The Sierra Club has been fighting this for a long time and they finally won: In a landmark action, the Environmental Protection Agency’s final decision-making board has ruled that all new and proposed coal-fired power plants must have their carbon dioxide emissions regulated. The Environmental Appeals Board ruled today that the EPA has no valid […]
Did anyone thing otherwise? The United States said on Wednesday it opposed setting firm targets for greenhouse gas cuts at a G8 summit but offered reassurance that its plan for fighting climate change would not undermine U.N. efforts. President George W. Bush told German Chancellor Angela Merkel that he had a “strong desire” to work […]
The Senate Appropriations Committee has removed the earmark for the two “bridges to nowhere” in Alaska. This of course still keeps the money available to Alaska, where their Governor is now to decide how it is best spent. The following is from aSierra Club press release: The Senate Appropriations Committee removed earmarks for two controversial […]