U.S. Carbon Emissions Up, Not Down
EPA Delays Imposing CO2 Requirements in Response to Senators' Demands
Legislation may bring Japan's Low-Carbon Future a step closer
EPA Finalizes Biofuel Rules; Corn-based & Cellulosic Ethanol reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissio
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Possible Climate Bill Presentation Next Week - Again
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NASA Identifies Auto as Largest Polluter
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BMW's EfficientDynamics strategy emphasizes Eco-Friendly Cars
States Sue EPA Regarding Greenhouse Gas Regulations
Compromise Climate Change Bill Delayed – Again- Danish draft urges 50 Percent Global Emission Cut by 2050
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Weak Eco-Legislation Finds Support Among Major Green Organizations
Some Big Green environmental groups support eco-legislation that virtually ensures that the U.S. will fall far short of its greenhouse gas reduction goals
According to a March 21 article in The Nation, an overall rise in global temperatures of more than two degrees Celsius will destabilize the earth’s natural processes to the “tipping points” beyond which the climate that gave rise to civilization can exist. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has stated that to avoid this disaster developed nations must reduce their carbon pollution by a minimum of 25-40 percent by 2020. So why are some Big Green environmental groups supporting eco-legislation that virtually ensures that the U.S. will fall far short of its greenhouse gas reduction goals?
20 major environmental groups issued a statement on March 19 indicating they were ‘encouraged’ by eco-legislation sponsored by Senators John Kerry, Lindsey Graham, and Joe Lieberman even though the bill indicates a stated goal of only a 17 percent reduction in carbon pollution by 2020. This trails insufficient EU goals as well.
Some observers see unnecessary compromises with some major climate offenders in an effort to get legislation – any legislation – passed. If so, this support for weak eco-legislation is dangerous short-sightedness with irrevocable consequences.
Recommended for Further Reading:
- U.S. Carbon Emissions Up, Not Down
- EPA Delays Imposing CO2 Requirements in Response to Senators' Demands
- Legislation may bring Japan's Low-Carbon Future a step closer
- EPA Finalizes Biofuel Rules; Corn-based & Cellulosic Ethanol reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissio
- Green Roofs Could Help Fight Global Warming
- Possible Climate Bill Presentation Next Week - Again
- EPA Adds Methane and Fluorinated Gases to Greenhouse Emissions Reporting Rule
- NASA Identifies Auto as Largest Polluter
- Sprint Opens First Environmentally Friendly Retail Store
- UN Climate Change Conference Starts Today - Hopes of Reaching Deal in Two Weeks
- BMW's EfficientDynamics strategy emphasizes Eco-Friendly Cars
- States Sue EPA Regarding Greenhouse Gas Regulations
- Compromise Climate Change Bill Delayed – Again
- Danish draft urges 50 Percent Global Emission Cut by 2050
- San Francisco's Transamerica Pyramid becomes one of first iconic high-rise buildings to ac
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