Wrap-up: A Busy Earth Week on Capitol HillAs Tony wrote earlier, the House subcommittee working on climate legislation celebrated Earth Week with a packed schedule of testimony.One of the more interesting participants was Mayor John Fetterman, from tiny Braddock, Pa., who has become a national champion in the fight to cap carbon pollution. He did […]
Foreclosing the Future: Coal, Climate and International Public FinanceAn Environmental Defense Fund report [PDF] has found that the World Bank and other international public financial institutions are continuing a 15-year trend of supporting coal-fired power plant construction throughout the developing world and economies in transition.By financing this new carbon-intensive infrastructure, multilateral development banks (MDBs) and […]
Scientist warns of threats to rock glaciers.As a result of global warming, South Americas glaciers, which are an important source of meltwater, are in fast retreat.
Scalise links Gore to Enron.Rep. Steve Scalise took on former Vice President Al Gore Friday on the subject of global warming, suggesting that the cap-and-trade system Gore supports to reduce […]
Polar trek shows ice loss.Braving long walks across frigid Arctic terrain, a group of British explorers is gathering vital ground-based data about the extent of sea ice shrinkage.
$37 Billion of Public Funds Invested into Coal Fired Power Plants since 1994Today EDF released a report on the relationship between publicly funded international financial institutions (like the […]
Antarctica’s tumultuous past revealedAntarctic Geological Drilling project, or Andrill, are working day and night near the surface of McMurdo Sound extracting cores of stone to provide them with a record peering 19 million years into Antarctica’s history. Andrill’s results reveal a breathtaking picture.
U.S. takes a gamble with test of carbon caps on car makers.The Obama […]
Where we stand: A new deal for the environmentFranklin Roosevelt launched the New Deal in 1933 to help lift America out of the Great Depression. Most historians agree, however, that it was World War II that really turned things around.Today, we are fighting another global war—against climate change. President Obama has launched that war in […]
Poisoning the Poor with eWaste in GhanaGreen issues are sometimes complex. We need to recycle many things, like electronics, but we certainly don’t want to poison others in the process. Efforts to protect the environment and conserve valuable resources must be coupled with proper health and safety procedures. Unfortunately, just saying this doesn’t make it […]
Remote sensing and conservation.Remote sensing technologies, such as Google Earth, are being used for a bewildering array of applications, from monitoring sea ice to detecting deforestation to tracking wildlife. Google Earth represents a critical point, bringing the power of remote sensing to the masses.
Reduce your nitrogen footprintOur carbon footprint is not the only impression we leave on the environment. It’s time we reckoned with what a nitrogen footprint is, and especially about the role excess nitrogen plays in global warming and damage to marine ecosystems.
Oneida Lake a valuable resource.In the old days, Oneida Lake ice often got to […]
Is there a market for a synthetic tree that can move around?Ten years ago, no one, Lackner included, really believed it could be possible to efficiently capture and remove carbon dioxide directly from the atmosphere. Today, the idea is still widely considered a far-fetched option for addressing climate change.
New chapter in offshore oil debate on […]