Energy & Environment

Where's the Clean Energy? | The Nation.

Cecille Isidro — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 13:30:00 -0500

"You can't really look at renewables in a vacuum, though," says Terry Tamminen, a climate change expert at the New America Foundation. ...

Think Again: Green China

Erin Drankoski — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 14:42:00 -0500

Two years ago, the New York Times reported that China was "choking on growth," with rapid economic development ravaging its environment. But in a recent column, the Times' Tom Friedman declared that "Red China [has] decided to become Green China," writing that the developing country now outpaces the United States in its pursuit of alternative energy.

China Confronts Global Warming Dilemma

Erin Drankoski — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 14:27:00 -0500

China awoke to climate change with a storm. It was late January 2008, a time when people across the country were busily gathering recipes, stocking fireworks, and preparing to welcome relatives to celebrate the Lunar New Year. But suddenly, severe ice storms brought much of the nation to a standstill. For two weeks, fierce winds, sleet, and snow downed power lines, shuttered businesses, and razed more than 200,000 homes across southern and central China.

Why Does Oklahoma Want To Drown New York?

Erin Drankoski — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 11:09:00 -0500

Energizing Peace

Erin Drankoski — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 13:07:00 -0500

The lessons of geography appear to be ignored by policymakers in Washington D.C. these days. The Obama administration is pursuing tenuous negotiations with Iran regarding its supply of low-enriched uranium, in the hopes of taking the first step to erase the longstanding animosity between the two countries. It is also rethinking its Afghanistan and Pakistan policy to emphasize reconstruction and economic development. These two strategies are unfortunately disconnected -- despite the fact that Afghanistan shares a 600-mile-long strategic border with Iran.

Understanding REDD

adminn — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 02:15:00 -0400

A New America Event
10/30/2009 - 12:15pm

On October 30, panelists Tia Nelson, Nigel Purvis, and Steve Schwartzman discussed the new market mechanism, REDD -- Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation -- that aims to allow residents of tropical forest properties to earn more money from standing forests than from their removal. Tropical deforestation accounts for 20 percent of all carbon emissions into the atmosphere, more than the combined emissions of every car, truck, ship, plane and train on the planet. The panelists

Are oil sands in crosshairs of Obama plan? | Globe and Mail

Cecille Isidro — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 06:22:00 -0400

Terry Tamminen is an environmental adviser to California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, and has also consulted with the governments of British Columbia and ...

Drill Gas Here, Drill Gas Now

Erin Drankoski — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 14:42:00 -0400

While environmentalists are keen to fight climate change by reducing carbon emissions, rank-and-file voters seem more taken by the promise of energy independence. Last year, Republicans energized the conservative base by promising to "drill here, drill now," a rallying cry that promised to exploit domestic energy reserves to reduce America's reliance on foreign oil. Energy experts insisted, however, that because oil is a global commodity, exploiting offshore oil would have a trivial impact on our exposure to geopolitical instability in

Can Everyday Actions Save the Planet? | Globe and Mail

Cecille Isidro — Sun, 18 Oct 2009 20:35:00 -0400

... Cleantech Summit, will hear from a high priest of green: the former environmental adviser to California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, Terry Tamminen. ...

Change We Can't Believe In | New Statesman

Cecille Isidro — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 23:49:00 -0400

... but this will only, in the words of Steven Hill of the New America Foundation, "push fuel efficiency by 2020 to a level that European and Japanese cars ...