Civil Society Sounds Off on IFC Policies in Istanbul
One German participant summarized: "The IFC places all of the burden of environmental and social safeguards on the client ... The whole world is re-regulating and you should too."
One German participant summarized: "The IFC places all of the burden of environmental and social safeguards on the client ... The whole world is re-regulating and you should too."
Scott Bittle and Jean Johnson | Posted 10.20.2009 | Green
Now that even the most staunch critics have conceded that the US needs to reduce emissions, it's time to stop sitting on our hands and commit to weaning off fossil fuels.
Christopher Gavigan | Posted 10.17.2009 | Impact
It's special when an advocate bears witness to a tidal shift in attitude and action around a cause. I experienced just that when EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson announced recently that her agency, with the White House, is ready to get tough on toxic chemicals.
Ryan Mickle | Posted 09.23.2009 | Green
We're still screwed, even if we drive Priuses and buy organic food and less toxic home cleaning products. Either we completely reinvent the way we live, or the fat lady sings. And she is warming up in back room.
HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 09.22.2009 | Media
There is so much to enjoy in this piece on Enviroknow, in which a blogger contacts Senator Lisa Murkowski's office to ask about a bogus set of talking...
AP | Posted 11.09.2009 | Denver
DENVER (AP) - A federal judge has thrown out an environmental review of the Army's plan to increase operations at a training site in southeast Colorad...
Jerry Cope | Posted 10.20.2009 | Green
Laura Steepleton and Nick Stocks spent the past week tree-sitting 80 feet above the ground in an act of civil disobedience protesting Massey Energy's mountaintop removal site there.
Joshua Keyak | Posted 10.19.2009 | Green
We must live more sustainable lifestyles, not only for our own individual health and pocket book but also for the well-being of others.
Ernest Cook | Posted 09.20.2009 | New York
For all the environmental reasons to rein in sprawl and conserve land and water, there are very human ones, too.
Robert Stavins | Posted 09.12.2009 | Green
Cap-and-trade systems, in which emission permits or allowances can be traded among potential polluters, continue today to be at the center of this action.
Jeffrey Hollender | Posted 08.20.2009 | Green
Having spent more than two decades pushing back against the sometimes appreciable damage that "greenwashed" products can wreak, I think a green product certifying agency has a lot of merit.
Posted 09.23.2009 | Business
Click here for the latest from the new and improved LobbyBlog! August 29, 2009 WALL STREET PLANS DELAY TACTICS TO FIGHT DERIVATIVES OVERHAUL The Oba...
treehugger.com | Posted 08.01.2009 | Green
Franken brings the number of Democratic senators to 60, meaning they'll have a filibuster proof majority in the Senate. So what does all this mean for...
Robert Stavins | Posted 07.30.2009 | Green
The Waxman‑Markey bill has its share of flaws, but it represents a reasonable starting point for Senate deliberation on what can become a national climate policy.
HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 07.19.2009 | Media
I have to say that I greet today's decision by the Washington Post to fire blogger and columnist Dan Froomkin to be both sad and alarming. Froomkin h...
HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 06.05.2009 | Politics
Media Monitor Susan flags a segment from this afternoon's coverage on MSNBC. In it, Congressman Mike Pence (R-Ind.) appeared, holding forth with Andr...
Robert Stavins | Posted 05.14.2009 | Green
Despite the potential cost-effectiveness of market-based policy instruments, such as pollution taxes and tradable permits, conventional approaches have been the mainstay of U.S. environmental policy.
Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen | Posted 05.11.2009 | Green
Welcome aboard to our new partner/affiliate: Huffington Post GREEN! IN TODAY'S AUDIO REPORT: The electrical grid under cyber-attack; No salmon for C...
Robert Stavins | Posted 05.01.2009 | Green
What has long been considered the obvious answer to collapsing fisheries -- restrictions on fishing -- has been shown time and time again to be the wrong answer. The right answer is enlightened use of markets.
HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 04.30.2009 | Politics
Not to get depressing on a Monday, but people who hope that our government will be the engine of important and needed societal change would do well to...
Robert Stavins | Posted 04.19.2009 | Green
A gas tax increase could make most American households better off, while reducing oil imports, local pollution, urban congestion, road accidents, and global climate change.
Robert Stavins | Posted 04.03.2009 | Green
Throughout the United States, water is under-priced. Efficient use of water will take place only when the price reflects the actual additional cost of making that water available.
Jeff Biggers | Posted 04.02.2009 | Green
Author Bill McKibben held down the corner of the park with plenty of media cameras. He declared simply: "Coal is killing the planet. Green energy is going to drive us out of this recession."
Steve Fleischli | Posted 03.27.2009 | Green
Even if carbon capture and sequestration technology existed to remove these emissions, it still wouldn't make coal clean. From cradle to grave, coal is inherently filthy.
Susan Cosier | Posted 03.26.2009 | Green
"The solution to this crisis depends on the spread of science into the world of politics," said Al Gore. Now that we have new leadership, we have to make a decision as a species.
Chad Dobson | Posted 10.28.2009 | Business