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President Obama we need leadership to fight climate change
Last week it sounded a lot like the conservative think thank American Enterprise Institute cares more about addressing climate change then President Barack Obama. It certainly seems more willing to find solutions. AEI hosted a symposium on a carbon tax co-sponsored by the Brookings Institute, International… Read More
Prop 37 The fight to label genetically engineered foods reignited
Election night was a big night for progressive communities across the country. President Obama was re-elected, of course, and he finally called for action on climate change in his victory speech (which he has unfortunately already started to waffle on). Equally important were more local efforts including… Read More
Harpers folly is El Salvadors tragedy
Friends of the Earth visits the Canadian Embassy to protest Pac Rim gold mine fiasco On Monday, November 12, I joined representatives of several environmental and public interest groups gathered in front of the grandiose and distinctly odd Canadian Embassy, which occupies one of the most prominent sites in D.C. Read More
Recovering in Sandy’s wake
This week, Hurricane Sandy fulfilled what many of us had been dreading as we watched it move up the coast: its landfall on the coast of New Jersey and a merger with a massive cold front left millions in the East without power, shelter, or worse. As we recover from… Read More
Carbon doping: Hurricane Sandy is climate on steroids
Hurricane Sandy tore through more than just the eastern states this past week; the power of the megastorm is also forcing the media and candidates to break their silence on climate change. Hurricane Sandy is the latest tragedy on the long list of 2012’s weather anomalies, and Bloomberg Businessweek… Read More
Tune in for live stream of Indigenous peoples confront false climate solutions
Protecting tropical forests is important in the fight against global climate change, but Indigenous Peoples are lining up against what they consider a false solution to the climate crisis. As part of California’s commitment to reduce global warming, the state is exploring using rainforests in Central America, South America and… Read More
Everyone to EPA: Stop fooling around with food prices
In November, the EPA will make a decision that could mitigate the higher food prices and job losses we’re seeing across the country and abroad right now thanks to our federal biofuels mandate–the Renewable Fuel Standard. In August, eight states and more that 150 members of Congress asked… Read More
Green energy guilty verdict expected in World Trade Organization
“These are the first international trade disputes which create the potential for conflict between a nation’s commitments under the WTO and its obligations under the Framework Convention on Climate Change and the Kyoto Protocol. It raises fundamental questions about whether the goals of trade liberalization can be reconciled with… Read More
Giant Reed a giant mess waiting to happen
When Congress established the Renewable Fuel Standard –our federal biofuels mandate – they probably weren’t hoping to incentivize invasive species, choke rivers, or increase wildfires. But, if the EPA approves giant reed (Arundo donax) as a so-called “advanced” biofuel that’s exactly what will happen. EPA will likely make a… Read More
Edison rolls the nuclear dice
A dangerous gamble with the safety of Southern California If you have ever been to Las Vegas, you’ve seen it: People so caught up in the excitement of the casino that they just can’t resist the lure of the next bet or the thought that maybe this time they’ll win. Read More