Conservation biologists now suggest the vast belt of forest and bogs enwrapping Canada, Scandinavia and Russia has largely been overlooked as important catchments for Earth-warming carbon dioxide.
With a kind of focus that would have been unthinkable during the Bush administration, President Obama has directed federal agencies and urged Congress to take real action on climate change.
On Tuesday when we met in Washington, Ban Ki-Moon said he was hopeful that the December climate conference in Copenhagen will be elevated to the head-of-state level.
Two centuries ago, Thomas Paine wrote, "I offer nothing more than simple facts, plain arguments, and common sense." That's precisely the approach Beinecke has taken in her stand against climate change.
What if we approached global warming the way we approached confronting the Nazis in World War II or the way NASA approached Apollo 13?
Government's stewardship responsibility is recognized in the body of laws past congresses developed once we realized that burning rivers, poisoned water, and dangerous air were not in the national interest.
Barcelona was supposed to bring hints of what's to come in December at the United Nations Climate Conference in Copenhagen. A world seeking sanity.
The mood was markedly improved on the final day of the Barcelona climate talks, as delegates, observers and non-governmental organizations all brushed off the pessimism.
By Raquel Brown, Media Consortium Blogger Senate Democrats in the Environment and Public Works Committee (EPW) finally squelched Republican boycotts ...
I have been an environmental advocate for more than 35 years. And throughout that time, I have written policy briefs, magazine articles, and blog post...
Environmental groups banded together for an unprecedented event outside the negotiating rooms at the Barcelona climate talks. With alarm clocks ring...
When I'm trying to unravel public relations spin, I frequently find myself asking WWFLD (What Would Frank Luntz Do)? As you'll recall Frank Luntz is ...
Even though research concludes that industrial agriculture is one of the major contributors to global warming, neither international nor U.S. domestic policies are adequately addressing this sector.
u The German Chancellor goes green in the U.S. Congress ... PLUS: Ups and downs, high drama, and a huge twist in the roller coaster of Senate climate...
After European leaders laid out their first finance proposal on Friday, pressure is on the States to make a formal offer. We'll soon find out whether the White House is comfortable stepping in front of Congress on the critical issue of finance.
The chief negotiator for the European Commission announced this afternoon in Barcelona that the failure of the U.S. Congress to pass legislation befor...
In the past week, a drama unfolded around the Senate EPW Committee hearings for the new Senate bill on climate and clean energy jobs. Declarations! Boycott threats! Power plays!
Is the Copenhagen climate change treaty dead? I'm not willing to say that yet, but it's pretty depressing here at the last pre-negotiation session und...
The biggest news coming out of the Barcelona climate talks being held this week is the re-framing of a successful climate change treaty as being one t...
IN TODAY'S AUDIO REPORT: The clock is running out on the road to Copenhagen; Oil company slapped with record fine; Another toxic Chinese import? ......
The generation that is coming of age right now is gaining insight about environmental issues that were foreign to generations before them. They understand the magnitude of their decisions.
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