Posted by Frances Beinecke in Moving Beyond Oil , Solving Global Warming
This Wednesday, President Obama will meet with Canada's Prime Minister Stephen Harper at the White House to talk about climate change and energy issues. The word "expansion" may not appear on the official, diplomatic schedule, but I am certain it...continued→
Posted by Frances Beinecke in Moving Beyond Oil , Saving Wildlife and Wild Places
Having recently returned from the extensive tar sands oil fields of Alberta, I was alarmed to learn that our State Department just approved a new pipeline for funneling tar sands fuel straight into the U.S. Midwest. This decision locks us...continued→
Posted by Frances Beinecke in Moving Beyond Oil , Solving Global Warming
After I toured some of Alberta's tar sands oil operations last week, I traveled north to Fort Chipewyan, a small village in the Athabasca River Delta. The community is only 60 miles from tar sands central in Fort McMurray, but...continued→
Posted by Frances Beinecke in Moving Beyond Oil , Saving Wildlife and Wild Places , Solving Global Warming
Most Americans recognize that our love affair with the automobile--and the oil addiction that comes with it--has implications for our foreign policy and military commitments in the Middle East. What is less well understood are the environmental and human consequences...continued→
Posted by Frances Beinecke in Curbing Pollution , Moving Beyond Oil , Solving Global Warming
Tomorrow President Obama is traveling to Canada. Most American presidents head to Ottawa on their first state visits, using the trip to our northern neighbor as an easy transition to the world stage. But this time, in addition to the...continued→
Posted by Frances Beinecke in Reviving the World's Oceans , Saving Wildlife and Wild Places , Solving Global Warming
In a few days I will be heading to Barcelona to attend the World Conservation Congress, the most important conservation event in the world. For me it will be a welcome relief from the tired energy debates that have consumed...continued→
Posted by Frances Beinecke in Solving Global Warming
Bali is one of those places that you might dream about but don’t really expect to visit, at least not for serious work! But here I am, with thousands of others, having assembled from all over the world at the...continued→
