Editor’s Choice

Wind Industry Storms DC to Push for Renewable Energy Standard

While most states have some sort of renewable energy standard on the books, the lack of a national standard means that a handful of states are way behind the curve, having developed few renewable energy projects of any considerable scale. Read this post »

Features

The Other “Party of No”

The Obama administration is struggling to follow through on promises with regard to health care and climate change because of a Republican party that seems to have no interest in constructive efforts to solve problems for the American people. Read this post »

Bay State Senator John Kerry hopes to lead the crowd to support of climate legislation.

Kerry and Graham Renew Bipartisan Energy on Climate Bill

With Scott Brown’s Senate win pushing health care to the back burner, Senators John Kerry and Lindsey Graham are blazing the bipartisan trail toward Senate adoption of an energy reform and climate change bill. Read this post »

Obama Outlines Job Creation and Economic Growth [video]

President Obama outlines his administration’s economic accomplishments, hurdles it faces, and plans to overcome these hurdles. Read this post »

Sarah Palin Cartoon Archive (cartoons)

Sarah Palin has a book. I’m sure that makes her qualified to run our country. But, in case you need to be reminded how clueless the former VP candidate is, please view this short Sarah Palin cartoon archive. Read this post »

US, China Emission Targets More Like ‘Business as Usual’

Although the emission targets proposed by US, China are significant for climate negotiations it seems that they will have little or no impact on the carbon emissions in absolute terms. Read this post »

More Ed. Choice

Poor Americans Most Willing to Sacrifice for Sake of Climate

A new Zogby poll shows that those who are least able to afford rising energy pricesare the most likely to support climate and energy policies that would have that effect. Read this post »

Copenhagen Week One: Climategate, China, and the Obama Nobel Play

Climategate’s questions recede as island nations walk out. China sizzles and the US fizzles on world stage. What are the political takeaways from week one in Copenhagen and what does it mean for the possibility of a binding agreement? Read this post »

Sarah Palin’s HUGE Bus and Private Jet Book Tour (cartoon)

Why would Sarah Palin conduct her nationwide book tour from a tour bus AND a private jet? ENN cracks the case… Read this post »

Vermont Senate Rejects Relicensure for Yankee Nuclear Plant

Even as President Obama announces plans to invest $50 billion in new nuclear capacity, some see the looming relicensing battle of 70s-era plants as the canary in the coal mine. Is the vote on Vermont Yankee the death knell for nuclear’s nascent comeback? Read this post »

Copenhagen Agreement Might Signal End of Post-9/11 Era

The Copenhagen agreement fizzled, but failure to take global action on climate change may have greased the skids for transition from the post-9/11 epoch into a new global Eco Cold War. Read this post »