April 18th, 2020 | by Guest Contributor
We are being forced to endure a chilling situation. The White House has taken control over the voice of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) during the COVID-19 pandemic and, at times, has used its own voice to actively undermine the CDC’s recommendations
January 2nd, 2019 | by Guest Contributor
On February 6th of 2003, George W Bush gave a speech in which he touted the benefits of a hydrogen economy. Far from being farsighted or progressive, it may well have been one of the worst examples of greenwashing in our lifetime. The gist of the speech was that we should avoid raising fuel economy standards and deploying clean technologies such as electric cars and renewable energy and instead pursue a transition from fossil fuels to a hydrogen economy
February 27th, 2017 | by Zachary Shahan
If you haven't heard, Steve Bannon's ideological obsession that is so far guiding Donald Trump's presidency* is that federal government administration and regulation is somehow a cancer to our society. This ideological obsession is idiotic, and it shows how far an obsession with ideology detached from reality can take someone
October 26th, 2016 | by Roy L Hales
37 years ago, the United States was poised on the edge of an energy revolution. The interdepartmental plan that Dr. Allan Hoffman presented President Jimmy Carter outlined how the nation could derive 20% of its power from renewables (principally wind & solar) by the year
October 6th, 2015 | by Jake Richardson
Originally published on Solar Love. The Department of Energy (DOE) published a special report in late August of 2015 about a [&hellip
November 14th, 2014 | by Sandy Dechert
We’ve thought for a while that the US had more leadership to contribute to the world climate process, so today’s [&hellip
January 11th, 2014 | by Guest Contributor
Originally published on ThinkProgress. By Ari Phillips. Smoking tobacco causes cancer. Greenhouse gases warm the planet. These are things that [&hellip
March 5th, 2013 | by Andrew
There has been no end to the debate and controversy surrounding “fracking” — hydraulic fracturing of carbon-rich shale deposits to [&hellip
December 29th, 2011 | by Silvio Marcacci
Almost 15 years ago, the world gathered in Japan to negotiate the Kyoto Protcol, a landmark international treaty to limit greenhouse gases. As the expiration date of the world’s first carbon cutting treaty draws closer, energyNOW! asks – was Kyoto a success or a failure
