Posted by Pete Altman in Solving Global Warming
An outpouring of support for climate legislation followed yesterday's introduction of legislative text by Senators Kerry and Lieberman. Here is a sample: Alstom: "By acting to establish such a legal framework as soon as possible, the US Congress can help stimulate...
Posted by Pete Altman in Curbing Pollution , Moving Beyond Oil , Solving Global Warming , U.S. Law and Policy
This week, NRDC has been making the case that the Gulf Oil spill is a disaster that should shock the Congress into acting on a big scale to reform our energy system and get moving on clean energy and climate...
Posted by Pete Altman in Solving Global Warming
A short clip by CNN featuring NWF President Larry Schweiger includes their discovery of a distressed turtle swimming its way through the oil slick. You can learn more about the threat the Gulf spill poses to turtles at NRDC's On Earth site....
Posted by Pete Altman in Solving Global Warming
When the U.S. House of Representatives’ Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming holds a hearing today on the “Foundation of Climate Science,” Chairman Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) will be hearing from leading climate science experts. The minority on the...
Posted by Pete Altman in Solving Global Warming
The Gulf Coast oil disaster is already having a profound impact on people's lives and jobs and threatens our oceans and all kinds of life in the sea. First, we need to clean up this disaster and ensure that BP...
Posted by Pete Altman in Solving Global Warming
More from the opening plenary at the Good Jobs, Green Jobs conference: Communications Workers of America (CWA) President Larry Cohen: Because of the Blue Green Alliance, CWA feels stronger, more hopeful, more committed. Our leaders who are here come from IUE-CWA...
Posted by Pete Altman in Solving Global Warming
I’m at the annual Good Jobs, Green Jobs conference at the Washington Hilton Hotel. Organized by the Blue Green Alliance, the annual conference is a growing draw for thousands of workers, businesses and enviros interested in learning more about clean...
Posted by Pete Altman in Solving Global Warming
More diverse support for moving forward on climate legislation is visible today. Generals and Admirals: National Journal reports that More than 30 retired military generals and admirals are in Washington this week pushing Congress and the administration to pass the...
Posted by Pete Altman in Curbing Pollution , Moving Beyond Oil , Solving Global Warming
As oil gushed out of an underwater oil well ruptured by a deadly explosion in the Gulf of Mexico, the American Enterprise Institute (AEI) published an essay on April 26 by AEI scholar Steven Hayward that called the environmental threats...
Posted by Pete Altman in Solving Global Warming
Support for moving forward on climate is stronger than ever, with an impressive array of constituencies speaking up to make clear they want to see the US Senate take up consideration of clean energy and climate legislation. This includes new...
Posted by Pete Altman in Living Sustainably , Solving Global Warming
There is a lot to celebrate forty years after the first Earth Day. My colleagues have noted many of the key environmental and health gains we have made thanks to America’s environmental awakening. I am also struck by another aspect...
Posted by Pete Altman in Solving Global Warming
Just saw this note at ThinkProgress: Duke Energy CEO Jim Rogers, a critic of the US Chamber of Commerce’s reactionary stance on climate policy, has left the lobbying giant’s board. ...
Posted by Pete Altman in Solving Global Warming
Q: When do a hodge-podge of climate change science denying groups with energy industry ties – including the Heritage Foundation, the Cato Institute and the Competitive Enterprise Institute (CEI) – hold a Capitol Hill briefing on “Climategate”? A: They do...
Posted by Pete Altman in Green Enterprise , Solving Global Warming
Want to learn more about how clean energy will strengthen the US economy by creating millions of green jobs in the US? Come join NRDC, the Blue Green Alliance and many other organizations at the Green Jobs, Good Jobs conference...
Posted by Pete Altman in Solving Global Warming
Mark Fiore, the sharp-witted editorial cartoonist who has become known for his skill with animated cartoons, has been awarded the 2010 Pulitzer Prize for Editorial Cartooning. Among the award-winning portfolio of cartoons considered by the Pulitzer Committee and earning Fiore...
