In their rush to get an extra $2 billion out the door, Congress overlooked several possible tweaks that might have made the Cash for Clunkers program a more sustainable economic stimulant and a “greener” environmental program.
United States Finally Gets Behind Climate Legislation
August 13, 2009 By Leave a Comment
In a recent Zogby telephone poll conducted to gauge public opinion on the the Waxman-Markey climate bill, the results showed that a majority of Americans are finally behind climate legislation.
Indian Agriculture Threatened by Drought
August 13, 2009 By Leave a Comment
Drought is something we think of as being substantial and dramatic – months in which rain doesn’t fall, monsoons that never happen. But the truth about drought is that it is much more insidious – when average rainfall drops, crops fail even though rain happens and can appear plentiful.
Cleveland Oil Recycling Plant Suspected in Deaths of 500 Gulls
August 12, 2009 By 3 Comments
In late June, more than 500 ring-billed gulls were found dead in Cleveland’s Cuyahoga River, only a couple days after the 40th anniversary of the day the river caught fire at roughly the same spot.
The Pentagon’s War Against Carbon
August 11, 2009 By 2 Comments
Outside of the Northeast and West Coast, climate change is still a “granola” issue and that supporters will need to grab on to some other arguments to gain political traction.
UK Needs Major Food Production Overhaul
August 11, 2009 By Leave a Comment
The first food security assessment ever carried out by a UK government has been published, and it says that the country needs to change the way food is produced and the way it is processed, to maintain a healthy and affordable food ‘base’ in the future.
How ‘Cash for Clunkers’ is Adding Carbon
August 10, 2009 By 5 Comments
By most accounts, the Obama administration’s “Cash for Clunkers” program is a resounding success.
India Has Financial Resources but Wants Developed Countries to Bear Full Cost of its Solar Energy Program
August 9, 2009 By 4 Comments
Mean Joe Green #70: Big Coal Claims Climate Bill Unfair
August 7, 2009 By 1 Comment
10 Democartic Representatives from coal-dependent states send a letter to Obama sharing that they will not support the Waxman-Markey climate and energy bill. Afterall, it’s not nice to Big Coal…
Environmental Protest Round-Up 7 August 2009
August 7, 2009 By Leave a Comment
Australian protestors are complaining about the failure of the Australian government to take tough enough action on climate change, and in support of Pacific Island groups who have asked for substantial emission cuts from Australia and New Zealand to help protect their land from rising sea levels.
