Gov/Politics
Giant Bees Buzz British Prime Minister’s Office
LONDON, UK, January 29, 2013 (ENS) – Giant bees appeared at Prime Minister David Cameron’s office at #10 Downing Street this morning to sting the government into delivering [...]
Gov/Politics
Air/Climate
World Economic Forum Feels Climate Change Pressure
DAVOS-KLOSTERS, Switzerland, January 25, 2013 (ENS) – “Unless we take action on climate change, future generations will be roasted, toasted, fried and grilled,” Christine Lagarde, managing director of [...]
Air/Climate
Congressional Democrats Form Climate Change Task Force
WASHINGTON, DC, January 24, 2013 (ENS) – Climate change is getting renewed attention in Congress. Representative Henry Waxman of California and Senator Sheldon Whitehouse of Rhode Island, both [...]
Air/Climate
Nebraska Governor OKs New Keystone XL Pipeline Route
LINCOLN, Nebraska, January 22, 2013 (ENS) – Today Nebraska Governor Dave Heineman approved a new route through the state for TransCanada’s Keystone XL tar sands pipeline, which avoids [...]
Air/Climate
Obama Pledges Climate Change Action in Inaugural Address
WASHINGTON, DC, January 21, 2013 (ENS) – In an inaugural address founded on the U.S. Constitution, President Barack Obama today indicated that in his second term he will [...]
Gov/Politics
Interior Secretary Ken Salazar to Step Down
WASHINGTON, DC, January 16, 2013 (ENS) – Interior Secretary Ken Salazar today announced he will be leaving the Obama Cabinet by the end of March to return to [...]
Gov/Politics
National Council to Build 21st Century Conservation Corps
WASHINGTON, DC, January 11, 2013 (ENS) – A National Council drawn from eight federal agencies signed on Thursday to shape the Obama Administration’s new 21st Century Conservation Service [...]
Gov/Politics
Governor Cuomo Proposes $1 Billion New York Green Bank
ALBANY, New York, January 10, 2013 (ENS) – In his 2013 State of the State Address, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo proposed a $1 billion Green Bank to [...]
Energy
Court Upholds Public Process in Nuclear Plant Safety ‘Exemptions’
NEW YORK, New York, January 9, 2013 (ENS) – The Nuclear Regulatory Commission must permit public participation in decisions about exempting nuclear power plants from federal regulations or [...]
Gov/Politics
General Assembly Strengthens UN’s ‘Voice of the Environment’
NEW YORK, New York, January 6, 2013 (ENS) – The UN General Assembly has decided to ‘strengthen and upgrade’ the United Nations Environment Programme, UNEP, and establish universal [...]
Air/Climate
Climate, Vaccines and Haiti in World Economic Forum Spotlight
DAVOS-KLOSTERS, Switzerland, January 29, 2010 (ENS) – U.S. Congressman Edward Markey told the World Economic Forum today that President Barack Obama has committed himself to passing climate legislation. [...]
Energy
Biden Announces $5 Billion Tax Credit for Clean Energy Manufacturing
WASHINGTON, DC, December 16, 2009 (ENS) – At a Middle Class Task Force meeting today which focused on manufacturing, Vice President Joe Biden announced the administration’s support for up [...]
Air/Climate
Obama Nobel Peace Prize Lecture: Climate Security Essential
OSLO, Norway, December 10, 2009 (ENS) – President Barack Obama accepted the 2009 Nobel Prize for Peace at a ceremony today at Oslo City Hall. Delivering a Nobel lecture [...]
Gov/Politics
United States and India Embark on a Green Partnership
WASHINGTON, DC, November 24, 2009 (ENS) – President Barack Obama and Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh today reaffirmed the global strategic partnership between the United States and India and [...]
Air/Climate
Senate Delays Climate Bill to Focus on Health Care
WASHINGTON, DC, November 21, 2009 (ENS) – Senator Harry Reid, the Democrat majority leader, has put off Senate debate on climate change legislation until next spring, weakening hopes [...]
Air/Climate
Obama Could Tip the Balance at Copenhagen Climate Summit
By Haider Rizvi
NEW YORK, New York, November 19, 2009 (ENS) The United Nations’ climate agency chief says he wants U.S. President Barrack Obama to join world [...]
Gov/Politics
Obama Promises Tribal Leaders Help With Environmental Issues
WASHINGTON, DC, November 5, 2009 (ENS) – Representatives of 400 federally recognized tribal nations from across the United States gathered at the Department of the Interior today at [...]
Air/Climate
Climate Bill Approved by Senate Committee Over Republican Boycott
WASHINGTON, DC, November 5, 2009 (ENS) – The Senate committee responsible for the environment has approved the climate change bill despite a Republican boycott.
The Clean Energy Jobs [...]
Air/Climate
U.S. Senate Climate Bill Runs the Gauntlet of Opinions
WASHINGTON, DC, October 28, 2009 (ENS) – The U.S. Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works Tuesday began three days of hearings on a Senate climate bill to match [...]
Air/Climate
Obama Expresses Support for Strong Climate Change Legislation
CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, October 23, 2009 (ENS) – Speaking today at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, President Barack Obama expressed his strong support for legislation to control climate change [...]