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by Stephen Lacey – With every passing day, Congress outdoes its own abysmal environmental record. Even as federal policymakers consider a transportation bill that would open up sensitive areas for offshore drilling, encourage use of dirty oil shale, force a decision on the Keystone XL tar sands pipeline, and derail public investments in public transportation, …
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In a desperate attempt to force Keystone XL, three Senators are threatening access to a vital economic and natural security safeguard, the Strategic Petroleum Reserve Republican Congressional leaders have failed to force President Obama to approve the Keystone XL pipeline. But that’s not stopping them from trying over and over again, taking hostages in the …
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By Stephen Lacey – With the construction industry still recovering in the U.S., companies offering “green” services may be able to set themselves apart and grow business faster, according to a survey conducted by McGraw-Hill Construction. In 2011, green builds in the residential sector made up 17% of construction, totaling $17 billion in economic activity. …
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by Bill McKibben – Two Saturdays ago, I was walking with a friend in a park here in New York City. It was late January, but I was dressed in a light sweater and a thin fall jacket, which I had just taken off and tied around my waist. We were passing a strip of …
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Responding to concerns of leading progressives and donors in the Bay Area about President Obama’s environmental record, the White House says his Administration has achieved “historic fuel economy standards,” while taking unprecedented efforts to supporting development of renewable energies and reduce America’s reliance on foreign oil. “In just a few years the Obama Administration has …
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By Bill McKibben – If we could see the world with a particularly illuminating set of spectacles, one of its most prominent features at the moment would be a giant carbon bubble, whose bursting someday will make the housing bubble of 2007 look like a lark. As yet — as we shall see — it’s …
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HAVANA, – More than a decade ago, solar electricity changed the lives of several mountain communities in Cuba. Now this and other renewable power sources are emerging as the best options available to develop sustainable energy across the island. “If the world’s clean energy potential exceeds our consumption needs, why do we insist on using …
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by Catherine Woodiwiss – In a ceremony in Manhattan today to celebrate the Jewish festival of trees, Tu Bishvat, 50 Jewish leaders from across denominations will sign onto to the Jewish Energy Covenant Campaign to protect the environment. “Out of concern for the well-being of all nations, and with a particular concern for the poorest …
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