Better Late Than Never: Obama puts solar panels on White House
Whatever caused the change of heart, President Obama has restored a small sense of hope among climate activists that he really will make climate change a focus for him in coming months.
Leading the Way to a Smarter Future
People living in “transition” cities and towns are working together to make their communities more resilient to economic and environmental uncertainty.
Coming Face to Face with Obama and the Vanishing American Dream
Attending a recent town hall meeting, the author is shocked to note that “not once did the words ‘climate change’ cross the president’s lips.”
Earthbeat Radio: We Did It!
Our environmental radio show survives another recession year. The host, Daphne Wysham, tells its story.
Fair and Effective Climate Finance
An assessment of finance in global climate negotiations
Climate Currency
When it comes to climate change, altruism and self-interest go hand in hand.
Averting the Next Mortgage Meltdown While Cooling the Planet
A creative solution to the predicted commercial real estate crisis could boost both energy efficiency and tax receipts.
The Lineup: Week of August 16-22, 2010
This week’s editorial package includes an op-ed by Daphne Wysham about an innovative concept for slashing greenhouse gas emissions from buildings while helping to avert some of the fallout from the coming commercial real estate crisis.
What the Zapatistas Can Teach us About the Climate Crisis
In the 1990s, the Zapatistas told the world “Enough already!” That message resonates in today’s climate crisis.
Our Grandchildren Deserve Better Politicians
If I sound a little more dispirited than usual, it’s because I am.
So That All May Drink
The United Nations is voting on safe drinking water as a human right.
Factsheet: Investing in Our Future Act of 2010 (H.R. 5783)
Using a Currency Transaction Levy to Raise Resources to Address Global Health and Climate Change in Developing Countries
Latin America: Climate Change Swing States
Obama’s climate change guy Todd Stern has just wrapped up a tour of Latin America. It wasn’t vacation: more like a critical lobbying opportunity.
Nationwide Day of Action Condemns Risky Canadian Dirty Oil Pipeline
Clean energy advocates, landowners, indigenous activists unite to say pipeline puts lives, environment and property in peril.
Put Your Money on Climate Change
We’re going to need more than a handful of wind farms continue and some solar clusters here and there.