Latest Stories in Environmental Policy - Page 12
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Bill Clinton Defends Obama's Clean Energy, Efficiency Policies in Marathon Speech
The former president was the first major speaker at the Democratic National Convention to tackle climate change.
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New Zealand Grants a River the Rights of Personhood
Meet the Whanganui. You might call it a river, but in the eyes of the law, it has the standings of a person.
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New Giant Sequoia Plan Offers Some Hope
The Forest Service plans the future of Giant Sequoia National Monument.
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Mitt Romney Believes in Climate Change Again
ScienceDebate.org asked the candidates some key science questions—and actually got responses. The biggest surprise? Mitt Romney believes in climate change again.
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Asking if Organic Food is Just Better For Your Health Isn't the Right Question
There's more at stake that your personal health. There's the health of farmers, communities, ecosystems.
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Green Party Television Ads Censored by Google
The Jill Stein campaign had intended to run a national TV campaign this week, but apparently Google has deemed some of the ad language "inappropriate".
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Britain's "Green Deal" Shows How Government Money Can Reduce Government Spending
An innovative loan scheme results in energy savings, fewer emissions, and all without the need for Government grants.
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In Romney's Tone-Deaf Climate Comment, Hints of a Coming War on Science
Romney mocked Obama for saying he'd work to address climate change in his acceptance speech last night. But there's more to the joke than meets the eye.
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Fugitive Paul Watson Surfaces, Says "I Must Serve My Clients, The Whales"
He's going to avoid arrest by staying at sea as long as possible
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Neither Pessimism Nor Optimism Is Relevant for Greens, But Determination Is
Futurist Guy Dauncey acknowledges that the stakes are high and the challenges are enormous. Yet defeatism is not an option.
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5 Ways the GOP's New Platform Fails the Environment
The Republican Party approved its 2012 platform at the national convention in Tampa today, and, predictably, it includes some decidedly anti-environmental directives.
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UK Conservatives Divided Over Third Runway Opposition, Again
Does the resurrection of the once settled Third Runway row at Heathrow suggest a bigger shift in Conservative thinking? Let's hope not.
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What Does Mitt Romney Think About Climate Change?
The absence of any mention of climate change in Mitt Romney's campaign should be worrying to everyone, regardless of party affiliation.
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Taking a Close Look at America's Most Sustainable University
Sierra magazine released its 2012 Cool Schools list, and UC Davis took #1 - let's learn more about them.
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Republican Convention Set Based On Designs of Frank Lloyd Wright, Possibly With A Side Dish of Howard Roark
Symbolically, It might not be the best of choices. On the other hand, there is the Ayn Rand connection.
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Greenpeace Activists Scale Arctic Oil Rig
The famed environmental activist group took on the first oil rig in the Arctic yesterday—and got hosed down in the freezing climes.
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Republican Platform Comes Out Against Agenda 21, Law of the Sea, Women's Rights, Kids and People with Disabilities
In fact if the UN proposes anything, they are against it.
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A Landmark Ruling Against Agrochemicals in Argentina Receives Mixed Reactions
In a decade-long case by a group of plaintiffs, a court sentenced a farmer and an aviator to prison for spraying agrochemicals, linking them to environmental pollution and health hazards. Only they can skip doing any time.
