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Climate Change
Stop The Presses: Nuclear Power Still Does Not Emit Greenhouse Gases
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President Barack Obama will not go down as the president who saved us from climate change. He won’t even go down as the president who inspired us to national action on climate change. He’s no Al Gore. But Obama has continued to take incremental steps to do what he can about the problem, over the… Keep reading →
The New York Attorney General investigation of Exxon is powerful, but it’s not magical.
The Republican Debate basically ignored any environmental concerns altogether.
A federal plan with state autonomy that will reduce greenhouse gases without too much pain as a step to combat climate change? Thanks, Obama.
The U.N.’s Global Climate Change Summit in Paris this December is turning into a bit of a telethon. Today, reports indicate that 13 global corporations have pledged $140 billion to reduce their carbon footprint and fight climate change. There you go, Earth. Don’t give up, don’t ever give up. It’s a cool list of companies.… Keep reading →
Energy News Roundup: Republicans Pushing To Lift Export Ban, Asia Turns To Renewables & Interior Announce New Mining Regulation
By Conor O'Sullivan
Republican politicians are increasing their efforts to lift the ban on oil exports, arguing the recent surge in domestic-energy production has made the ban redundant. [Fox] Asian government leaders are panning to combat their energy deficit and the effects of climate change by shifting toward renewable energy. [CNBC] The Interior Department has announced proposed a new… Keep reading →
Apparently, that heat is going to kill you. Scientists are constantly trying to find ways to define the threat posed by climate change in ways that politicians and average fossil fuel burning citizens will understand. The people of the world have resoundingly agreed that we don’t care about polar bears, or rising sea levels. And… Keep reading →
At long last he did it – he came out with a strong, unequivocal statement on the need to fight climate change. Yep, actor Mark Ruffalo is urging action. I’m angry that we are still debating climate change, and that despite the reams of science-based evidence for it, there are still those who ignore the… Keep reading →
Surging US SUV Sales: Why Increased Engine Performance may Augur Badly for Climate Targets
By Roman Kilisek
In the US, total greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) from the transportation sector (27 percent in 2013) are closely trailing greenhouse gas emissions from the electricity sector (31 per cent in 2013). According to the US EPA, the majority of such transportation-related CO2 emissions result from the “combustion of petroleum-based products, like gasoline, in internal combustion… Keep reading →
