by Jane Richey | Sep 21, 2013 | Agenda 21
Coal-state Democratic candidates are lashing out at President Obama for new Environmental Protection Agency emissions standards that would squeeze the coal industry. West Virginia Secretary of State Natalie Tennant and Kentucky Secretary of State Alison Lundergan...
by Jane Richey | Sep 6, 2013 | Agenda 21
Today Group of 20 nations vowed fresh efforts to cut the production and use of hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs), which are potent greenhouse gases used in air conditioning, refrigeration and other applications. Their pledge, part of the joint statement from the summit taking...
by Jane Richey | Aug 26, 2013 | Agenda 21
The success of President Obama’s second-term climate agenda hinges on a set of regulations now in the works at the Environmental Protection Agency. His plan to combat global warming through new emissions standards and a shift toward increased renewable energy...
by Jane Richey | Aug 12, 2013 | Agenda 21
A national association of electric companies is opposing President Obama’s plan to institute new regulations on greenhouse gas emissions from power plants. The National Rural Electric Cooperative Association took its first step on Monday to denounce the proposal,...
by Jane Richey | Aug 9, 2013 | Agenda 21, Politics
The Keystone XL oil sands pipeline “will not have any impact” on greenhouse gas emissions, a report released by prominent energy industry consulting group IHS CERA said Thursday. The report said that’s because Canada’s oil sands, which are more carbon-rich than...