensive clean energy and climate legislation. The bill provides a good starting point, and we look forward to working with Senator Majority Leader Reid and President Obama to build on this foundation without...
Posted by Frances Beinecke in Moving Beyond Oil , Reviving the World's Oceans
Yesterday I arrived in New Orleans to join NRDC’s on-the-ground team and see firsthand the impacts of the massive and still-uncontrolled, still-flowing oil spill from Deepwater Horizon. Quickly we head up and over the wetlands in a helicopter, and the impression I...
Posted by Frances Beinecke in Moving Beyond Oil , Reviving the World's Oceans
This morning, I am traveling to Louisiana to see for myself what the Deepwater Horizon oil disaster has done to this bountiful but deeply stressed region. I am going to meet with local environmental justice groups in New Orleans and...
Posted by Frances Beinecke in Moving Beyond Oil , Reviving the World's Oceans , Solving Global Warming
America has experienced two energy-related disasters in the past month, and though they involved different technologies and occurred in different parts of the country, they had one thing in common: fossil fuels. On April 5, a massive accident at the...
Posted by Frances Beinecke in Moving Beyond Oil , Reviving the World's Oceans , Solving Global Warming
As tragedy in the Gulf of Mexico continues to unfold in painful and unpredictable ways, Americans are wondering what we can do to prevent another offshore oil disaster in the future. I have just sent a letter to President Obama...
Posted by Frances Beinecke in Moving Beyond Oil , Solving Global Warming
Like all Americans, I am sickened by the news coming from the Gulf of Mexico. The oil spill is now 100 miles long and is moving toward the Alabama, Mississippi, and Florida coastlines. As I watch coverage of the devastation,...
Posted by Frances Beinecke in Green Enterprise , Moving Beyond Oil , Solving Global Warming , U.S. Law and Policy
The clean energy and climate bill drafted by Senators Kerry, Graham, and Lieberman remains stuck in limbo. After all the careful drafting and negotiations the senators conducted, the bill has been slowed by Washington politics. This stalling has to stop....
Posted by Frances Beinecke in Moving Beyond Oil , Solving Global Warming
America took a major step forward in our efforts to fight climate change on Thursday. The Environmental Protection Agency finalized new clean car standards that will slash greenhouse gas pollution from cars, minivans, and pickup trucks. President Obama queued up...
Posted by Frances Beinecke in Moving Beyond Oil , Reviving the World's Oceans , Solving Global Warming
President Obama traveled to Andrews Air Force Base today to talk about the need to strengthen America’s energy security. I agreed with his emphasis on the need to invest in clean energy. I welcomed his mention of the new clean...
Posted by Frances Beinecke in Curbing Pollution , Health and the Environment , Moving Beyond Oil , Solving Global Warming
Climate change is already having "pervasive, wide-ranging" effects on "nearly every aspect of our society," a task force representing more than 20 federal agencies reported Tuesday. "These impacts will influence how and where we live and work as well as...
Posted by Frances Beinecke in Curbing Pollution , Moving Beyond Oil
Tomorrow night I have the honor of introducing Bobby Kennedy Jr. at a free event open to the public in New York City. Bobby will be talking about "Our Environmental Future," and I invite you to join us for an...
Posted by Frances Beinecke in Moving Beyond Oil , Solving Global Warming
Just as support for clean energy and climate solutions is growing among Americans from all walks of life--from Fortune 500 executives to Iraqi war veterans to union members--we learn new secrets about the old forces eager to keep us hooked...
Posted by Frances Beinecke in Moving Beyond Oil , Solving Global Warming
I have read plenty of briefings about the national security risks posed by climate change, but it is far more powerful to hear about them from people who have seen the grave consequences of our oil dependence first hand: veterans...
