Global Climate Change

  • Article

    Carbon Offsets: A Cautionary Tale

    By Eleanor Revelle (LWVIL and LWVUS Climate Change Task Force Member)

    The voluntary carbon offset market is booming. Dozens of companies are ready to help eco-conscious consumers compensate for their personal carbon emissions by contributing to projects that reduce greenhouse gas emissions elsewhere.   

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  • Article

    Clean Air Act: A New Approach to Regulating Greenhouse Gas Emissions

    By Eleanor Revelle (LWVIL and LWVUS Climate Change Task Force Member)

    With the demise of cap-and-trade legislation during the 2010 session of Congress, the climate action spotlight has shifted to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Clean Air Act (CAA). But efforts are now underway to block EPA regulation of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.

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  • Article

    CURBING GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS — TWO APPROACHES

    By Eleanor Revelle (LWVIL and LWVUS Climate Change Task Force Member)

    Facing the growing evidence that burning fossil fuels is contributing significantly to global climate change, policymakers are evaluating strategies for reducing U.S. greenhouse gas emissions. They have two general approaches to consider. 

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  • Press Release

    Administration’s Keystone Step is “Right Decision”

    | Kelly

    Statement from Elisabeth MacNamara, President of the League of Women Voters

    Washington, DC – “Today’s step by the Obama Administration to deny the Keystone XL Pipeline was the right decision.  It is a decision that puts the health and safety of Americans ahead of blind reliance on fossil fuels.  The route of the Keystone XL Pipeline was a threat to the drinking water of millions of Americans.  The pipeline was just too big a risk to allow it to go forward. 

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  • Event

    UN's Rio+20 Conference on Sustainable Development

    | Zaida Arguedas

    Rio+20 Conference on Sustainable Development, "Rio+20," will be held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from June 20-22, 2012.  The conference will be preceded by the third Preparatory Committee meeeting of the Conference from June 13-15.  Registration is now open and will close on May 20.  All attendees must be registered by the UN Observers, Rosalee Keech (unobserver@lwv.org).  For information on the conference, please link to http://www.uncsd2012.org/registration.

    Begin Event: 
    Wed, 06/20/2012 (All day)
    End Event: 
    Sat, 06/22/2002 (All day)
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  • Article

    Do a Little. Change a Lot: A Biographical Sketch on Energy

    By Donna Ewing, LWVWA

    “DO A LITTLE, CHANGE A LOT” is a program1 to guide citizens of Northern Scotland in their efforts to reduce an individual’s or a family’s carbon footprint. An individual’s carbon footprint is defined as the amount of carbon a person generates per year through daily activities such as driving an automobile, doing laundry, showering and maintaining a comfortable indoor temperature.

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