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Broad Support for Climate Legislation

May 13, 2010

Posted by Pete Altman in Solving Global Warming

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ABCE, American BusinessesForCleanEnergy, BICEP, BusinessCouncilforSustainableEnergy, climate, climatelegislation, Dow, DukeEnergy, DuPont, energyandclimate, Entergy, Exelon, FPL Group, GE, globalwarming, NRG, PNM Resources, PSEG, ShellOil, T.BoonePickens, USCAP, votevets, WeCanLead

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...

In Wake of Oil Spill, Most Americans See Need for Clean Energy and Climate Legislation

May 7, 2010

Posted by Pete Altman in Curbing Pollution , Moving Beyond Oil , Solving Global Warming , U.S. Law and Policy

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cleanenergy, climate, climatelegislation, globalwarming, gulfspill, whitehouse

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...

CNN Crew Films Turtle in Distress in Gulf Oil Spill

May 6, 2010

Posted by Pete Altman in Solving Global Warming

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gulfspill

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....

U.S. House Committee to Hear from the Lord Haw-Haw of Climate Science

May 6, 2010

Posted by Pete Altman in Solving Global Warming

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carbondioxide, climate, climatebill, climatechange, globalwarming, monckton

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...

No More Spills — Tell the US Senate We Need Clean Energy and Climate Legislation Now

May 5, 2010

Posted by Pete Altman in Solving Global Warming

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beinecke, BP, carbondioxide, climate, climatebill, climatechange, deepwater, deepwaterhorizon, drilling, globalwarming, gulfcoast, gulfspill, jobs, louisiana, obama, oil, oilspill, Reid

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...

Communications Workers of America President Larry Cohen at Good Jobs, Green Jobs

May 4, 2010

Posted by Pete Altman in Solving Global Warming

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bluegreenalliance, cleanenergystories, climate, globalwarming, goodjobsgreenjobs, hybrid

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...

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi at the Good Jobs, Green Jobs conference

May 4, 2010

Posted by Pete Altman in Solving Global Warming

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bluegreenalliance, climate, globalwarming, goodjobsgreenjobs, pelosi

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...

More diverse support for climate legislation: military vets, GE and Rio Tinto

April 29, 2010

Posted by Pete Altman in Solving Global Warming

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climate, GE, generalelectric, globalwarming, operationfree, riotinto, trumannationalsecurityproject

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...

Oil Spill? What Oil Spill?

April 29, 2010

Posted by Pete Altman in Curbing Pollution , Moving Beyond Oil , Solving Global Warming

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AEI, americanenterpriseinstitute, climate, globalwarming, gulfspill, oilspill

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...

Support for Moving Forward on Climate

April 28, 2010

Posted by Pete Altman in Solving Global Warming

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ABCE, americanbusinessforcleanenergy, christiancoalition, climate, globalwarming, USCAP, wecanlead

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...

40 Years After the First Earth Day, A Diverse Movement. Join it - Text "EARTHDAY" to 30644

April 22, 2010

Posted by Pete Altman in Living Sustainably , Solving Global Warming

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40earthday, climate, globalwarming

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...

Duke Energy's CEO Jim Rogers Has Left the Chamber of Commerce Building

April 19, 2010

Posted by Pete Altman in Solving Global Warming

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chamberofcommerce, climate, duke, globalwarming

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. ...

Debunked Climate Hoax: Letting Go is So Hard to Do

April 19, 2010

Posted by Pete Altman in Solving Global Warming

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cato, CEI, climate, climategate, competitiveenterpriseinstitute, globalwarming, heritagefoundation, koch

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...

Leaders from the Epicenter of the Clean Energy Economy: the 2010 Green Jobs, Good Jobs Conference

April 19, 2010

Posted by Pete Altman in Green Enterprise , Solving Global Warming

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bluegreenalliance, cleanenergy, climate, globalwarming, greenjobs, greenjobsgoodjobs

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...

Climategate Satire Among Pulitzer-Winning Works

April 14, 2010

Posted by Pete Altman in Solving Global Warming

Tags:
carboncaps, climate, climategate, globalwarming

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...

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Climate Campaign Director
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