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If Bhutan Can, You Can

December 2, 2015 DispatchInternationalBrian Palmer

The tiny South Asian kingdom absorbs three times as much carbon as it emits.

Seeing Stars

December 2, 2015 Latest NewsInternationalJason Bittel

Scientists discover an expansive network of tortoise poachers in Asia.

New York Governor Formally Sets in Motion the Process to Enact One of the Nation’s Most Aggressive Clean Energy Standards

December 2, 2015 Press ReleaseNew York

NEW YORK (Dec. 2, 2015) — New York Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today directed the State Department of Public Service to design and enact a new Clean Energy Standard mandating that 50 percent of all electricity consumed in New York…

India: Addressing Climate Change and Moving Towards a Low-Carbon Future

December 2, 2015 Fact SheetIndia

Energy Investment Partnerships: How State and Local Governments Are Engaging Private Capital to Drive Clean Energy Investments

December 1, 2015 Resource

In this December 2015 report, the U.S. Department of Energy explains that Energy Investment Partnerships—sometimes referred to as Green Banks--are newly emerging public-private partnerships with the authority to raise capital through a variety of means and can align clean energy…

Green Investment Banks – Policy Perspectives

December 1, 2015 Resource

This December 2015 report from the OECD aims to provide policy makers with the first comprehensive study of publicly capitalised green investment banks (GIBs), examining the rationales, mandates and financing activities of this relatively new category of public financial  institution. It provides…

Please Tell Senators You Support Clean Water

December 1, 2015 Expert BlogJon Devine

Tackling Climate Change Through Diet Change

December 1, 2015 Expert BlogSasha Stashwick

NY Attorney General Schneiderman Champions Climate With Investigations of Peabody Coal, ExxonMobil

December 1, 2015 Expert BlogRich Schrader

FDA's Efforts Fail to End Misuse of Livestock Antibiotics

December 1, 2015 Fact SheetUnited StatesCarmen Cordova, Avinash Kar

House Joins Senate in Voting to Repeal the Clean Power Plan

December 1, 2015 Press Release

WASHINGTON (December 1, 2015) -- The Republican-controlled House of Representatives today passed two resolutions to repeal the Obama Administration’s Clean Power Plan, which sets first-ever limits on carbon pollution from our power plants – the most effective available tool to…

The Need for Flood Protection Standards

November 30, 2015 OverviewUnited StatesRob Moore

In January 2015, an executive order from President Obama updated the flood protection standard that will guide the design of federally funded projects in or near floodplains or along coastlines.

US Enters Paris Climate Talks in Position of Strength and Leadership

November 30, 2015 Expert BlogSusan Casey-Lefkowitz

Head Start in Paris: India Launches International Solar Alliance on Inaugural Day of Climate Talks

November 30, 2015 Expert BlogInternationalAnjali Jaiswal

Japan Flouts International Law, Resumes Whaling in the Antarctic

November 30, 2015 Expert BlogTaryn Kiekow Heimer