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Heed Obama's Advice: Help Drive Change

Jessica Root — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 16:01:00 GMT

With a new President in office and an administration with great, green plans in mind, it's tempting to want to sit back on our behinds and think that all is safe and sustainably secure. Here's a fun way to become an engaged citizen.

What Environmental Challenges Await President Obama?

Jessica Root — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 15:29:00 GMT

Just minutes ago, Barack Obama took the oath as the 44th president of the US. We turned to Planet Green’s non-profit partners to see what they think Obama’s biggest environmental challenges are and what he will need to do to meet them with success.

Focus Earth: November 15, 2008: Navy Wins, Whales Lose? & Race for Energy and Commerce Chairman

Fri, 14 Nov 2008 16:30:00 GMT

This week Bob Woodward and the Focus Earth team take a close look at changing environmental politics in Washington. From arguments for an auto industry bailout to the competition for the position of Energy and Commerce Chairman, prospects for America's future energy policies to the battle between U.S. Navy sonar and whales, this episode of Focus Earth highlights the latest in green politics.

Focus on Focus Earth: Navy Wins, Whales Lose?

David DeFranza — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 15:45:00 GMT

Ending a legal debate that has raged for years, the Supreme Court ruled on November 11, 2008, in favor of national security and in support of U.S. Navy sonar exercises. The ruling lifted restrictions on sonar tests which are increasingly believed to interfere with the navigation abilities of whales and other marine life.

Focus Earth: November 8, 2008: Barack Obama's Green White House & Opening of the Arctic

Fri, 07 Nov 2008 14:00:00 GMT

This week on Focus Earth, Bob Woodruff takes a close look at two important events: the election of Barack Obama as the next president of the United States and record melting of ice in the Arctic. Both of these events signal big changes for global environmental policy and new approaches towards climate change.

Focus on Focus Earth: Opening of the Arctic

David DeFranza — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 12:30:00 GMT

Sir Francis Drake, Jacques Cartier, and Henry Hudson are just a few of the many explorers who devoted their lives, over the course of several centuries, to finding a navigable Northwest Passage. A northern sea route that could connect the Atlantic and Pacific oceans, the fantasy of centuries of explorers, has been called the last great frontier and now, with the rise of rapid global warming and melting Arctic ice, it is becoming a reality.

Focus Earth: September 13, 2008

Fri, 12 Sep 2008 17:00:00 GMT

On the seventh anniversary of 9/11, Bob Woodruff and the Focus Earth eco-news team investigate the role that climate change may play in U.S. national security, look at how a political power figure is stepping up to the challenge, and bring you the facts on how New York City is rebuilding with a greener skyline. Plus, the latest on Hurricane Ike, the Texas evacuations, and extreme weather across the United States.