ExxonMobil promised in 2007 that it would no longer give money to groups that deny global warming is real. Turns out, they are still doing it. ONE of the world's largest oil companies has broken its pledge to stop funding groups that … [Read more...]
Lessons from the “Enlightened Eight”: Republicans Can Vote Pro-Environment and Not Get “Tea Partied
On June 26, 2009, the U.S. House of Representatives voted 219-212 in favor of HR 2454, the American Clean Energy and Security Act (ACES). Only eight Republicans - we'll call them the "Enlightened Eight" - voted "aye." These … [Read more...]
Weatherization Barnraising Results
Here's the announcement and work plan that HEET sent out before the event: Weatherization Barnraising Saturday, June 26th 12:30-5:00 p.m. Attic air-sealing Saturday, June 19th 9-2 Cambridge YWCA Emergency Family Shelter 3 Bigelow Street, … [Read more...]
Murkowski Part II Rears Its Ugly Head
On June 10th, we all celebrated the defeat of the Murkowski resolution, which would have gutted the EPA's ability to regulate carbon dioxide pollution. Why we needed to defeat Murkowski was explained well by NRDC Action … [Read more...]
Edward James Olmos on the Definition of “Insanity”
Yesterday, the NRDC Action Fund launched a campaign featuring a powerful new ad by renowned environmental activist and celebrated actor, Edward James Olmos. In the video, which you can view here, Olmos explains what makes people - … [Read more...]
More Nails in the Coffins of the Climate Change Deniers
As if we needed any more evidence demonstrating that anthropogenic climate change is real, that it is occurring right now, and that it poses a major threat to the planet's environment, we now have it -- in spades. Let;s begin … [Read more...]
Remember, Cap-and-Trade Was Originally a Free-Market, Conservative Idea
In short, good things happened when we harnessed the tremendous power of the market to solve environmental problems. Today, the biggest and most pressing of those problems - identified, once again, by a massive amount of scientific research … [Read more...]
President Obama, Please Call Their Bluff!
Yesterday, President Obama met with Senators at the White House and pushed them to pass comprehensive, clean energy and climate legislation. Still, the skeptics are spinning a monotonous web of negativity regarding what is achievable … [Read more...]
Scott Brown: Wrong on the Merits AND The Politics of Clean Energy
Two weeks ago, Senator Scott Brown (R-Massachusetts) met with President Obama and "told him he would not support a cap-and-trade plan or carbon fee to limit greenhouse gas emissions." In the Boston Globe, Brown is quoted as expressing … [Read more...]
Public overwhelmingly supports limiting carbon emissions
Well, so sometimes you hear that people don't really believe in global warming, or that it's not their first priority, or whatever. But what is absolutely plain as day is that they support controlling greenhouse gas emissions. … [Read more...]
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