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Nations Accelerate Plans to Realize UN Biodiversity Conservation Goals

Posted on December 6, 2016 by Andrew Burger | 0 Comments

Mexico established four new biological reserves and five other protected areas as representatives from more than 190 UN member nations adopted the Cancun Declaration, stepping up their efforts to conserve biological diversity. Will it be enough to curtail a Sixth Great Extinction?

President-Elect Trump, the U.S., Climate Change and Sustainable Development

Posted on November 10, 2016 by Andrew Burger | 0 Comments

Environmental, climate change and renewable energy industry participants and proponents are gearing up for four long, lean years in the wake of Donald Trump’s surprise U.S. election victory. They’re not abandoning all hope, however; and Trump could pull an even greater surprise if he does an about-face and embraces Obama’s legacy of helping build U.S. renewable energy and clean tech industries that are bringing back middle-class U.S. jobs and spurring investment, innovation and entrepreneurship in ways that benefit US and global society in multiple ways.

The Koch Brothers control their minions in Congress preventing many American from their livelihoods.

The Koch Brothers and the Government Shutdown

Posted on October 10, 2013 by Thomas Schueneman | 0 Comments

Charles and David Koch are oil barons who have been accused of being behind efforts to shutdown government. In a bid to keep America from transitioning away from fossil fuels the Koch brothers are leading a powerful cadre of conservatives in a coordinated strategy designed to subvert democracy. They have cultivated very close relationships with Republicans including GOP presidential candidates…

Are we at a political tipping point with global warming?

The Climate Change Divide: Have We Reached a Political Tipping Point?

Posted on December 2, 2010 by Gwenn Morreale | 0 Comments

The latest poll from the Pew Research Center found that the number of Americans who believe in climate change, particularly Republicans, has decreased dramatically since 2006.

Playing it “Safe” With Big Oil: Deepwater Offshore Drilling Moratorium Upheld

Posted on July 9, 2010 by Gwenn Morreale | 0 Comments

Once again, the money and power yielded by Big Oil has trumped any concern for the environment, our nation’s natural resources and precious eco systems, countless numbers of plants and animals, as well as the safety and even lives of our fellow human beings. For just last night, the 5th District Court of Appeals has terminated any hope of the…

Carbon capture and storage pros and cons explained

Carbon Capture And Storage: Solution or Boondoggle? – The Pros And Cons

Posted on July 16, 2009 by Angelique van Engelen | 9 Comments

Is CCS, or carbon capture and storage, a promising technology to help the world deal with carbon emissions from coal-fired power plant, or a dangerous and unproven boondoggle offering false hope?

Geothermal Energy Receives A $350 Million Boost

Posted on June 3, 2009 by Angelique van Engelen | 0 Comments

The Obama administration announces $350 million to develop geothermal energy.