President Barack Obama announced his intent to nominate individuals to key Administration posts on Monday, June 11. Among the nominees was ecoAmerica director Frank E. Loy for Representative of the United States of America to the Sixty-sixth Session of the General Assembly of the United Nations. In his announcement, President Obama said, “These fine [...]
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President Obama Announces Intent to Nominate Frank Loy for UN Representative
July 13, 2011
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Community control, rather than government control, helps forests recover, says study
July 8, 2011
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Research by the Rights and Resources Initiative indicates that when local people are granted power over their land, forests have the greatest chance of survival. Countries that have granted land rights and control to communities and indigenous groups are “making progress toward more sustainable management of their forest resources.” Posted 7.7.2011 on Mongabay.com [...]
Read more Suit Accuses U.S. Government of Failing to Protect Earth for Generations Unborn
May 7, 2011
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This New York Times article reports on teenage advocates that recognize climate change is going to affect them and future generations, and they are holding the government legally and publicly accountable. They are suing the government nationwide, arguing that key agencies "failed in their duty to protect the earth’s atmosphere." Final decisions by the Courts [...]
Read moreWhy Dismissing Climate Skeptics—Even When They’re Wrong—Is a Bad Idea
March 10, 2011
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In this TIME article, author Bryan Walsh's perspective is aligned with ecoAmerica's philosophy: when talking about climate change to skeptics, don't focus on science, instead connect with their values. Walsh says, "It's not unusual—when scientific evidence and value systems collide, value systems often win out." Therefore, as stated in a Michigan Ross School of Business [...]
Read moreSec. Chu Announces More ‘SunShot’ Details
February 7, 2011
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In this article about Secretary Chu's announcement of the Department of Energy's "Sunshot" initiative to bring down the total costs of photovoltaic solar energy about 75% within the next decade, Chu positions this effort as America's opportunity to win the "world race to produce cost-effective, quality photovoltaics" and "re-establish U.S. global leadership in this growing [...]
Read more56% Support Offshore Drilling; 47% Favor Deepwater Drilling, Too
July 20, 2010
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A poll released today by Rasmussen Reports reveals that since the recent cap on the Gulf oil spill, Americans are still more in favor of offshore (56%) and deepwater (47%) drilling than against it, yet they also have concerns about the environment as well. 72% are at least a little concerned that new offshore oil [...]
Read moreBritish Launch Ad Campaign to Raise Fading Climate Concerns
November 2, 2009
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The United States is not the only country noticing a decline in public support for climate change solutions. The U.K.'s government launched an advertising campaign in reaction to recent polling that suggested that a majority still didn't believe climate change would effect them. The campaign plays on people's guilt and is meant to make them [...]
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Global Warming Isn’t All Science: The Emotional Side to Earth’s Climb In Temperature
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Climate Shift: Controversy and Teachable Moment
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College Green Rating with the Princeton Review
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Solution as Problem?: Sociologists on the Climate Wars
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Leveling the Field
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Climate Change Education: The Challenges of Teaching Science in America [VIDEO]
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Declining American (or just Republican?) Support on Green Energy Policies
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Sustainability Education and Economic Development Initiative: Program Review 2012 Released
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Framing Climate Change as a Human Rights Issue
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Care for Personal Health = Care for Global Climate
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Understanding GOP’s Mind: How They “Justify” Fossil Fuels
In this article, David Roberts provides an interesting theory on why conservatives support fossil fuels, and other current states of power. Roberts believes conservatives follow “system justification”: they defend the status quo (e.g use of fossil fuels) of power because they believe it was earned and deserves top command. Read the full article from Grist [...]
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