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U.S. House of Representatives Budget for 2011
As the U.S. Congress and Administration continue negotiations on the funding of the government for the remainder of this fiscal year, which ends September 30, 2011, we must remain cautious of the funding cuts made by the House of Representatives … Continue reading
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Tagged budget, climate change, government, House, legislation, United States
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United States Election, 2010
The November 2nd “mid-term” elections for the U.S. Congress resulted in a stunning change of power and ideology that dashes any hope for U.S. action on climate change for the foreseeable future. In fact, denial of basic science now appears to be a litmus test for U.S. political candidates. Continue reading
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Tagged climate change, election, government, United States
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Americans Don’t Understand Climate Change: Part 3
A new Yale University study shows that while a majority of Americans believe that global warming is happening they do not understand why. Continue reading
Earth Day 1970
As we approach the 40th Earth Day it is perhaps instructive to look back to the first Earth Day in 1970. In 1970 words such as “ecology” and “environment” had not entered the popular vocabulary and “green” signified nothing beyond … Continue reading
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Tagged Earth Day, education, Environment, government, pollution, population, United States
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U.S. Federal Government to Reduce GHG Emissions by 28% by 2020.
On January 29, 2010 President Obama today announced that the Federal Government will reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 28 percent by 2020. While the base year was not specified in the press release (below) it is elsewhere defined as 2008, … Continue reading
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Tagged emissions, Energy, government, greenhouse gas, President Obama, United States
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New Government Report Describes U.S. Climate Change Impacts
The United States Global Change Research Program (USGCRP) released a major, new report on June 15, 2008 detailing the science and impacts of climate change on the United States. The USGCRP was established by the Global Change Research Act of … Continue reading
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Americans Don’t Agree About Climate Change
While the United States makes up only about 5% of the worlds population it is one of the largest emitters of greenhouse gases. While the U.S. emissions of greenhouse gases per capita are greater than for any other nation, a … Continue reading