EAST LANSING, Mich. - Krista and Micah Fuerst were looking near here to buy their first place together, and had narrowed it down to two houses: One built 25 years ago of standard materials, the other brand new and built to strict energy efficiency standards. [More] Popularity: 85% [?] Read More →
NEW DELHI, Jan 26 (IPS) - While the BASIC bloc countries - Brazil, South Africa, India and China - will submit their plans for voluntary mitigation actions by the Jan. 31 deadline stipulated by the Copenhagen Accord, they have taken care to emphasise that the agreement, reached at the end of the December climate change summit in the Danish capital, has no legal basis. Popularity: 100% [?] Read More →
The Obama administration will name two federal representatives to the Washington DC Metro board. (WP) High-speed rail advocates hope President Obama and Vice President Biden’s trip to Florida this Thursday is transit-related. (Tribune) Teens are waiting longer to get their driver’s licenses, even in suburban areas where public transportation is limited. (WP) A tea party sponsored ballot measure to delay California’s global warming law would increase short-term profits but prevent long-term clean energy investment. (LA Times) Pennsylvania...
NEW DELHI, Jan 24 (IPS) - As environment ministers from Brazil, South Africa, India and China (BASIC) prepared to meet in the Indian capital on Sunday to draw up a post-Copenhagen strategy, there were great expectations on the role they could play in pushing a consensus on how the world should go about dealing with climate change. Popularity: 94% [?] Read More →
Three Democrats are joining Alaska Senator Lisa Murkowski and 35 fellow Republicans in an effort to prevent the EPA from regulating greenhouse gas emissions. (NYT) During a Washington conference, mayors from across the country told President Obama their cities need more economic stimulus. (NYT) A revised plan for New York City’s transit service would prevent the most far-reaching cuts. (City Room) A Charleston, West Virginia debate between environmental lawyer Robert Kennedy Jr. and a prominent coal executive yielded scant middle-ground. (Green Inc.) Despite...
LIMA, Jan 21 (Tierramérica) - “The toads have disappeared from the countryside because of climate change, and now there is nothing to control the insects. Now we have to use chemicals to fight pests, and that is killing the soil,” says worried Peruvian farmer Julián Pilco. Popularity: 98% [?] Read More →
DOE Secretary Steven Chu announced the selection of five projects to receive more than $20.5 million from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act to support deployment of community-based renewable energy projects, such as biomass, wind, and solar installations. Popularity: 91% [?] Read More →
President Obama at the White House with Building America’s Future co-founders: Mayor Michael Bloomberg (I-New York City), Governor Ed Rendell (D-Pennsylvania) and Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger (R-California) For two years now, Building America’s Future has been beating the drum for substantive investment in our nation’s roads, bridges, railways and ports. This week, the bipartisan coalition ramped up its message to Washington with a press conference pushing for a National Infrastructure Bank. BAF has walked the walk on coalition building...
BRUSSELS, Jan 20 (IPS) - Barely a month after world leaders gathering in Copenhagen reached a weak accord on climate change, the European Union’s top polluters are fighting a fresh battle to dissuade policy-makers from taking more robust action. Popularity: 99% [?] Read More →
Republican Scott Brown’s election to the Massachusetts Senate seat is unlikely to alter the prospects for a transportation bill, but certainly imperils climate change. (Streetsblog) President Obama could potentially save climate legislation by highlighting its job-creation potential in his State of the Union address. (NRDC Blog) New Jersey’s Department of Transportation looks to be in the hands of competent professionals under Gov. Chris Christie, but revenue remains tight. (Record) A full transportation reauthorization bill should reach the president’s...
On Monday, the United States District Court for the District of Columbia upheld the Department of Energy’s decision to remove the ENERGY STAR label from certain inefficient LG refrigerator-freezer models. Popularity: 56% [?] Read More →
BRUSSELS, Jan 18 (IPS) - Allegations of racism and financial impropriety have spiced up an otherwise lacklustre two-week ritual in which nominees to the European Union’s executive arm are quizzed by the EU’s only directly elected institution. Popularity: 63% [?] Read More →
Allegations of racism and financial impropriety have spiced up an otherwise lacklustre two-week ritual in which nominees to the European Union’s executive arm are quizzed by the EU’s only directly elected institution. Popularity: 63% [?] Read More →
BERLIN, Jan 17 (Tierramérica) - At first glance, the Riswick farm is just another modern agricultural facility: in the middle of broad cultivated fields stand recently built barns, similar to so many other farms across Europe. Popularity: 66% [?] Read More →
UNITED NATIONS, Jan 14 (IPS) - Millions of people around the world who belong to indigenous communities continue to face discrimination and abuse at the hands of authorities and private business concerns, says a new U.N. report released here Thursday. Popularity: 65% [?] Read More →
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