Most of us in the movement to solve climate change want to rock in the corner holding our knees, eating Chinese food out of the box. But that's neither productive nor healthy. Instead, we need to find signs of hope.
Jan Mazurek | Posted 04.02.2012
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released long-awaited greenhouse gas rules for new power plants this week. Using the Clean Air Act, the...
Daniel Wagner | Posted 03.30.2012
The European Union's decision to impose a carbon levy on air travel to Europe had the best of intentions but provoked howls of protest. The conundrum now facing the EU emphasizes the myriad of interdependencies and impacts that today transcend borders.
Reuters | Posted 04.22.2012
By Gerard Wynn LONDON, Feb 21 (Reuters) - Once rhetoric surrounding a brewing "carbon trade war" has cooled, non-EU countries are lik...
Reuters | Posted 04.15.2012
By Nigam Prusty NEW DELHI, Feb 14 (Reuters) - The European Union's move to charge airlines for carbon emissions violates internationa...
AP | ALEX KENNEDY | Posted 04.14.2012
SINGAPORE (AP) — Europe is willing to discuss its new carbon emissions tax for airlines with disgruntled governments but has no plans to scrap the l...
AP | By JOE McDONALD | Posted 02.13.2012
BEIJING -- China announced Monday it will prohibit its airlines from paying European Union charges on carbon emissions, ratcheting up a global dispute...
Laurence J. Kotlikoff | Posted 04.03.2012
We need fundamental structural reforms of our fiscal and financial institutions to preclude such draconian measures and protect our children from an economic future we would not seek for ourselves.
HuffingtonPost.com | Dan Froomkin | Posted 01.31.2012
Auction 2012 is a weeklong series in collaboration with "The Dylan Ratigan Show" and United Republic. When George W. Bush overruled scientists at t...
AP | By ARTHUR MAX | Posted 12.21.2011
AMSTERDAM -- U.S. air carriers failed Wednesday to block an EU law charging airlines flying to Europe for their carbon pollution, yielding to a sweepi...
Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen | Posted 01.29.2012
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Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen | Posted 01.22.2012
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Sarah Anderson | Posted 01.21.2012
Where do we want to be in 2031? We want the United States to be a healthier, more equitable and sustainable country that engages effectively with global partners to prevent conflict. Our proposed reforms would head us in that direction.
Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen | Posted 01.17.2012
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Neil Wagner | Posted 01.16.2012
I was having a bad day last week and Australia was nice enough to pick up my spirits. They took the heroic step of laying down their own hard-earned money to help the future of mankind.
Mason Inman | Posted 01.14.2012
The infrastructure built over the next five years could "lock in" enough emissions to push the world past its target for limiting warming to 2 degrees Celsius, according to the International Energy Agency's latest annual update of energy trends, World Energy Outlook.
Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen | Posted 01.10.2012
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Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen | Posted 01.08.2012
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Steve Valk | Posted 12.27.2011
Rep. Pete Stark's bill goes right to the heart of the problem: The need to put a price on carbon that weans our nation off fossil fuels and reduces the greenhouse gases that are altering the Earth's climate.
Mason Inman | Posted 12.21.2011
A group of large investors urged governments to forge a binding treaty at upcoming climate negotiations in South Africa, and said global spending has not been nearly enough to keep warming below 2 degrees Celsius.
Peter Smirniotopoulos | Posted 12.09.2011
Fostering a nation of creative thinkers will serve the U.S. well in an increasingly global and technological economy. After all, one of the most successful and profitable companies in the world is Apple.
Steve Valk | Posted 12.05.2011
When the White House recently launched their "We The People" petition site, I thought I'd give it a shot. I figured if they're asking for our opinion, they might just listen.
Bill Shireman | Posted 11.22.2011
Twenty-five years ago, after suffering the humiliating defeat of a major environmental bill, my allies and I gathered to consider next steps. Angry a...
Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen | Posted 11.20.2011
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Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen | Posted 10.16.2011
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Auden Schendler | Posted 04.09.2012