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 , 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 Green Enterprise , Solving Global Warming
America took one giant step into the clean energy future today when Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar approved the Cape Wind offshore wind project. Finally, we can move forward with this critical tool for addressing climate change. I spent...
Posted by Frances Beinecke in Solving Global Warming
The clean energy and climate legislation so vital to our country has been temporarily delayed. We need to get it back on track. We can’t afford to lose any more time. Americans want action on legislation that will create jobs,...
Posted by Frances Beinecke in Reviving the World's Oceans , Solving Global Warming
I celebrated Earth Day in a garden this year, the Rose Garden. I was honored to attend a White House reception marking Earth Day’s 40th anniversary, and under beautiful spring skies, we cheered President Obama as he recalled the great...
Posted by Frances Beinecke in Solving Global Warming
Last week, I had the honor of presenting the NRDC’s Forces for Nature Award to Sheryl Crow, the Grammy-winning artist and environmentalist, at NRDC’s benefit in New York City. It was a pleasure to celebrate Sheryl’s commitment to the environment....
Posted by Frances Beinecke in Curbing Pollution , Solving Global Warming , U.S. Law and Policy
As Senators Kerry, Graham, and Lieberman get closer to introducing their clean energy and climate bill next week, there has been a lot of speculation about whether it will displace the EPA’s and the states’ authority to regulate global warming...
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 Solving Global Warming
Climate denials have reached a fever pitch in the past few weeks. Anti-science screeds have littered the pages of the major newspapers and dominated talk radio. From a New York Post editorial called “The EPA’s Climate Con” to a Rush...
