Obama Administration Rules Against Polar Bears
The polar bear was declared a threatened species in May, 2008, because of its melting sea-ice habitat. The rule now being retained by the Obama administration was finalized under Bush in December and served to limit the protection of the bear, saying no action outside the Arctic region could be considered a threat to the bear under the law
Power Past Coal
The Power Past Coal campaign needs to experience an avalanche of groups signing up for local actions and getting connected as it moves toward actions around the country at the end of the first 100 days of the Obama administration at the end of April.
Obama’s Bold Move
With one bold stroke, President Barack Obama has changed the dynamic between Canada and the U.S. and rendered the federal budget obsolete before it was even tabled. Our politicians in Canada haven’t being paying attention.
How do I know? Easy. On the day that Obama was sworn into office, Environment Minister Jim Prentice said that his government will work closely with the new administration, adding that Obama’s environmental principles are “virtually identical” to those of the Conservatives.
Obama and Coal
The support for coal from Obama and politicians who are otherwise liberal- or progressive-minded is primarily a political response. It’s because they’re afraid of being targeted by the coal lobby. During first 100 days of the Obama administration people and groups around the country are urged to join or initiate an action which highlights the power past coal message. See the Power Past Coal website.
Coal-fired plants can doom our Planet, so how should you vote?
“What a sad journey it has been for John McCain. Once a principled supporter of regulatory action on climate change, now he is the number one cheerleader for increasing the production and consumption of the two most carbon-intensive fossil fuels, coal and oil.” Revealing comments on coal from Obama – and even more revealing comments [...]
For American Voters, Candidates’ Answers to Science Questions
More than 38,000 scientists, engineers, and other concerned Americans have developed 14 questions for Barack Obama and John McCain. Click here to see the questions and a side by side comparison of the candidates’ responses. Sciencedebate 2008 You will be able to click on each question and grade them A through F in the poll at [...]
There is No Such Thing as Clean Coal
Future Hope column, October 5, 2008 Fossil Fuel Independence Now! By Ted Glick It was encouraging to see, as I was literally sitting at my computer getting ready to start this column, an email from 1Sky urging people to write to the Democratic and Republican Presidential campaigns expressing concern about recent problematic statements both have [...]
