Tag: Global Warming

Police officers attempt to secure a barricade blocking protestors from Wall Street during a march demanding action on climate change and corporate greed, Monday, Sept. 22, 2014, a day after a huge climate march in New York. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)

100 arrested at Wall Street climate crisis sit-in

Jennifer Peltz · September 23, 2014 4:02 am

"You can't expect businesses to do the things they need to do without the policy," said Paulson. (Getty File Photo)

Energy and Environment

Former Treasury chief: Businesses won’t act on climate without federal policy

Zack Colman · September 22, 2014 9:44 pm

Energy and Environment

Gov. Cuomo declares ‘Climate Week’ in New York

Washington Examiner · September 22, 2014 7:01 am

Energy and Environment

White House budget director: Domestic climate ambition can bring China along

Zack Colman · September 19, 2014 4:41 pm

Energy and Environment

White House rolls out new solar energy, energy-efficiency measures

Zack Colman · September 18, 2014 12:26 pm

Rhea Suh will take over for outgoing NRDC president Frances Beinecke in January. (Getty File Photo/Ethan Miller)

Energy and Environment

Top environmental group names new chief

Zack Colman · September 17, 2014 8:34 pm

Some top GOP priorities that would likely clear a Republican-held Senate have already passed the House this session. Those include faster green-lighting of liquefied natural gas exports and approving the Canada-to-Texas Keystone XL pipeline. Opening public lands to more drilling and scuttling EPA carbon emission rules all would likely top the agenda of a GOP-controlled Congress.Â (Photo by David McNew/Getty images)

Energy and Environment

House energy votes double as post-election GOP wish list

Zack Colman · September 17, 2014 9:00 am

"We can not eradicate extreme poverty without fighting climate change. We need to advance two agendas simultaneously," United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said. (AP Photo/Firdia Lisnawati)

Energy and Environment

UN chief: Climate summit will ‘lay the framework’ for carbon price

Zack Colman · September 16, 2014 2:12 pm

"There is a 'revolving door' between the EPA and the various environmental pressure groups," the report said. (iStock)

Energy and Environment

EPA rife with green conflicts of interest

Mark Tapscott · September 16, 2014 9:00 am

Environmental groups are worried that coal dust from trains will pollute the Columbia River and nearby communities. (iStock)

Energy and Environment

Army Corps of Engineers stops its review of Oregon coal export project

Zack Colman · September 15, 2014 9:33 pm

The financial logic behind the divestment strategy is that, as the effects of climate change become more pervasive, policymakers will enact measures to make burning the fossil fuels that warm the planet more costly. As such, the potential return on investment in fossil fuels would become risky.ÃÂ (Cameron Spencer/Getty images)

Energy and Environment

Environmentalists call on philanthropies to drop fossil fuel investments

Zack Colman · September 14, 2014 11:00 pm

Officials from six states want the Environmental Protection Agency to extend the comment period for its proposed carbon emissions regulation for power plants. (iStock Photo)

Energy and Environment

States to EPA: We need more time for power plant rule comments

Zack Colman · September 12, 2014 3:44 pm