On February 19th, the Obama administration officially declared that greenhouse gas regulations are outside the scope of the Endangered Species Act (ESA), stating that activities outside of the bear’s natural habitat should not be regulated. In particular, the ruling is meant to point out that coal plants from, for example, [...]

A petition was sent to the White House signed by 107 of the top U.S. medical professionals, researchers, and scientists to stop fracking. The petition, which was facilitated by Physicians, Scientists, & Engineers for Healthy Energy (PSE) was sent in respond to the Obama Administration’s consideration of fast tracking fracking of U.S. [...]

Reuters has reported that a group of 29 Democratic and Republican U.S. lawmakers have plans to attempt to change the tax code so that renewable energy projects (e.g. wind, solar, biofuel) “could qualify for beneficial tax structures” as ”master limited partnerships” (MLPs). In a letter to President Barack Obama seeking the [...]

Despite the likely possibility that China will in some way withdraw from recent climate talks in order to increase its GDP, US State Department envoy Todd Stern is advocating for a binding, international, and environmentally sustainable agreement by 2015. As part of their long-term climate goals, the Obama Administration is [...]

President Obama has announced that he intends to work with Congress in his second term to curb climate change. “I am a firm believer that climate change is real, that it is impacted by human behavior, and carbon emissions,” said the president at a televised news conference on Wednesday, as [...]

Hurricane Sandy has left millions of Americans living in the North East without power and gasoline and has also brought climate change to the front row seat of the election. The repeated destruction courtesy of natural disasters places an emphasis on which leader will not only accept the severity of [...]

The U.S. presidential candidates have been blasted by critics in recent weeks for not addressing climate change in any of their heated debates. Barack Obama and Mitt Romney have been largely silent on the environmental crisis. And one person who’s not happy about it is director and author Oliver Stone. [...]

Although the U.S. White House is usually busy dealing with a faltering economy and terrorism-related threats in the Middle East, it’s been buzzing with a different kind of activity this season. The honeybees on the South Lawn has reportedly delivered 175 pounds of honey this year. Yes, the U.S. presidential [...]

U.S. Democrats are in Day 2 of the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, North Carolina. The event has featured some rousing speeches from some popular headliners. Notably, First Lady Michelle Obama, ex-President Bill Clinton and San Antonio mayor, Julian Castro — who became the first-ever Hispanic to deliver the keynote [...]

The Democratic National Convention officially kicks off tomorrow in Charlotte, North Carolina. The event will be three days of political theatre, as the party officially announces Barack Obama as the Democratic Presidential nominee. But while the state of the economy has very much overshadowed the campaign rhetoric, many American voters [...]