Environment News and Analysis

US Congress tries to slow down transition to efficient bulbs as India strikes deal to buy 13 million of them

Mridul — Fri, 23 Dec 2011 17:46:22 +0000

“This is an early Christmas present for all Americans. It restores the freedom, at least temporarily, for you to choose the light bulbs you want to illuminate your home,” Rep. Joe Barton, R-Texas, said in a statement after the House voted Friday. (The Senate followed on Saturday.) Barton said the spending bill delays enforcement less [...]

United States scores low on climate action in 2011, 2012 likely to be worse

Mridul — Thu, 22 Dec 2011 15:27:21 +0000

Coming into 2011, a big question was how far Congress would go (and how far the administration would go along) in slowing or stopping action by the EPA and other federal agencies. While the House repeatedly approved anti-environment and anti-climate measures, those efforts did not make it through the Senate. In a sign of strength, [...]

Nuclear Energy as a Clean Energy? We Don’t Have ANY Technology to Treat Nuclear Wastes

Mridul — Fri, 18 Jun 2010 17:56:19 +0000

Even low-level radioactive waste is a growing problem, with few licensed repositories to dispose of it. The problem dates from the early 1980s, when Congress said that the federal government would take care of high-level waste, like spent fuel from nuclear power plants, but that the states would have to find sites for low-level material, [...]

EU Trade Chief Speaks Against Carbon Tax

Mridul — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 06:04:30 +0000

“In terms of border adjustments, I’m against it,” De Gucht told lawmakers in response to a question during a European parliamentary confirmation hearing in Brussels. “I don’t see that as the right approach — it’s one that will lead to lots of practical problems. “We’ve seen it in the past. The big risk is that [...]

And Out of Nowhere, India Proposes 25% Emission Reduction Target for 2030

Mridul — Sat, 28 Nov 2009 18:48:18 +0000

Only days after assuring the parliament that the government stands firm on the issue of opposing carbon emission targets, the Indian Environment and Forest Minister Mr. Jairam Ramesh announced in Beijing that his government could propose a target of reducing carbon emissions by 25 percent by 2030. India’s move came after almost all advanced developing [...]