Posted by Frances Beinecke in Solving Global Warming
Earlier this week, some political theater unfolded during hearings before the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works. As Chairwoman Boxer prepared to move forward with climate and energy legislation, opponents boycotted the session, claiming they need to do more...continued→
Posted by Frances Beinecke in Solving Global Warming
We have 228 days until the international climate negotiations begin in Copenhagen, but today stands out among them. It is Earth Day. And though I nodded in agreement when I read Energy Secretary Steven Chu's comment in the New York...continued→
Posted by Frances Beinecke in Health and the Environment
SC Johnson, the maker of some of the world's most popular household cleaning products, has just announced two bold steps that will help consumers make healthier choices. First, the company will provide ingredient information for all of its air care and...continued→
Posted by Frances Beinecke in Solving Global Warming
President Obama just announced that he wants the Environmental Protection Agency to move quickly to review the Bush administration's denial of the right of California and at least 13 other states to set global warming pollution standards for new cars....continued→
Posted by Frances Beinecke in Curbing Pollution , Health and the Environment , Solving Global Warming
Americans have been assaulted on the airwaves with ads about so-called "clean coal." What happened in East Tennessee, where a breach of a coal ash pond at a power plant send a billion gallons of toxic sludge into nearby communities,...continued→
Posted by Frances Beinecke in Curbing Pollution , Health and the Environment , Saving Wildlife and Wild Places
Last week, the Environmental Protection Agency registered its discontent with NRDC. Why? Because it claims we are overstepping by asking a public agency to share more public information. Maybe you don’t view the behavior of honeybees as a matter of...continued→
Posted by Frances Beinecke in Health and the Environment , Living Sustainably
The evening baby bath routine is one of the simple pleasures of life for young parents. My three girls loved playing in the water. And seeing their unfettered delight in splashing in the water calmed me down after harried days....continued→
Posted by Frances Beinecke
Five years ago, the only conversations I had about global warming were with other environmentalists. Now I spend most of my time talking about climate change with CEOs from Fortune 500 companies. Increasingly, they realize that confronting global warming presents...continued→
Posted by Frances Beinecke in Health and the Environment , Living Sustainably
I recently read about Michael Pollan’s new book, In Defense of Food--currently the second best-selling hardcover in the nation. Like many others, I was inspired by its famously lean tagline: “Eat food. Not much. Mostly plants.” I love how Pollan’s...continued→
Posted by Frances Beinecke in Green Enterprise , Solving Global Warming
If 2007 was the year that ended the debate over the science of global warming, 2008 is going to be the year when the economics of solving this crisis will take center stage.Of course, the economy is front-and-center anyway, now...continued→
