Original Article by the NRDC Clean energy was a big winner yesterday. American voters not only re-elected a president who made green jobs a cornerstone of his first term and his campaign, they also rejected some of the shrillest champions of Big Oil and Big Coal in key Senate races from Massachusetts to Ohio, from…
Romney’s attempts to attract a Conservative base may drive the future of America’s domestic and foreign policies. Republican presidential hopeful, Mitt Romney, now dismisses the very reforms he brought into law as Governor of Massachusetts. His campaign has placed all bets on a platform that seeks approval from a very conservative audience. “He who controls…
Mass appeal wins votes, not the truth. Massachusetts Governor, Mitt Romney, professed a surprisingly different set of core values compared with those of the Romney who would be President. As governor, Romney aggressively supported the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions and championed renewable energy. He also worked to close aging coal-fire power plants, and readily…
LOUISA, Ky. — For generations, coal has been king in this Appalachian town. It provided heat, light and jobs for the hundreds of people who worked in the nearby coal mines and the smoke-coughing Big Sandy power plant that burned their black bounty. But now, coal is in a corner. Across the United States, the…
Earth Hour is an annual event that includes hundreds of millions of people, businesses, and organizations across the globe, making it the largest environmental event in the world! Earth Hour raises awareness for climate change and global warming. “Global warming is the greatest threat facing our planet today. A warming planet alters weather patterns, water…
Article Written by Brian Merchant Every year, the U.N. gathers negotiators and world leaders to attempt to craft a global framework for reducing worldwide greenhouse gas emissions. Every year (with the exception of Kyoto in 1997), they fail. Even so, given all of the noise and pomp leading up to the 15th Conference of the…
Bravo Peter Byck. What so many others have attempted has finally been realized; a documentary about one of society’s most pressing issues sans rhetoric. Carbon Nation is a fun, easy to digest documentary created to enlighten and motivate the masses. However, unlike most independent, educational films this one is a call to action without the…
TASIILAQ, Greenland — With a tense pilot gripping the stick, the helicopter hovered above the water, a red speck of machinery lost in a wilderness of rock and ice. To the right, a great fjord stretched toward the sea, choked with icebergs. To the left loomed one of the immense glaciers that bring ice from…
Reducing Global Warming, Energy Demand and Water Use While Creating Jobs and Generating Revenues Cary D. Lowe, Ph.D., AICP Attorney at Law 3517 Garrison Street, San Diego, California 92106 Telephone: (619) 255-3078 Email: carylowe@cox.net EXECUTIVE SUMMARY California is under mandates to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, shift to renewable energy sources and reduce water demand. At…