Posts Tagged ‘Obama’
The Environmental State of the Union
Frances Beinecke, President of NRDC, New York City: The annual State of the Union Address is a time for taking stock. Tonight President Obama will assess our nation's progress on a range of urgent ...
Guardians of the Ogallala
Rocky Kistner, Communications Associate, Washington, DC: The battle over the proposed 1,700 mile Keystone XL pipeline has raged across the political corridors of the nation’s capitol. President Obama rejected the tar sands pipeline yesterday, stating the artificial ...
As Goes Iowa, So Goes The Future Of US Wind Power
/>Terraces, buffers, and conservation tillage at work on a farm in Iowa. Image credit: Wikimedia CommonsThe Fifteen Percent Factor: Who knew that Iowa led the nation in percent of electrical generation capacity from wind? The State's 15% reliance on...
Sarah Palin Rails On Environmentalists Who Use Pencils And Paper
Sometimes I think God put Sarah Palin on Earth just to teach us patience. On Sunday’s episode of “Sarah Palin’s Alaska,” the politician/reality star toured a local logging camp — a place where trees go to die — and took a moment to reflect on environmentalists who use pencils and ...
Kelly Rigg: Cancun: Two Worlds Apart
The Cancun climate summit is officially known as a "Conference of Parties" -- a meeting of representatives of countries which signed up to the 1992...
Massive Oil Spill Hits Louisiana Coast
Watch: Obama On Wind Power
In 2009, U.S. Can Celebrate Earth Day Without Being Red In The Face
What a difference a year makes. Today on April 22nd 2009 the United States can celebrate Earth Day without being red in the face. The new Obama administration is pushing for a climate change bill in Congress. Quite a difference with George W. Bush's early denial of the existence of climate ...
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