Posted by Jake Schmidt in Solving Global Warming
Today, a ceremony was held at the US State Department to announce Todd Stern as the Special Envoy for Climate Change (see short bio and video of the event). As we outlined in our transition recommendations, it is crucial that...continued→
Posted by Jake Schmidt in Solving Global Warming
It is hard not to be inspired by this day in the US transfer of power (for lots of reasons). It is a day that promises such dramatic opportunities for change. Change from the destructive environmental record of the Bush...continued→
Posted by Jake Schmidt in Solving Global Warming
At a global warming summit convened today in California, President-elect Obama signaled that he will make addressing global warming the high priority it deserves. In the video statement telecast (here) to summit attendees from around the US and the world...continued→
Posted by Jake Schmidt in Moving Beyond Oil , Solving Global Warming
There was a news story coming out of Canada as reported in the Globe and Mail that Ottawa swoops in with climate-change offer. As reported by the Globe and Mail: Prime Minister Stephen Harper is proposing to strike a joint...continued→
Posted by Jake Schmidt in Solving Global Warming
The world is reacting to the election of President-elect Obama. I understand that Europeans, Nelson Mandela, Kenyans, Mexico and elsewhere (to name a few) were thrilled by the opportunities presented by a change in leadership in the US and the...continued→
Posted by Jake Schmidt in Solving Global Warming
We now have a new leader in the US that understands global warming and recognizes that it requires leadership both at home and abroad. Addressing this challenge (and opportunity) will be a key task of both President-elect Barack Obama (and...continued→
