Calling Out the Bullies, Hotline 5.14.12

  Calling Out the Bullies A recent NY Times article about Julia Trigg Crawford, a Texas farmer who stood up to TransCanada’s demand that the Keystone XL pipeline cross her property, reminded me of something Jeremy Symons of National Wildlife Federation said to me recently. “We will win when people realize that the fossil fuel [...]

There is no hope, but we might be wrong. Earth Day 2012 Hotline, 4.23.12

“There is no hope, but we might be wrong.” Earth Day 2012 Edition The Strip | By Brian McFadden published in The New York Times, 4.22.12. Happy Earth Day! Since the first Earth Day, the environmental threats facing our country and planet have worsened, growing exponentially in number and complexity. Even as we learn more [...]

Earth’s Titanic Challenge, Hotline 4.16.12

Earth’s Titanic Challenge This past weekend marked a hundred years from when the Titanic sank tragically in the icy Atlantic Ocean. Although a century ago, this historic event has not only lived on but gained epic recognition  in popular culture. Not surprisingly, this symbol of avoidable demise has been used as metaphor for climate change [...]

Global Weirding in my Backyard, Hotline 4.9.12

Global Weirding in my Backyard Spring is definitely sprung, but for many of us, that statement barely elicits a yawn this April. Here in North Carolina – and the Southeast region is certainly not alone – we’ve experienced spring-like temperatures for months. On a personal level, it has been strange to bring out the flip [...]

Getting to Higher Ground, Hotline 4.2.12

As we all know, Massachusetts vs. EPA set the stage for our community’s current efforts to protect the EPA’s authority under the Clean Air Act to regulate greenhouse gases—including efforts to generate comments in support of the EPA’s proposed standard for industrial carbon pollution. This was one of many topics covered at the 2012 USCAN Annual Conference, held March 20-22 in Denver, CO.

The Water is Wide: Sea Level Rise and Flooding in a Warming World, Hotline 3.19.12

  The Water is Wide: Sea Level Rise and Flooding in a Warming World “The water is wide, I cannot cross over,” sighs the old folk song, and more Americans may be singing this melancholy tune in the future.  This week saw the release of two striking new reports on the threats of flooding due [...]

Climate Action Hotline, 3.12.12

  Last year, the world watched a massive earthquake and tsunami hit Japan. News from these tragic disasters quickly evolved as reports showed that Japan’s nuclear power facility, Fukushima Dai-ichi, had very serious problems. This heartbreaking and horrifying disaster provided an impetus to re-evaluate the safety and security of nuclear power.For this week’s feature I [...]

Communicating Climate Change, Hotline 3.7.12

  Communicating Climate Change Each day, those of us in the climate community become increasingly aware of the causes, impacts, and urgency of climate change.  Many of us spend our days trying to communicate to the public and policy-makers in a variety of ways to raise awareness, make connections, and foster change. It’s a big [...]

Climate Action Hotline, 2.27.12

  LOOK OUT! The weekly Climate Action Hotline will be changing over the next few weeks.  As you may know, the US Climate Action Network has grown to include more than 85 member organizations with many more allies working on climate and energy issues. We love to share the great work happening on climate change, not [...]

Tension in the Air, Hotline 2.13.12

The controversy over the European Union’s Emissions Trading Scheme (EU-ETS) aviation rule continued to escalate last week. The rule came into effect on January 1, 2012, and requires all airlines to account for greenhouse gas emissions flying to and from the EU regardless of point of origin. In the US, Congress took action against the E.U. policy in the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) bill, which passed the House and Senate in early February not on the same day.

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