Jan. 30, 2013 / Posted by: Ben Schreiber / Categories: Blog, Climate and Energy, Economics for the Earth
It’s no secret that climate change is costing us big money these days. In 2011-2012, the price tag for extreme weather in the U.S. reached $126 billion. Droughts across the Midwest and Texas, wildfires in the West and the destruction from Su...
Read More »Jan. 30, 2013 / Posted by: Michelle Chan / Categories: Climate and Energy, Economics for the Earth, News Releases
Cutting social spending not the way to deal with budget problems WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Sixty-seven percent of Americans would rather see the government tax carbon pollution rather than cut spending as a way of solving our budget problems. This is th...
Read More »Jan. 28, 2013 / Posted by: Lisa Matthes / Categories: Climate and Energy, News Releases, San Onofre News
A year after leak, online tool shows your distance -- and risk -- from accident at crippled reactor WASHINGTON, D.C. -- One year ago, a leak of radiation caused an emergency shutdown of a reactor at the San Onofre nuclear plant -- a crisis that le...
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Jan. 25, 2013 / Posted by: Damon Moglen / Categories: Blog, Climate and Energy
As Senator John Kerry’s confirmation hearing opened yesterday, President Obama set high expectations for his nominee to lead the State Department with a rigorous commitment to combating catastrophic climate change. But for Kerry to live up t...
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