US defence review says military planners should factor climate change into long-term strategyThe Pentagon will for the first time rank global warming as a destabilising force, adding fuel to conflict and putting US troops at risk around the world, in a major strategy review to be presented to Congress tomorrow. The quadrennial defence review, prepared [...]
90+ National Organizations Urge Congress to Adopt Clean Energy Policies
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WASHINGTON, Jan. 29 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — Nearly 100 organizations in the renewable energy, energy efficiency and environmental arenas — representing…
EL PASO, Texas, Jan. 29 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — Rev. David Beckmann, president, Bread for the World, today urged members of the National Latino Congreso to press their representatives in Congress to create more green jobs in order to reduce hunger a…
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Obama Administration formally embraced the Copenhagen Accord on global warming on Thursday, a day after the president urged a fractious U.S. Congress to get to work on comprehensive legislation to stem the nation’s emissions….
In his state of the union address, Obama seemed willing to trade nuclear power and offshore drilling for climate bill votesA guest blog by Suzanne Goldenberg, the Guardian’s US environment correspondentGreens probably didn’t reckon the “change you can believe in” would mean building more nuclear power plants when Barack Obama was first elected. But that [...]
President Obama pledges to help pass ‘comprehensive’ climate change law, but also backed nuclear power and drillingBarack Obama put himself firmly behind the effort to get a climate change bill through Congress last night – but said it must include a new generation of nuclear power.The brief passage on energy and climate in Obama’s state [...]
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – When U.S. President Barack Obama delivers his State of the Union address on Wednesday, he is expected to promote alternative energy as a way of tackling global warming problems and creating more domestic jobs.
Environmental organisations believe Obama is being urged to downplay climate change during this year’s speechGlobal warming – a signature issue for Barack Obama – is at risk of getting the short shrift in this year’s State of the Union speech on Wednesday, further shrinking the already slim prospects of getting a climate change law through [...]
— Plan details keys to achieving the energy security and sustainability benefits of electrified transportation —
WASHINGTON, Jan. 25 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — The Electric Drive Transportation Association (EDTA) today outlined an action p…
Points way forward for Senate outreach to voters across political spectrum
WASHINGTON, Jan. 21 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — Pollster Frank Luntz today announced new research that shows the American people are eager for Congress to act on climate legislat…