A family riding an electric tricycle bike is silhouetted against the sun setting on a coal-fired power plant in Beijing, China, November 2014. Sourcve: AP/Andy Wong Washington, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)–December 3, 2015.   China’s leadership spurring emission-reduction commitments among developing nations has been credited as one driving force in what[Read More…]

WASHINGTON, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)–December 3, 2015.  WikiLeaks released today the secret text of the Annex on Environmental Services for the Trade in Services Agreement, which confirms that the global trade deal will stand in the way of new environmental and climate safeguards and begin a process of rolling  back existing regulations.[Read More…]

Coalition presses for all retailers to make commitment to protect bees WASHINGTON, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)–December 3, 2015.   Home Depot (NYSE: HD), the world’s largest home-improvement chain, has announced that it has removed neonicotinoid pesticides, a leading driver of global bee declines, from 80 percent of its flowering plants and that[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–December 1, 2015.  As global leaders meet in Paris on climate change, and the House considers this week measures to undercut the Administration’s climate initiatives, Representative Earl Blumenauer (OR-03) today delivered remarks on the House floor on the best solution to the climate threat – enacting a revenue-neutral fee[Read More…]

WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–December 1, 2015 – As nearly 150 world leaders gather for a summit in Paris on climate change, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) said on Tuesday that the United States must lead the world in taking bold actions to stop climate change. Calling the need to combat climate change a moral[Read More…]

Deforestation in Bhutan (file). World Bank/Curt Carnemark Paris, France–(ENEWSPF)–1 December 2015 – The impacts of climate change on forests and agriculture were in the spotlight today at the United Nations climate change conference (COP21), as new alliances among organizations and stakeholders were announced aiming to eliminate natural deforestation and forest[Read More…]

The 2015 Atlantic hurricane season ended with a below-normal 11 named storms, four of which became hurricanes. (Credit: NOAA) Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–December 1, 2015.  The Atlantic, eastern and central Pacific hurricane seasons officially ended yesterday, and as predicted, the Atlantic season stayed below normal with 11 named storms, while the eastern[Read More…]

Paris, France–(ENEWSPF)–November 30, 2015 – 5:12 P.M. CET PRESIDENT OBAMA:  Good afternoon.  Prime Minister Modi and I apologize for being late but, I can assure you, we were working and hopefully helping to advance President Hollande’s agenda and a successful Paris summit.  I want to thank François, my fellow leaders,[Read More…]

Blocking Flood Protection Standards in face of Climate Change Would Harm Taxpayers, Communities; Top 10 States Receiving Federal Flood Funds: LA, NY, FL, TX, MS, NJ, IA, AL, NC, CA WASHINGTON, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)–November 30, 2015 – By showing how rebuilding in the wake of floods leads to steep federal costs,[Read More…]

New Global Survey of Studies on Birds and Climate Change Shows Severity of Threats and Diversity of Solutions Red-crowned Cranes. Photo: David Courtenay/Audubon Photography Awards NEW YORK —(ENEWSPF)–November 30, 2015.   Climate change threatens to shrink and shift the ranges of most of the world’s bird species, and more than[Read More…]