IPCC Report Says Quick Action Can Avert Worst Climate Impacts
The worst effects of global warming can be avoided with minimal impact on the economy if steps are taken now[…]
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Environmental Defense Praises Sen. Obama's Push for Low-Carbon Fuels
On May 7, Environmental Defense President Fred Krupp applauded Sen. Barack Obama for proposing legislation that would help promote America's[…]
Read moreU.S. Climate Action Partnership Doubles, More CEOs Call for Cap on Carbon
On May 8, Environmental Defense welcomed more than a dozen major companies from across the economy to the U.S. Climate[…]
Read moreEnvironmental Defense Statement on President Bush's Executive Order
On May 14, President Bush issued an executive order that directs the Environmental Protection Agency to write new rules under[…]
Read moreEnvironmental Groups Put EPA on Notice Over California Clean Cars Waiver
On May 22, Environmental Defense and the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) filed a notice of intent to sue the[…]
Read moreEnvironmental Defense Applauds Coleman Co-Sponsorship of Lieberman-McCain Climate Bill
On May 21, Sen. Norm Coleman (R-MN) announced that he will co-sponsor legislation to cap carbon emissions across the U.S.[…]
Read moreAutomakers Resist Rules to Limit Global Warming Pollution
On May 30, U.S. Automakers lined up at a U.S. EPA hearing in Sacramento to decry a 2002 law that[…]
Read morePresident Bush's Climate Strategy Promising, But Words Need Action
On May 31st, President Bush invited 15 of the world's biggest greenhouse gas emitters to negotiate a new framework for[…]
Read moreGov. Schwarzenegger Threatens to Sue EPA on Global Warming
April 25th – Governor Schwarzenegger announced today that a letter will be sent to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)[…]
Read moreMoving Forward on Renewable, Low-Carbon Energy from America's Oceans
April 24, 2007) Today the House Natural Resources Committee, Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife and Oceans, and Subcommittee on Energy and[…]
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