“Unless we take bold action to reverse climate, our children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren are going to look back on this period in history and ask a very simple question: Where were they? Why didn’t the United States of America, the most powerful nation on earth, lead the international community in cutting greenhouse gas emissions and…
America’s carbon dioxide emissions last year fell to their lowest levels since 1994, according to a new report. Carbon dioxide emissions fell by 13% in the past five years, because of new energy-saving technologies and a doubling in the take-up of renewable energy. The reduction in climate pollution brings America more than halfway towards Barack…
Nathanial Gronewold, E&E reporter. Published: Monday, August 20, 2012 NEW ORLEANS — A new era in oil and gas activity in the Gulf of Mexico is opening, one that may be an improvement from the way things were done before the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill, but also unprecedented in scale. Within weeks or possibly…
Polluters and their friends have made a blood sport out of knocking California’s economy and regulatory climate. Yet study after study from the Public Policy Institute of California about business relocations debunks the myths being repeated by the conservative propaganda machine.
Former G.O.P. Senator for the State of Florida, Lee Constantine, recently accepted a vital post as President of the Southeast Region for the U.S. Green Chamber of Commerce. USGCC’s southeast regional office opened its doors in Lake Mary on July 14, 2011 to a LEED Gold certified building. In 2009, only two years before this…
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and Natural Resources Canada (NRCan) have signed an agreement to work together on a project that analyzes energy use in commerical buildings. The goal is to harmonize both countries approach to measuring and assessing the amount of energy being used with a common platform. The EPA’s current Energy Star…
According to data provided by the US Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA), Environmental Integrity reports reveal that carbon dioxide emissions from US power plants rose over 5% last year. The top ten emitting states, from high to low, are Texas, Florida, Ohio, Indiana, Pennsylvania, Illinois, Kentucky, Georgia, Alabama, and Missouri. One thing most of these states…
Last night President Obama made several references to the growing renewable energy industry. He began by noting that the U.S. is not alone in its pursuit of clean energy. China, President Obama explained, is currently home to the largest solar power research facility and world’s fastest computer. He announced these breakthroughs with a steady air…
By Valerie Kosheleff Still unsure what “natural”, “biodegradable”, “compostable” or “ecofriendly” truly mean? No worries, so is everyone else. Fortunately, 2011 shows great promise for integrity in environmental labeling. Not only has the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) taken steps this past year to revise its Guides for the Use of Environmental Marketing Claims (called Green…
By Valerie Kosheleff California Air Resources Board (CARB) moves forward this month by approving a Draft Resolution to the Cap-and-Trade rulemaking. Cap-and-Trade, also called Emissions Trading, in California is part of the state’s 2006 landmark climate change legislation, Assembly Bill (AB) 32. Cap-and-Trade is only one component of AB 32, but is perhaps the least…