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Sierra Club celebrates power plant shutdowns.
I suspect the Sierra Club might have trouble getting laid-off workers or the leaders of a community that will have trouble paying the bills for street lights to join them in the victory dance. Charleston Daily Mail, West Virginia. Opinion, 13 February 2012.
Minneapolis cuts emissions 12.8% since '06.
Minneapolis has reduced its greenhouse gas emissions by 12.8 percent since 2006, putting the city on pace to meet longer-term goals designed to confront climate change. Minneapolis Star Tribune, Minnesota. 6 February 2012.
Activists fight green projects, seeing U.N. plot.
Across the country, activists with ties to the Tea Party are railing against all sorts of local and state efforts to control sprawl and conserve energy. They brand government action for things like expanding public transportation routes and preserving open space as part of a United Nations-led conspiracy to deny property rights and herd citizens toward cities. New York Times. 4 February 2012.
As city plants trees, benefits and burdens grow.
The city’s MillionTrees program fights asthma and global warming. But tightening maintenance budgets, increasingly severe weather and decades-old planting decisions complicate trees’ contribution. New York City Limits. 31 January 2012.
City cuts its greenhouse gas emissions.
The City of North Vancouver's efforts to grapple with climate change are starting to pay off, achieving an 11% drop in emissions. Vancouver North Shore News, British Columbia. 29 January 2012.
Coal fuels a fight in Oregon.
Environmentalists who scuttled development of a coal-export terminal in Washington last year are back at it in Oregon, trying to keep two ports from becoming transit points for coal shipped to the Far East. Wall Street Journal. 28 January 2012.
State attorney general joins lawsuit against regional transportation plan.
The attorney general, like environmental groups, said that San Diego's traffic blueprint places too great a priority on freeway expansion, particularly in the 40-year plan's first couple of decades. San Diego North County Times, California. 24 January 2012.
Climate change: Coal plants dominate list of big emitters of greenhouse gases.
Fed by a steady stream of coal barges, the aging power plants that loom over Chicago's Little Village and Pilsen neighborhoods are by far the city's largest industrial sources of climate change pollution. Chicago Tribune, Illinois. 21 January 2012.
Move over Koch brothers, Valero Energy is working overtime to keep the future oily.
While San Antonio's leaders try to stay a step ahead of the new energy game, Valero Energy Corp. and Tesoro Corp. are using political spending and litigation to lead an historic battle against state and federal policies that threaten the old energy establishment. San Antonio Current, Texas. 18 January 2012.
Houston tackles storm and population surges in its customary ways.
Though the city has been a target of severe storms that scientists say could be made worse by climate change, city officials admit that they still have no long-term mitigation plan and are limited in their ability to control the fast-growing city's greenhouse gas emissions and their related costs. ClimateWire. 13 January 2012.
Louisville Mayor Greg Fischer names sustainability director.
Mayor Greg Fischer’s choice to be the city’s first director of sustainability — Maria Koetter — comes with a background of consulting for Shell Oil, Halliburton Energy Services and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Louisville Courier-Journal, Kentucky. 12 January 2012.
Nickels, McGinn have different green visions for Seattle.
Former Mayor Greg Nickels' 2005 pledge that Seattle would meet tough international emissions standards by 2012 made him a climate-protection superstar. But now that Nickels is out of office and 2012 is here, Seattle isn't in any hurry to find out whether it achieved the goal. Seattle Times, Washington. 8 January 2012.
Boulder, Colo., votes for energy independence – from its utility.
Known for its über-fit, ultra-green, extra-educated progressivism, Boulder has led efforts toward urban sustainability for years. Now Boulder must determine if a municipal utility is financially feasible and the best way to meet its environmental goals. High Country News. 4 January 2012.
Local plant at center of Austin's debate over coal.
In Austin politics, it's almost an article of faith that the city must aggressively curb its contribution to global climate change, regardless of what transpires across the rest of the country. Austin American-Statesman, Texas. 2 January 2012.
Local biogas initiatives open virtuous circle.
Small local initiatives for the production of energy from organic waste could serve as the starting point for a network of green municipalities in Argentina. Tierramérica, Latin America. 29 December 2011.
2011: Britain's environmental year in review.
2011 was a torrid year for what remains of natural Britain. There was a cold winter, a glorious but very dry spring, an Autumnal heatwave and a late drought, but the government which promised to be the greenest ever, was pilloried for its proposed actions on planning, forests, air quality, climate change, solar energy, sustainable development, biodiversity, nuclear power, badgers, geo-engineering, rivers, shale gas, energy conservation, roads, public transport and a lot more besides. The Guardian, United Kingdom. 23 December 2011.
EPA rules threaten older power plants.
More than 32 mostly coal-fired power plants in a dozen states will be forced to shut down and an additional 36 might have to close because of new federal air pollution regulations, according to an Associated Press survey. Associated Press. 18 December 2011.
South Florida climate change action plan unveiled.
A four-county effort to come up with a climate change action plan for South Florida produced a draft report on Friday. Miami Herald, Florida. 10 December 2011.
Dev Banks agree to finance climate change.
Five Multilateral Development Banks (MDBs), who are lending some $8.4 billion annually for climate action in cities, agreed yesterday on a new partnership to combat global warming. Ghanaian Chronicle, Ghana. 8 December 2011.
Cities are leading the way in climate actions.
We are on the path to creating liveable, dynamic and lovable urban worlds. This is the COP-17 good news. Johannesburg Business Day, South Africa. Opinion, 8 December 2011.
Proposal to cut cars by 20 percent makes sense.
Environmental groups want the Communauté métropolitaine de Montréal master plan to set a target of cutting the number of cars at rush-hour by a hefty 20 per cent by 2020. Is that ambitious request reasonable? Montreal Gazette, Quebec. Opinion, 7 December 2011.
Canada 'fiddles while planet burns' at Durban climate talks, says David Cadman.
It's Day Five of global climate change negotiations in Durban – and while hopes are fading for a binding international treaty to tackle one of the greatest crises of our time, outgoing Vancouver councillor David Cadman is there, pushing for immediate action on the issue. Vancouver Observer, Canada. 3 December 2011.
Mayors showcase energy savings despite stalled EU talks.
Over 3,000 mayors teamed up yesterday in efforts to demonstrate that energy efficiency targets could be implemented through a bottom-up approach, despite stagnating talks on a proposed EU energy efficiency directive. Euractiv, Belgium. 1 December 2011.
Local strategies are replacing the Kyoto global pact.
The officials from around the world who will gather in the latest round of U.N. climate negotiations are facing an uncomfortable fact: The global pact that has dictated greenhouse-gas targets since 1997 may no longer be relevant. Washington Post. 28 November 2011.
British Columbia isn't rushing to 'cap and trade' carbon.
In 2007, driven by frustration over the laggard climate change policies of North American federal governments, the climate initiative led by California envisioned a "cap and trade" system setting strict limits on the emissions of the biggest polluters. Vancouver Tyee, British Columbia. 28 November 2011.
World leaders descend on Durban for climate talks.
COP17 fever kicked in yesterday as Kwa Zulu-Natal residents got a taste of the VIP drama that will unfold in the ensuing weeks. IOL News, South Africa. 27 November 2011.
Electric vehicle advocates see threat to progress from Keystone XL pipeline.
City and county officials think the pipeline would undermine federal policy and their local efforts to move to clean vehicles and alternate fuels. Inside Climate News. 24 November 2011.
The war on coal.
The powerful coal industry - which provides nearly half the electricity used by Americans, along with 30% of U.S. carbon emissions and a smoggy chunk of the nation's air pollution - is being attacked by an insurgency of environmentalists, regulators and health advocates. Time Magazine. 23 November 2011.
Hudson continues efforts to reduce its carbon footprint.
Twenty years ago, the town of Hudson became the first community in North America to ban the use of pesticides. And now the town is continuing to find ways to reduce its environmental footprint even more. Postmedia News. 22 November 2011.
Debate pits Montana's vast coal reserves against climate concerns.
Several times a day, long trainloads of coal trundle through Missoula to power plants in Washington. Those routine runs generate lots of electricity for homes and lots of consternation for politicians and scientists concerned about the trade-offs. Missoula Missoulian, Montana. 20 November 2011.
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