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
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 [...]
Energy
Coal Mining Protesters Arrested in W. Virgina Governor’s Office
CHARLESTON, West Virginia, October 20, 2009 (ENS) – Seven opponents of mountaintop removal mining, ages 18 to 22, were arrested Monday afternoon as they staged a sit-in at [...]
Gov/Politics
Federal Employees Asked to Suggest Green Ideas, Vote on Others
WASHINGTON, DC, October 19, 2009 (ENS) – The White House today opened a two-week window for federal employees to suggest their own clean energy and green ideas and [...]
Gov/Politics
‘Show Me’ State Governor Showcases State Parks
ST. LOUIS, Missouri, October 5, 2009 (ENS) – Missouri Governor Jay Nixon has a new project in the works – to restart the state’s declining tourism industry by [...]