Articles tagged “Environmental Policy”

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           

Planet 100 - Obama Delays Copenhagen Trip By Team Planet Green IN Features Dec 7 2009 Today's Planet 100 looks at Obama delaying his visit to Copenhagen and an editorial that hopes to unite humanity on climate change issues. + READ MORE

Planet 100 - China MRV?, Citizen Journalism at Copenhagen, and Green License Plates By Team Planet Green IN Features Dec 3 2009 Today's Planet 100 looks at China MRV?, citizen journalism at Copenhagen, and Green license plates. + READ MORE

Planet 100 - Aussie Climate and Kangaroos Kick Cancer By Team Planet Green IN Features Dec 2 2009 Today's Planet 100 looks at Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd's Copenhagen hopes dashed, plus how could kangaroos help prevent skin cancer? + READ MORE

Planet 100 - Climate Hackers, Iceberg Invasion, and Thirsty Camels By Team Planet Green IN Features Nov 30 2009 Today's Planet 100 covers Climate Hackers, Iceberg Invasion, and Thirsty Camels. + READ MORE

Know Your Green Acronyms: REDD By Mat McDermott IN Travel & Outdoors Nov 27 2009 Don't know what REDD stands for? It's Reducing Emissions for Deforestation and Forest Degradation. + READ MORE

Planet 100 - This Week Recycled By Team Planet Green IN Features Nov 25 2009 Among the top stories this week, President Obama says 'yes he can' to Copenhagen, Bill and Melinda Gates pledge to fund sustainable farming and a controversial video of polar bears falling from the sky tries to make a point about carbon emissions. + READ MORE

Planet 100 - Obama and Singh, Bill Gates Funds Farms and a New Guest at Copenhagen By Team Planet Green IN Features Nov 25 2009 Today's Planet 100 looks at President Obama's visit with Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, Bill Gates funds sustainable farming, plus Obama goes to Copenhagen. + READ MORE

Planet 100 - Copenhagen, Polar Bear Robots and Gore's Plan B By Team Planet Green IN Features Nov 23 2009 Today's Planet 100 looks at surprise top-level invitations to the Copenhagen conference, a mechanical zoo exhibit and Al Gore's crazy new tactics. + READ MORE

Planet 100 - This Week Recycled - November 20, 2009 By Team Planet Green IN Features Nov 20 2009 Today's Planet 100 looks at Obama in Asia, Palin on Climate Change, Disco Ball in Space, and Plastic Making Boys Feminine. + READ MORE

Know Your Green Acronyms! By Mat McDermott IN Work & Connect Nov 19 2009 A quick guide to some of the more commonly used acronyms and abbreviations used on Planet Green and TreeHugger + READ MORE

Cap and Trade Explained - The Short Attention Span Version By Mat McDermott IN Tech & Transport Nov 4 2009 Don't know what all the talk about cap-and-trade is about. This is about the simplest explanation that can be given. + READ MORE

Post-International Day of Climate Action De-Briefing: What Did We Accomplish & Where Do We Go From Here? By Mat McDermott IN Work & Connect Oct 26 2009 What did the International Day of Climate Action accomplish and where do we go from here? Take a small step forward to building a strategic long-term movement, mobilized around the science of climate change, that's what and where. + READ MORE

COP15: What It Means If We Fail to Prevent Climate Change By Mat McDermott IN Work & Connect Oct 15 2009 What will it mean for animals, plants and humans if we fail to prevent climate change? Planet Green sums it up for you in less than five minutes. + READ MORE

COP15: What's at Stake in Under 5 Minutes By Mat McDermott IN Work & Connect Oct 13 2009 Confused about what the COP15 UN climate change conference is all about? Here's your quick 5-minute guide to what's happening. + READ MORE

Think You Know The Icons of the Green Community? (Quiz) By Mat McDermott IN Work & Connect Sep 21 2009 Test your knowledge of the real icons of the environmental movement and the green community with this quiz from Planet Green + READ MORE

Why I'm Writing Obama a Letter About His New Ocean Policy By Jessica Root IN Work & Connect Jun 16 2009 Our first World Ocean's Day on June 8 came and went so quickly that it was just over the weekend when I remember thinking to myself; I wonder if anyone actually gives a damn? That was until yesterday... + READ MORE

Meet Roy Brooke, UNEP Environment Programme Coordinator in Rwanda By Jessica Root IN Work & Connect May 7 2009 Rwanda, though one of the smaller central African countries, is home to the continent's densest population of people who mostly make their livelihood off of the land. A land facing a host of environmental issues such as deforestation, desertification, poaching and water-borne disease--just to name a few. Luckily, there are change makers like Roy Brooke who won't let such overwhelming problems hinder his passion and enthusiasm to help save the environment. + READ MORE

Focus on Focus Earth: The First Hundred Days By David DeFranza IN Focus Earth May 1 2009 Since Franklin Roosevelt's presidency, the first hundred days of a president's term have been seen as an opportunity to enact quick legislation, especially in times of distress. President Barack Obama came into office during the height of a global economic... + READ MORE

Focus Earth: April 18, 2009: Fifth Summit of the Americans and State of World Primates By Team Planet Green IN Focus Earth Apr 17 2009 This week, Focus Earth reports on new developments in Obama's energy policy and checks in on the status of economic stimulus. Then, the team reports on the endangered Bonobo ape before Bob Woodruff hosts a roundtable discussion on the state... + READ MORE

Focus on Focus Earth: EPA and NOAA Interviews By David DeFranza IN Focus Earth Apr 3 2009 Since taking office, Barack Obama has slowly worked to build a green cabinet. These advisers, it's hoped, will help shape a new green-collar economy, plan the United States' strategy to combat climate change, and lead the country to a more... + READ MORE