Globalwarming

Key World Leaders Agree to Two-Step Process for Finalizing International Agreement

Jake Schmidt | Posted 11.19.2009 | Green


Jake Schmidt

Are there enough details reached this December in Copenhagen to leave all countries accepting of an extension and enough details to firm up the final agreement in months?

Is the U.S. Chamber Changing its Tune, or Just its Tone?

Pete Altman | Posted 11.05.2009 | Green


Pete Altman

A new letter released by the Chamber appears to sing a new tune on climate policy, leading Senator Kerry to wonder whether the letter reflects a real change in the Chamber's position.

Ecologists to the Rescue

Dan Lashof | Posted 10.24.2009 | Green


Dan Lashof

We have to get biofuels right to get the pollution reductions the clean energy bill is designed to achieve.

Veterans on a Mission: Pass a Strong Climate Bill

Rob Perks | Posted 10.16.2009 | Green


Rob Perks

There are lots of good reasons to pass the climate bill, like reducing global warming and boosting the economy. But a lesser known reason is that it will also bolster our nation's security.

Look Under the Hood of the Climate Negotiations (Getting the Copenhagen Agreement Running)

Jake Schmidt | Posted 10.10.2009 | Green


Jake Schmidt

The two-week global warming negotiations in Bangkok, Thailand are just wrapping up. There are five key elements to the Copenhagen Agreement.

A Surprise Way to Keep Our Beaches Clean: Pass a Climate Bill

Nancy Stoner | Posted 10.17.2009 | Green


Nancy Stoner

What does an energy bill have to do with beachwater? An awful lot, it turns out, because global warming poses an immediate risk to nearly every town and city beach across the country.

Problem for Polar Bears: A Disappointing Ruling from Department of Interior

Andrew Wetzler | Posted 06.08.2009 | Green


Andrew Wetzler

Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar has basically endorsed Bush's policy of excluding the effects of global warming pollution on polar bears from consideration under the Endangered Species Act.

Terms of Endangerment: EPA to Cut Global Warming Pollution

David Doniger | Posted 05.19.2009 | Green


David Doniger

NRDC salutes President Obama and Administrator Jackson for their actions to tackle global warming. We will work with them to carry out the existing Clean Air Act.

"First Read" of the Waxman-Markey Energy and Climate Discussion Draft

David Doniger | Posted 05.03.2009 | Green


David Doniger

The "discussion draft" of the American Clean Energy and Security Act is a bold starting point for passing comprehensive energy and climate legislation through Congress this year.

Green Jobs to Meet America's Economic, Energy and Environmental Challenges

Peter Lehner | Posted 03.09.2009 | Green


Peter Lehner

Today a new president and a new congress face an economy in crisis, a planet in peril, and an outdated energy infrastructure that cannot meet the demand for the future.