Mountaintop removal protested in Washington

Mountains and communities devasted by search for coal
Oct 5 2010 - 5:47pm

Washington, DC - Thousands of protestors came to the capitol today to draw attention to the devasting impacts of the nation's addiction to coal upon America's mountains and mountain...

'Climate Change Adaptation in New York City: Building a Risk Management Response'

May 11 2010 - 4:05pm

This new report from the NYC Panel on Climate Change outlines the need...

Completion of energy benchmark readings for NYC buildings

May 11 2010 - 4:04pm

The bloomberg administration announced the completion of energy benchmark readings for NYC buildings that will provide baseline support for achievement of the PlaNYC goal to reduce the City's...

The NYC Department of Buildings announced new Energy Code Compliance Rules

May 11 2010 - 4:01pm

In December, the New York City Council passed a set of measures known as the 'Greener, Greater Buildings Plan'. One of the elements was a new Energy Conservation Code. Now the NYC Department of...

Glimmers of ‘Hopenhagen’

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Dec 23 2009 - 10:00am

Gail Karlsson reports: One of the most encouraging signs I saw in Copenhagen during the UN Climate Change Conference was on the shirt worn by the desk clerk at my hotel in...

Energy and Climate Change

In the United States, as in other parts of the world, citizens are increasingly concerned about the threats to our future posed by climate change and our addiction to fossil fuels. In turn, many US citizens recognize the need to take responsibility for ourselves and our country in transforming the ways we produce and consume energy -- in our households, communities, regions and nation.