Several years ago, I was asked to do a panel presentation in Minneapolis with, among others, Sam Staley of the Reason Foundation. I pretty much hate these point/counterpoint forums where the organizers try to paint me as a raving liberal who wants to debate people for conference-goers’ entertainment. So I called Sam, who is a nice guy, and suggested that we blow their minds by seeing what we could agree on, including the folly of land use regulations designed to perpetuate sprawl. We still...
Since the first Earth Day 40 years ago -- and despite incredible progress on myriad environmental problems -- America is now faced with a failing energy policy that continues to reward polluters, undermines the health of the American people, threatens our national and economic security, and keeps us dependent on energy sources from overseas. It’s time for Congress to stop stalling and start acting to create a clean energy revolution.
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Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) said today that she is putting on hold her effort to block EPA’s determination that carbon pollution is a danger to public health and the environment. This is a strong indication that she doesn’t think a majority of the Senate would vote for her resolution disapproving EPA’s endangerment finding.
Senator Murkowski...
NRDC has been working in China for over twelve years on such issues as energy efficiency, green buildings, clean energy technologies, environmental governance and public participation, and green supply chain issues. This China Environmental News Alert is a weekly compilation of news from around the world on China and the environment.
March 6, 2010 - March 12, 2010
China, India give nod...
The oil and gas industry spent a record $168.3 million in lobbying expenses in 2009, and a good deal of it was directed to blocking clean energy and climate legislation.
That is a staggering number, but after my 40 years spent fighting for environmental protections, I am not surprised. Every time we have advanced a new safeguard, there is always one sector of industry trying to stop it. It happened when we...
