Tag: Energy
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BREAKING: Senators Boxer and Sanders Introduce Climate Legislation
GREENPEACE — On the heels of President Obama’s call to action in his State of the Union address and the arrest of 48 environmental, civil rights and community leaders at a protest of the proposed Keystone XL tar sands pipeline, Senators Boxer (D-CA) and Sanders (I-VT) have introduced …
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Guest Post: Stadium Tech and Making Green Giants
Even though stadiums are only used periodically for games, the reality is with tens of thousands of fans at games massive water, trash, sewage, and energy usage can leave a huge carbon footprint. Owen Glubiak reported about the Cowboys stadium in an article for the EE Times online and he cites, “the stadium averaged about…
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Watch RFK, Jr.’s Pre-Arrest Speech Calling People to Attend the Biggest Climate Rally in U.S. History
ECOWATCH — Waterkeeper Alliance President, Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., joined a climate protest yesterday outside the White House calling on the Obama Administration to protect our oceans and waterways by rejecting the Keystone XL Pipeline …
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Will President Obama Do the Right Thing and Reject the Keystone XL Pipeline?
MICHAEL BRUNE — A politician might ask whether stopping Keystone XL would be a politic or popular decision. A leader will only care whether it’s the right one …
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Will President Obama Follow Through with His Promise on Climate Change Policy?
HANNAH LOCKE — n an unexpected move, President Obama called for a renewed pursuit of market initiatives to address the carbon-heavy diet of the American economy, a sure sign of a re-commitment to comprehensive reductions …