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Whitman: Meeting State Emissions Goals Difficult Without Indian Point Nuclear Plant

April 20th, 2016|

City & State By Michael Gareth Johnson April 20, 2016 Last summer, President Barack Obama introduced his Clean Power Plan with a goal of cutting carbon emissions by 32 percent (below 2005 levels) by 2030. Gov. Andrew Cuomo has proposed an even more ambitious plan of 50 percent renewable levels by 2030. But that goal appears difficult to reach if [...]

The Record: Brava, Whitman

December 18th, 2015|

The Record December 18, 2015 CHRISTIE HAS something to say. And in this case it is not Governor Christie, but former Gov. Christie Whitman. In a scathing opinion piece published by Politico on Wednesday and in an interview with Record Washington Correspondent Herb Jackson published Thursday, Whitman pulls no punches when it comes to the candidacy of Donald Trump and [...]

How climate change became so politicized

December 3rd, 2015|

CBS NEWS By Brian Mastroianni December 3, 2015 During a news conference at the COP21 climate conference in Paris on Tuesday, President Obama had some words for the Republicans hoping to win his job: "Everyone else is taking climate change really seriously." In other countries, he said, "They think it's a really big problem. It spans political parties." [...]

Republicans & Democrats Agree: U.S. Security Demands Global Climate Action

October 22nd, 2015|

Press Release PSA Bipartisan Climate Security Statement October 22, 2015 For years, America’s intelligence community and armed services have recognized climate change as a threat to U.S. national security – shaping a world that is more unstable, resource-constrained, violent, and disaster-prone. This issue is critically important to the world’s most experienced security planners. The impacts are real, and the costs [...]

25 of the Most Powerful Voices on Climate Change Brought to You by The Weather Channel

June 10th, 2015|

By Anastasia Pantsios Eco Watch June 10, 2015 Some very prominent voices have gotten a lot of media attention for their comments on climate change, including President Obama and Pope Francis. And there are people within the scientific community who have been speaking out for years, providing us with information and thoughtful insights. [...]

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