Articles tagged “Politics”

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

Installing Your Own Beehive, Understanding Barack Obama's Position on Climate Legislation, and Identifying Pesticide Covered Fruits

By David DeFranza IN Home & Garden Apr 13 2009

Today on TreeHugger: Installing your own beehive, understanding Barack Obama's position on climate legislation, and identifying pesticide covered fruits. + READ MORE

Focus Earth: April 11, 2009: A Bee Mystery & an Antarctic Collapse

By Team Planet Green IN Focus Earth Apr 10 2009

This week, Focus Earth reports on the tragedy in Italy, the collapse of ice in Antarctica, and a potential threat to the national smart grid. Then, the team takes a look at a kibbutz in Israel that is harnessing solar... + READ MORE

Human Activity Warmed the Planet, Could it Cool it too?

By David DeFranza IN Tech & Transport Apr 9 2009

The easiest and ideal means of curbing climate change and global warming is reducing global carbon emissions. Though earlier efforts like the Kyoto Protocol failed to gain unanimous support, there is an increasingly urgent call from leaders and nations around the world to take unified action. This is, without a doubt, promising. But what if it's too late? What if we miss, or have already missed, our chance to halt the warming of the planet? Is there anything else that could be done? + READ MORE

Best of Green View and Vote: Business + Politics

POSTED IN GAMES & QUIZZES Apr 7 2009

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

Focus on Focus Earth: G20

By David DeFranza IN Focus Earth Apr 3 2009

This week, leaders from around the world met in London to discuss the global economic crisis. This most recent G20 summit, named so because it gathers leaders from the world's 20 leading industrial and developing nations, was focused on finding... + READ MORE

Focus Earth: April 4, 2009: G20 and EPA and NOAA Interviews

By Team Planet Green IN Focus Earth Apr 3 2009

This week, Focus Earth travels to London to report on the G20 conference before returning to Washington to cover new global warming and energy legislation proposed by the Democrats. Then, Bill Blakemore interviews two of President Obama's green-team appointees and... + READ MORE

The Future of Sustainable Engineering, Preventing Solar Panel Theft, Understanding the Democrat's Energy and Climate Bill

By David DeFranza IN Home & Garden Apr 1 2009

Today on TreeHugger: The future of sustainable engineering, preventing solar panel theft, and understanding the Democrat's energy and climate bill. + READ MORE

Focus Earth: March 28, 2009: California Drought and Green Tech Revolution

By Team Planet Green IN Focus Earth Mar 27 2009

This week in Washington, President Barack Obama argued that reviving the economy and developing green technology go hand-in-hand and the EPA announced it would begin reviewing mining permits. In North Dakota, what may be the worst flooding the region has... + READ MORE

5 Ways to Make Your Green Voice Heard in a 21st Century Democracy

By Brian Merchant IN Work & Connect Mar 27 2009

American democracy is fascinating, especially at this juncture in time. It's both reliant on age-old wisdom (we still look to the 200+ year old constitution as the foundation of our government) and embracing of the most modern technology (John McCain sends his followers messages on Twitter). + READ MORE

Focus Earth: March 21, 2009: FLOTUS Garden and World Water Forum

By Team Planet Green IN Focus Earth Mar 20 2009

This week, Focus Earth reports from Washington where the First Family has broken ground on a White House kitchen garden while debate rages over the extension of offshore drilling. Then, the World Water Forum convenes in Turkey and Bob Woodruff... + READ MORE

Be a Green Traveler: Know When You Need a Passport

By Elizabeth Seward IN Travel & Outdoors Mar 19 2009

With a trip to Mexico just around the corner for me, I'm surprised at how unaware many of my friends are of the entry requirements for flying to western hemisphere countries from the United States. It's true that when I went to Canada in 2000, I didn't need a passport. + READ MORE

Keep Your Drills Off Our Shores? Tell Obama to End Offshore Drilling

By David DeFranza IN Work & Connect Mar 18 2009

For the first time since Jimmy Carter's solar panels adorned the White House, an American president is making energy the center of his domestic policy. During the campaign, Barack Obama promised to develop renewable energy sources, reduce consumption, and cut carbon emissions. + READ MORE

Focus Earth: March 14, 2009: Oil on the Fall and Running the Sahara

By Team Planet Green IN Focus Earth Mar 13 2009

This week, Focus Earth reports from Washington, where new climate and energy policies are being developed, Denmark, where scientists have announced the effects of climate change may be more severe than once thought, and Wall Street, where the price of... + READ MORE

View and Vote - Obama Green Stimulus Projects

POSTED IN GAMES & QUIZZES Mar 9 2009

Focus Earth: March 7, 2009: Solar Hopes Dimmed and Geneva Autos

By Team Planet Green IN Focus Earth Mar 6 2009

This week, Focus Earth looks at Barack Obama's efforts to reinstate scientific data as the measure for evaluating development project's impact on wildlife, California's vote to cut solar power, Gordon Brown's plea to Congress, the newest green cars at the... + READ MORE

Focus on Focus Earth: Solar Hopes Dimmed

By David DeFranza IN Focus Earth Mar 6 2009

The Los Angeles initiative, known as "Measure B," would have required the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power, a public utilities provider, to install 400 megawatts worth of solar panels by 2014. The measure, however, did not receive the... + READ MORE

Focus on Focus Earth: Economizing Energy

By David DeFranza IN Focus Earth Feb 27 2009

On February 24, 2009, President Barack Obama gave his first address to a joint session of Congress since taking office. While the speech has heavily focused on economic recovery, environmental and energy policy also received significant attention. Specifically, Obama's reintroduction... + READ MORE

Focus Earth: February 28, 2009: Economizing Energy and Green Industry Blues

By Team Planet Green IN Focus Earth Feb 27 2009

This week, Focus Earth covers the latest green news from Washington, including the suggestion of a cap and trade deal by President Barack Obama, the testimony of scientists to Congress, and Michelle Obama's latest visit to the EPA. Meanwhile, a... + READ MORE