December 12, 2008: U.N. Secretary-General Says Recession Is No Excuse To Stall On Climate Change
U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon called for a Green New Deal and told world leaders not to use global economic problems as an excuse for inaction on climate change.
Time reports on the global climate summit in Poznan, Poland.
The Bush administration gave up efforts to loosen pollution regulations at coal-burning power plants.
A coalition of 60 organizations want President-elect Obama’s transition team to develop a “Green and Equitable” economic stimulus package. The Apollo Alliance was one of the signatories.
Ceres - an “environmental and public interest investment coalition” - ranked 63 large companies according to their efforts to confront climate change. Mindy Lubber, the president of Ceres, is on Apollo’s board of directors.
Europe is considering an offshore power grid to connect its network of ocean bound wind turbines. Could a similar plan work for the United States?
Muscle cars can be big, beautiful, and green, according to one passionate mechanic.
Local Green: Indie Energy Systems Company and Local 150 of the International Union of Operating Engineers signed an agreement to use geothermal energy to heat and cool buildings in the Chicago area.
The California Air Resources Board adopted a plan to reduce the state’s greenhouse gas emissions to below 1990 levels by 2020.
A new study finds that cooperatives and regulated utilities provide cheaper energy to Texas consumers than their deregulated competitors.
–Christopher Greenspan
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