Last week in Atlanta, the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association (NRECA) held their annual meeting, which brought together leaders from over 900 Electric Membership Cooperatives (EMCs) across the country. The annual meeting provides an opportunity for EMC leaders to discuss issues facing their cooperatives and strategies to ensure the long term stability of individual EMCs. [...]
Update: as of Monday, February 1, 57 nations (including the 27-member European Union) are likely to or have associated with the Copenhagen Accord, representing 73.3% of global emissions.
January 31, 2010 is the deadline for nations supporting the Copenhagen Accord to submit their greenhouse gas emissions reduction plans. Today, just days before the deadline, the United [...]
This post was co-authored by Stephen Smith and Jennifer Rennicks
Well, it depends on who you ask? While the United Nations climate talks are officially over, the world does not have the fair, ambitious, and binding treaty that science demands of us to protect all global citizens, rich and poor, from the perils of accelerating climate change. This is [...]
So the Climate talks are winding down, leaders of National governments are leaving town, including President Obama, it’s approaching midnight here in Copenhagen and I don’t believe we have a clear understanding of what, if any, “deal” has been done.
There was an unprecedented build up to these talks, tremendous hope and expectations from citizens around [...]
Both open-burning and rotting are worst-case scenarios for the climate.
This post was co-authored by John Wilson, Laura Wilson and Anne Blair
Being so close to the Arctic here in Copenhagen, I have been listening carefully to what people have to say about the melting of the polar ice cap. While scientists still agree that carbon dioxide is the major driver of global warming, nearly [...]
It was with great disappointment that I watched the congresswoman’s republican response to the President’s weekly radio address last Saturday. She is now in Copenhagen as part of the U.S. Congressional Delegation. Her grandstanding appears to be more aimed at her growing Sara Palin wannabe ambition and appealing to the hard right teabag wing of the [...]
The blogpost is co-authored by Anne Blair
While all eyes are focused on the commitments the U.S. and other world leaders may make during the climate change negotiations in Copenhagan later this week, a major path to the reduction targets will require a new approach to transportation. I had the chance to see first-hand, real-world effective [...]
This post was co-authored by Seandra Rawls.
During my visit to Copenhagen, I have been privileged to see first-hand the culmination of many months of efforts by nations to address what is the single most important issue facing our planet today. Global warming may very well impact every individual’s way of being, especially those who are [...]
This blogpost was co-authored by Rita Kilpatrick and Brandon Blevins
Imagine a society that draws on the power of the wind to generate a significant portion of its electricity. I’m seeing firsthand how Denmark is just such a place. For the past two decades the Danes have committed themselves to developing wind farms on land and [...]