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President Obama Delivers Historic Speech on Climate Change: But Will His Rainforest Actions Speak Louder Than His Words?

By Dominick A. DellaSala / On June 28th, 2013

The President’s groundbreaking speech on climate change was as an historic step to follow up on his message to Congress that if they don’t take action on climate change, he will. But will he now follow suit by taking even bolder actions on forests?

Rants from the Hill: Most likely to secede

By Michael Branch / On June 18th, 2013

Cross-posted from High Country News

The Politics of Moving Towards a Multimodal Future: A Challenge for USDOT Secretary Nominee Anthony Foxx

By John Renne / On May 31st, 2013

When Ray LaHood was nominated by President Obama in December 2008, few transportation professionals knew much about the Republican Congressman from Illinois. However, in just four and a half years, Secretary LaHood’s efforts in redirecting USDOT’s mission towards a multimodal transportation system should have an important role in moving America’s transportation system “Beyond Oil.”

Michael Kugelman Interview with Ed Saltzburg of the Security & Sustainability Forum

By Admin / On September 4th, 2012

Michael Kugelman, in his upcoming book, The Global Farms Race, delves into the dynamics of foreign control of farmland in developing nations. A Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars Asian expert, Kugelman’s edited volume provides insights into the sometimes positive but more often negative impacts on local economies and social structure. Listen to the podcast here.

EPA's Decision Not to Regulate Biomass Carbon Emissions Is Another 'Clean Energy' Smokescreen

By Robert J. Cabin / On July 22nd, 2011

Under the guise of what EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson described as "renewable, homegrown power," her agency just gave the green light to yet another destructive, unaccountable industry that unnecessarily threatens our climate, forests and health. Earlier this month, the EPA announced that it will give biomass-burning facilities a three-year reprieve on new federal greenhouse gas regulations . . . read the rest over at HuffingtonPost