Sunday, March 14, 2010

U.S. Charm Offensive at Copenhagen Climate Conference: Will it Work?

U.S. Charm Offensive at Copenhagen Climate Conference: Will it Work?

December 10, 2009 by Rhys Gerholdt · 3 Comments 

By Keith Schneider
US Climate Action Network
COPENHAGEN — Lisa Jackson, the administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, pushed through a crush of visitors at the U.S. Center yesterday, stepped to the podium in front of a packed meeting room, and became the first of President Obama’s senior advisors to appear at the UN Climate Change Conference [...]

EPA Says Greenhouse Gases Are Dangerous, Can Be Regulated

EPA Says Greenhouse Gases Are Dangerous, Can Be Regulated

December 10, 2009 by Suzanne Bopp · Leave a Comment 

Yesterday, the EPA announced that global warming pollution endangers the health and welfare of Americans, and must it be reduced. This “endangerment finding” means the EPA will move forward with preparations to regulate large emitters of greenhouse gases.
In 2007, the Supreme Court had ordered the Bush administration to determine whether greenhouse gases were [...]