on comments about climate change by the presidential candidates Fred Krupp praises the presidential candidates for their comments about climate change Fri, 2012-09-07 …
By Deputy Administrator Bob Perciasepe With football season starting back up and baseball playoffs around the corner, this is one of my favorite times of the year – and I know many Americans share my excitement. I am a sports enthusiast. But I am also an environmentalist. Today more than ever,…
By Marita Mirzatuny Source: Jon Rogers These days it seems “shutting down” the government is a popular rallying cry in Texas. So, why not do it…er…or at least shut down the electricity when it’s not being used!? As many of us enjoy the shortened work week due to the Labor Day holiday…
Feds Leave Door Open To Hit BP With Top Penalties For Gulf Spill By Susan Cosier for Forbes. September 6, 2012. "More than two years after the Deepwater Horizon explosion, which spewed 4.9 million barrels of oil into the Gulf of Mexico, the U.S. government has cast a jaundiced eye on BP’s…
By Marita Mirzatuny Source: Jon Rogers These days it seems “shutting down” the government is a popular rallying cry in Texas. So, why not do it…er…or at least shut down the electricity when it’s not being used!? As many of us enjoy the shortened work week due to the Labor Day holiday…
Beginning on September 8, 2012, a series of closures will begin for commercial fishermen in the South Atlantic. Closures have become all too commonplace for fishermen in the region that spans from North Carolina all the way down the Atlantic coast of Florida. The upcoming closures will include a…
By Jackie Roberts Last week, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) jointly announced new clean car standards that will benefit America’s economy and our environment. The standards mean that by 2025 new cars on U.S. roads will average an…
The loss of Arctic ice is massively compounding the effects of greenhouse gas emissions, ice scientist Professor Peter Wadhams has told BBC Newsnight. White ice reflects more sunlight than open water, acting like a parasol. Melting of white Arctic ice, currently at its lowest level in recent…
By Reiniero Rivera A few weeks ago, my friend Carlos told me that during a road trip with his family this summer he saw something suspicious coming out of a chemical plant. Allegedly, it was some sort of yellowish foam being discharged through the effluent into the creek next to the plant. “Did…
By Mandy Warner Many of us have just returned from our last summer road trips over the Labor Day weekend, and now we're settling back into work. So here’s some good news for the unofficial start of fall: We can all breathe a little easier knowing that the U.S. Environmental Protection…
By Tim O'Connor Like most legislative sessions in California’s recent history, the session that ended last Friday at midnight included a flurry of activity up until the final minute. For California’s AB 32 though, Friday’s closing moments were not just exciting, they were groundbreaking…
By Elizabeth Skree, Environmental Defense Fund In the wake of Hurricane Isaac, 12 miles of Louisiana coastline have been closed because of newly washed up tar balls. Though the oil still must be analyzed, many – including BP – say that these tar balls could be leftovers from the 2010 BP oil…
Hurricane Isaac is a reality check for Louisiana's shrinking coast By Bob Marshall, The Times-Picayune (New Orleans). September 6, 2012. "I wish most of metro New Orleans had been with me Friday as I talked with marina owners in southeast Louisiana. The conversation with Jack Payne at his…
By Lina Younes This summer we’ve had our share of weather events from intense heat waves, unexpected storms wildfires, hurricanes and floods. Given that we still have nearly three more months of hurricane season, the threat of tropical storms is still there. While I’ve written several blogs on…
By Richard Denison Richard Denison, Ph.D. , is a Senior Scientist. [NOTE: I am reposting this piece, given that it was first posted during the dog days of August and I don't want those interested to have missed it in digging out from time away from the office. If you have an interest in…
By Jennifer Andreassen The latest round of UN climate negotiations in Bangkok ended today with Executive Secretary Christiana Figueres touting the talks' "positive momentum" and "concrete progress," and the NGO coalition Climate Action Network sounding notably less…
Veterans will get a chance to train and work on habitat restoration and fisheries monitoring through a project funded by NOAA and administered in partnership with the California Conservation Corps and California’s Department of Fish and Game.
The charitable organization OxFam reports: Climate change is making extreme weather much more likely. As the 2012 drought in the USA shows, extreme weather means extreme food prices. Our failure to slash greenhouse gas emissions presents a future of greater food price volatility, with severe…
International cooperation, like Australia-Europe carbon market link, makes headway outside UN EDF's statement at the closing of the UN climate conference in Bangkok Wed, 2012-09-05 …
Old oil washes up on some Louisiana beaches after Isaac; tests to see if it’s from BP spill The Associated Press. September 5, 2012. "NEW ORLEANS — Old oil has washed up on some Louisiana beaches after Hurricane Isaac and officials are testing whether it’s left over from BP”s Deepwater…