Saturday, February 18, 2012
Friday, February 17, 2012
Canadian Minister Promotes Tar Sands At Climate Summit
Canadian Minister Promotes Tar Sands At Climate Summit: pShowing remarkable gall, Canadian environmental minister Peter Kent took time from a climate change summit with the United States to promote the Keystone XL tar sands pipeline. At the summit, Kent and U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton announced a coalition to reduce short-lived climate pollutants. Kent called the deal, to which Canada has pledged [...]/p
Senate Climate Hawks Deliver Speech Calling for U.S. Action on the “Planetary Crisis of Global Warming”
Senate Climate Hawks Deliver Speech Calling for U.S. Action on the “Planetary Crisis of Global Warming”: pThere was a beacon in the smog surrounding the U.S. Capitol building this week. While the House and Senate pushed for arctic drilling, attempted to revive the Keystone XL tar sands pipeline, and tried to delay rules on mercury emissions standards — all while failing to extend a key tax credit for wind — four [...]/p
House Passes Section Of Transportation Bill Consisting Only Of Earmarks To Big Oil
House Passes Section Of Transportation Bill Consisting Only Of Earmarks To Big Oil: pBy Jessica Goad, Manager of Research and Outreach, Center for American Progress Action Fund. Last night the House of Representatives passed part of the behemoth transportation bill it is considering over the next month on a 237-187 vote. This section consisted solely of earmarks to Big Oil including drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, [...]/p
George Allen Wants To Be Virginia’s Tar Sands Senator
George Allen Wants To Be Virginia’s Tar Sands Senator: pIn a new ad for the Virginia U.S. Senate race, Republican candidate George Allen implausibly argues that the Keystone XL pipeline, which would transport Canadian tar sands crude from Montana to Texas refineries, would benefit the state of Virginia. The unnarrated 75-second spot, entitled “Unabashed,” laments that the nation has endured “35 straight months of [...]/p
Water-Gate: Texas State Report on Dealing with Current and Future Drought Never Mentions Climate Change
Water-Gate: Texas State Report on Dealing with Current and Future Drought Never Mentions Climate Change: pTexas Comptroller water-planning report also fails to brings up the growing role of natural gas fracking Ironically, the cover of a major Texas report on drought and water planning points out that it’s been “dry” and “hot” and implies humans have some control over the state’s thermostat. But the report is silent on human contribution [...]/p
Heartland’s Classroom Climate Polluter: ‘My goal is to help them teach one of the greatest scientific debates in history’
Heartland’s Classroom Climate Polluter: ‘My goal is to help them teach one of the greatest scientific debates in history’: pDavid Wojick, the coal-industry analyst that Heartland Institute plans to pay to develop a K-12 curriculum “teaching the controversy” on manmade climate change, explained to the Associated Press why he wants to teach children that the fact of manmade global warming should be questioned. “My goal is to help them teach one of the greatest [...]/p
Thursday, February 16, 2012
GM Defends Contributions To ‘Careful And Considerate’ Climate Denier Institute
GM Defends Contributions To ‘Careful And Considerate’ Climate Denier Institute: pOne in a series of posts about the Heartland Institute’s inner workings, from internal documents acquired by ThinkProgress Green. Internal documents reveal that General Motors Foundation has contributed to the climate-denial shop Heartland Institute, giving $30,000 since 2010 for its school-privatization publication School Reform News. GM has called for mandatory climate action, in sharp contrast [...]/p
Rainwater Collection Could Save Urban Consumers $90 Million a Year
Rainwater Collection Could Save Urban Consumers $90 Million a Year: pThere’s a cheap, abundant resource that could help consumers save money and fight climate change: rainwater. by Zachary Rybarczyk Residents in eight cities around the U.S. could collectively trim up to $90 million a year off their water bills with simple rainwater collection techniques, according to a new report. Urban rooftop rainwater collection, often overlooked [...]/p
Wednesday, February 15, 2012
Wis. Senate Passes Wetlands Deregulation in Midnight Session | The Progressive
Wis. Senate Passes Wetlands Deregulation in Midnight Session | The Progressive
Trying hurry before those recall elections! Classic example of the corrupt, Koch purchased actions that brought about the recall effort. Not a good idea to anger people who enjoy outdoor sports in a state like Wisconsin.
Trying hurry before those recall elections! Classic example of the corrupt, Koch purchased actions that brought about the recall effort. Not a good idea to anger people who enjoy outdoor sports in a state like Wisconsin.
Tuesday, February 14, 2012
800,000 Signatures Against Keystone XL Delivered To Senate Today
800,000 Signatures Against Keystone XL Delivered To Senate Today: pIn 24 hours, the 99 percent flooded the U.S. Senate with more than 800,000 messages opposing the Keystone XL tar sands pipeline. This afternoon, 781,000 of the signatures to the Stop the Keystone XL Pipeline emergency petition were hand-delivered to the U.S. Capitol in boxes of 20,000 names each by members of 350.org, Green For [...]/p
INTERNAL DOCUMENTS: The Secret, Corporate-Funded Plan To Teach Children That Climate Change Is A Hoax
INTERNAL DOCUMENTS: The Secret, Corporate-Funded Plan To Teach Children That Climate Change Is A Hoax: pInternal documents acquired by ThinkProgress Green reveal that the Heartland Institute, a right-wing think tank funded by the Koch brothers, Microsoft, and other top corporations, is planning to develop a “global warming curriculum” for elementary schoolchildren that presents climate science as “a major scientific controversy.” This effort, at a cost of $100,000 a year, will [...]/p
Monday, February 13, 2012
Joe Nocera Is Still Wrong and “Very Unfair” About the Keystone XL Tar Sands Pipeline. McKibben, Hansen and I Explain Why.
Joe Nocera Is Still Wrong and “Very Unfair” About the Keystone XL Tar Sands Pipeline. McKibben, Hansen and I Explain Why.: pWe must leave the overwhelming majority of unconventional fossil fuels in the ground to avoid catastrophic warming, but Nocera wants to open every spigot CO2 emissions by fossil fuels [1 ppm CO2 ~ 2.12 GtC, where ppm is parts per million of CO2 in air and GtC is gigatons of carbon] via Hansen. Significantly exceeding [...]/p
Senate GOP Planning To Hijack Highway Bill With Keystone Pipeline Amendment
Senate GOP Planning To Hijack Highway Bill With Keystone Pipeline Amendment: pIn a bid to fast-track approval of the Canada-to-Texas Keystone XL tar sands pipeline, Senate Republicans plan to attach an amendment mandating the pipeline’s construction onto a must-pass highway funding bill. The amendment — developed by Sens. John Hoeven, Richard Lugar, and David Vitter — is but the latest congressional push to advance TransCanada’s $7 [...]/p
OccupyKXL: The 99 Percent Takes A Stand With 24 Hours Against Keystone
OccupyKXL: The 99 Percent Takes A Stand With 24 Hours Against Keystone: pA broad coalition of the grassroots progressive movement is launching a 24-hour effort to mobilize 500,000 people opposing Republican efforts to approve the Keystone XL tar sands pipeline. GOP senators “plan to file an amendment mandating the project to the Senate transportation package Monday,” the Hill reports. In a Daily Kos diary, 350.org founder Bill [...]/p
More than 68% of New European Electricity Capacity Came From Wind and Solar in 2011
More than 68% of New European Electricity Capacity Came From Wind and Solar in 2011: pAs the sovereign debt crisis unfolds in Europe, onlookers have questioned whether the region will stay committed to renewable energy. The answer so far is “yes.” Even with a few countries pulling back on government support of the industry because of fiscal troubles, 2011 was still a huge year for deployment — with wind and [...]/p
Sunday, February 12, 2012
Saturday, February 11, 2012
What Will the U.S. Energy Mix Look Like in 2050 If We Cut CO2 Emissions 80%
What Will the U.S. Energy Mix Look Like in 2050 If We Cut CO2 Emissions 80%: pI’m seeking reader input to the headline question. Rich countries like the U.S. need to cut CO2 emissions more than 80% by 2050 to have a serious shot at the 2°C (3.6° F) target climate scientists say is needed to avoid the most dangerous climate impacts and potentially irreversible tipping points (see “Study Confirms Optimal [...]/p
Friday, February 10, 2012
Thursday, February 9, 2012
Greenhouse Pollution Melts Arctic, Sending Killer Winter Weather Into Europe
Greenhouse Pollution Melts Arctic, Sending Killer Winter Weather Into Europe: pAs the United States has a freakishly warm and calm winter, Europe has been experiencing a frighteningly cold and dangerous season. Hundreds have died in frigid temperatures, snow and ice storms, and floods. This freakish weather in the Northern Hemisphere is connected by unusual behavior in the jet stream, which scientists are attributing to the [...]/p
Last Month Was Fourth Warmest January In 118 Years
Last Month Was Fourth Warmest January In 118 Years: pThe National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has released a series of maps showing that much of the U.S. was much warmer than average in the month of January. Nationwide, the average temperature in January was 36.3 degrees Fahrenheit. It was 5.5 degrees warmer than the average for the 20th century and the fourth warmest January [...]/p
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