NY Times Editorial Makes The Climate Case Against Keystone

The March 11 editorial in the New York Times says the overriding reason President Obama should reject the Keystone XL pipeline is climate change.

http://theenergycollective.com/josephromm/197221/climate-case-against-

Obama Nominee for EPA Has Track Record of Safeguarding Health and the Environment

President Obama has announced he is nominating Gina McCarthy to lead the Environmental Protection Agency. McCarthy's track record of standing up for clean air, climate action, and public health shows that we can count on her to protect our environment and communities.

http://theenergycollective.com/francesbeinecke/194791/obama-nominee-ep

Soot Pollution - the Number Two Contributor to Climate Change?

Soot is defined as the particulate matter released by the burning of fossil fuels, mainly coal. It is often a black substance that is deemed harmful because the dark particles cause warming by absorbing heat in the air. On a grand scale, black carbon also quickens the melting of glaciers. It is now listed as the number two human contributor to climate change.

http://theenergycollective.com/ecskris/173451/soot-pollution-climate-c

Fiscal Cliff Threatens Environmental Protections

If Congress fails to reach an agreement, automatic, across-the-board spending cuts would kick in, making it much harder for the government to deliver the health and environmental protections people value. We would feel these punishing cuts in our daily lives.

http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/theenergycollective_allposts/~3/i9HNxT_pjWg/fiscal-cliff-threatens-environmental-protections-voters-supported

http://theenergycollective.com/josephromm/142946/fiscal-cliff-threatens-environmental-protections-voters-supported

Fiscal Cliff Threatens Environmental Protections

If Congress fails to reach an agreement, automatic, across-the-board spending cuts would kick in, making it much harder for the government to deliver the health and environmental protections people value. We would feel these punishing cuts in our daily lives.

http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/theenergycollective_allposts/~3/i9HNxT_pjWg/fiscal-cliff-threatens-environmental-protections-voters-supported

http://theenergycollective.com/josephromm/142946/fiscal-cliff-threatens-environmental-protections-voters-supported