By Karla Bell •
August 26, 2009
The U.S position on Climate Change is overshadowing all other discussions in the lead up to Copenhagen, even at a conference I recently attended in Melbourne Australia - the 5th Australia-New Zealand Climate Change & Business Conference, August 24-26th. The Australian position requires global consensus for a greenhouse gas emissions target by 25% with a successful Post 2012 Agreement in place, but only 5% if that is not concluded. It all depends on what the U.S does in Copenhagen according to their minister Penny Wong.
The European Union is the only group that will continue with strong commitments independent of the U.S position with a 20% reduction of greenhouse gases on 1990 levels by 2020 and 30% if a global agreement is concluded.
By Joe Walsh •
August 11, 2009
Outside of the Northeast and West Coast, climate change is still a “granola” issue and that supporters will need to grab on to some other arguments to gain political traction.
By Fred Etcheverry •
March 3, 2009
The previous administration was hostile to science. Political appointees, who believed that the notion of global warming was a “liberal thing,” often trumped Scientist writing about global warming and the “greenhouse effect.” Attempts were made to insert Creationism into the curriculum. Funding was banned for embryonic stem cell research. The CPSC (Consumer Product Safety Commission) neglected lead laden toys while wagging war on science education.
By Timothy B. Hurst •
November 21, 2008
Waxman’s leadership of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, coupled with Senate counterpart Barbara Boxer’s Chairmanship of the Environment and Public Works Committee will provide a unified front in the push for climate change legislation.
