In a landmark case, the US Supreme Court ruled yesterday that the US Navy can carry out sonar training exercises off the southern California coast, without safeguards designed to protect whales, dolphins and other marine mammals.
A recent study finds that one chemical’s emissions are four times more common in the atmosphere than previously thought, and thousands of times more effective at trapping heat than Carbon Dioxide.
When I first read about Propositions 7 and 10, I thought they sounded like good ballot initiatives. Who wouldn’t want all utilities to be required to provide 50% renewable energy by 2025? It was only after I discovered leading environmental groups opposed these propositions that I began to question these statutes.
The San Jose (Calif.) City Council has unanimously approved Tesla Motors’ new electric car manufacturing plant. The plant will produce the $60,000 electric sedan that the 5-year-old company currently has in development.
The Supreme Court today began hearing a case that questions who (or what creatures) get dibs on the ocean waters off the coast of California.
The head of the EPA lied to Congress about his rejection of a request from California intended to curb global warming emissions, according to one angry U.S. Senator.
Just how green California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger is is definitely up for debate. He has his moments of somewhat progressive policy, which he then dilutes with moments of complete and utter ignorance.
Senator Barbara Boxer called the hearing to explore how the administration has held up with respect to environmental integrity.
Check out some of the things Palin has had to say about the environment.
The California Public Utilities Commission voted unanimously Thursday to oppose Proposition 7, the Solar and Clean Energy Act of 2008. Proposition 7 will appear on the statewide ballot in November.
The EPA dealt Texas a hard blow on Thursday. It turned down the state’s request for a reduction to our Renewable Fuels Standard (RFS). A decision that some environmentalists are sticking in the plus column for biofuels. I can’t say I agree.
It’s not that I’m not on the biofuel bandwagon. I am. Just don’t run the bandwagon on ethanol.
After failing to provide adequate disaster relief resources during Hurricane Katrina the scenario is repeated in California, where an estimated 600 to 900 wildfires are burning.
California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger declared a statewide drought today, following two straight years of below-average rainfall, very low snowmelt runoff and the largest court-ordered water transfer restrictions of the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta in state history. The governor also issued an Executive Order meant to address related problems caused by the water shortages, such as extreme […]