We have to get biofuels right to get the pollution reductions the clean energy bill is designed to achieve.
Josh Nelson | Posted 10.01.2009 | Green
The bill as it currently stands is stronger than the American Clean Energy and Security Act in several crucial ways, but it has a treacherous gauntlet to run before reaching the President's desk.
Bill Scher | Posted 10.02.2009 | Green
We are not just playing defense in the Senate. We can get back on offense. And offense is more enticing for the grassroots. But to play effective offense, you need to know what the goal is.
John DeCock | Posted 10.02.2009 | Green
Senators John Kerry and Barbara Boxer today introduced a bill that aspires to accomplish the climate change mission and addresses other important issues Americans face, like employment.
Wade Norris | Posted 09.24.2009 | Denver
What if a city's reputation for pollution was reflected in the sports team's names? Instead of the Denver Broncos would we be the Denver Bronchitis?
Daniel Kessler | Posted 11.16.2009 | Green
Carbon offsets often do not deliver promised results. The use of these sorts of offsets would not only give big polluters a giant loophole, it could actually increase global warming pollution.
Billy Parish | Posted 11.14.2009 | Green
The New York State Senate and Assembly rose above petty politics last week to pass legislation on climate and energy, setting a precedent for bipartisanship and a sensible cap and trade system.
Javier Sierra | Posted 11.11.2009 | Green
Big Coal and Big Oil are determined to cover our ears so we can't hear about the overwhelming advantages of the climate and energy bill, especially for us Latinos.
Bruce Nilles | Posted 11.09.2009 | Green
The defections of Duke Energy and Alstom Power are clear signs that the American Coalition for Clean Coal Electricity has gone too far--even for energy companies like Duke that are heavily invested in coal.
Celia Alario | Posted 11.08.2009 | Green
More than 100 fishing boats, sail boats, skiffs and kayaks took to the waters Sunday to draw attention the threat of ocean acidification.
Beau Friedlander | Posted 10.22.2009 | Politics
Van Jones was the best person for the job he just relinquished. He would have helped Republican lawmakers in their districts. He would have created jobs. He would have made a difference.
James Hoggan | Posted 10.19.2009 | Green
In swing states, 63 percent of voters support the climate change legislation currently being considered in the Senate.
James Hoggan | Posted 09.25.2009 | Green
Once again, it's time Washington created a legal requirement for these groups to come clean on their funding.
Heather Taylor-Miesle | Posted 09.25.2009 | Green
Rebuilding a stronger America will take elected-officials who are so consumed with finding the right answers to our problems that they aren't thinking about their next elections.
Huffington Post | Katherine Goldstein | Posted 09.25.2009 | Green
On Tuesday, progressive groups released new attack ads and announced they are spending over $1 million to target 5 Republicans who voted against the h...
Andy Wilson | Posted 09.19.2009 | Green
Yesterday the Public Citizen Texas team drove down to Houston to crash the American Petroleum Institute's Energy Citizen event. Billed as a "grassroots" rally against the cap-and-trade bill currently before Congress, this event was nothing more than a company picnic.
Kevin Grandia | Posted 09.18.2009 | Green
Five new forged letters fraudulently sent to Congressmembers have turned up in an ongoing Congressional investigation into the Astroturf campaign laun...
David Roberts | Posted 09.18.2009 | Politics
It's become clear that structural features of American politics make it so change averse that virtually no progressive electoral sweep is enough to do the job.
Dennis Markatos | Posted 09.14.2009 | Green
The Climate Ride initiative started last September with over 100 riders. This year, the ridership has more than doubled.
James Boyce | Posted 09.12.2009 | Green
An overwhelming majority of Americans want to bring better jobs to their communities, end our dangerous addiction to foreign oil, and bring an end to climate change. Make your voice heard.
Billy Parish | Posted 09.03.2009 | Green
It's time we step up the effort and fight the dirty industries that pollute our communities and jeopardize our children and grandchildren's future. Here are seven ways to do it.
Rep. Ed Markey | Posted 08.31.2009 | Green
Today we voted to extend the Cash for Clunkers program with $2 billion in additional funding. By empowering consumers, the program is racing past our expectations for fuel economy improvement.
Trip Van Noppen | Posted 08.17.2009 | Green
We must speak up and convince our senators that effective legislation cannot give coal a free pass and put this bill's effectiveness in jeopardy.
Josh Dorner | Posted 08.17.2009 | Green
In cementing her relationship as Big Oil's bestie, it looks like Palin may have stumbled on the perfect recipe for Baked Alaska.
John DeCock | Posted 08.14.2009 | Green
Previous management of GM managed themselves into a position that amply demonstrates that no experience might be marginally better than deep experience.
Dan Lashof | Posted 10.24.2009 | Green