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The Republican Party is signaling to the world that it denies science. On a party line vote, the House passed an amendment sponsored by Rep. David McKinley of West Virginia to prevent funds from going to the Defense Department to address how climate…
Thankfully, this headline does not single out the United States as the worst carbon polluter, although we have certainly done more than our part to choke the world in a gaseous greenhouse. No, the honor belongs to humans in general. If you’re wondering…
Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo urged the world’s major cities to unite in the fight against climate change. Stressing that half the world’s population is now urbanized, she noted that cities are already responsible for 80 percent of greenhouse gas emissions…
Carbon emissions projected to decrease 31 percent by 2020.
A toothbrush used by one of the American astronauts who flew to the Moon was sold at auction for nearly $12,000, or triple the starting bid, the auction house said Friday. The clear Oral B-40 toothbrush was used by command module pilot Jack Swigert…
Since Gov. Chris Christie unilaterally decided to withdraw New Jersey from a regional program to reduce pollution from power plants, we’ve gotten socked by big storms: Tropical Storm Irene. Hurricane Sandy. We know that these storm surges are nearly…
By Elias Hinckley, Partner at Sullivan & Worcester The 3rd National Climate Assessment (NCA) was recently released, painting a frightening picture of the spiraling costs of climate disruption to America and highlighting the need to price carbon dioxide…
The Obama Administration is planning to release new regulations next week mandating up to a 25% cut in power plant emissions – it’s a potentially historic plan, and has rightfully gotten a ton of attention, but China may have just taken an even…
US President Barack Obama said Saturday that his administration’s proposals to cut carbon emissions will prevent thousands of asthma cases and heart attacks each year. Obama’s prediction came during his regular weekly broadcast address as he discussed…
A sleek, white gumdrop-shaped space capsule that aims to carry up to seven astronauts to the International Space Station and return to land anywhere on Earth was unveiled by SpaceX. The Dragon V2, short for version two, is the first attempt by a private…
