Archive for January 2017

The Importance and the Power of Protest: Why We Must Stand Up to Trump

January 31, 2017 Add Comment Edit

The need for protests challenging the Trump administration's destructive actions and their deceptive narrative have become even more glaringly apparent in the wake of the tragic murder of peaceful Muslims in a Quebec city mosque. Look at the face of terrorism, note the pale skin and the light blue...

January 29, 2017 Add Comment Edit

This event will take place February 7 - 9, 2017 in Paris, France. This conference will bring together key industry stakeholders to address the current challenges of the energy storage market and discuss the latest developments. Energy Storage 2017 will offer insights on business cases, regulatory environment,...

Event - Training Programme to Support Renewable Energy Deployment in Asia-Pacific Island Nations

January 29, 2017 Add Comment Edit

This event will take place on February 6 –- 10 February, 2017 in Kobe, Japan. This is a followup to the first "Training Programme to Support Renewable Energy Deployment in Asia-Pacific Island Nations" that took place in February 2016. This event is one of several co-organized by Japan's Ministry of...

Event - People’s Climate March 2017: 100 Day Mobilization

January 29, 2017 Add Comment Edit

This event will take place on April 29th, 2017 in Washington, D.C., cities nationwide and around the world. The People's Climate March in 2017 is being called the 100 Day Mobilization. It is being organized by a coalition of environmental and climate justice organizations (see list at the bottom of...

The State of Arctic Warming and Melting Ice in 2016 (Videos)

January 28, 2017 Add Comment Edit

The trend of warmer Arctic temperatures and melting Arctic ice appears to be worsening. Less ice means more global warming. Last year was the warmest year on record replacing 2015. We saw a number of extreme weather events in 2016 and ongoing evidence of the global warming trend, particularly in the...

Climate Optimism and Sustainability Initiatives at the World Economic Forum in Davos

January 27, 2017 Add Comment Edit

The low-carbon transition was the central focus of the 2017 World Economic forum (WEF).Considering the state of world affairs there was a surprising amount of optimism at this year's WEF. The theme of WEF 2017 was "Responsive and Responsible Leadership". This annual event took place in Davos Switzerland...

Pipelines Reborn: They're Back Thanks to Trump

January 25, 2017 Add Comment Edit

The day after Donald J Trump fired the first salvos in his war against the EPA and others, he delivered on his promise to double down on fossil fuels with the approval of two pipelines. On Tuesday, January 24th, Trump signed Executive Orders that overturn the Obama administration's decision on the...

January 24, 2017 Add Comment Edit

Donald J Trump has begun to deliver on his promise to gut the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The Trump administration announced that it has suspended all new business activities at the EPA.In addition to silencing the EPA, The Washington Post also reports that Trump has muzzled the Interior...

Trump's Victory has Spawned Unprecedented Opposition

January 23, 2017 Add Comment Edit

The inauguration of Donald Trump marks the start of a very dark time in the history of the world. However, it has also given birth to a movement that gives us reason to hope.The scale of the protests against Trump is unprecedented. The protests started even before inauguration day and they steadily...

Event - Do Oil and Water Mix? Strategies to Protect Our Offshore

January 23, 2017 Add Comment Edit

This event will take place on Sunday, January 29th, 2017, 1-4 pm, at 45 School St. Mahone Bay, Nova Scotia, Canada. This afternoon meeting is designed to provide knowledge about offshore drilling on the Scotian Shelf and to strengthen strategies to address risks associated with oil and gas development,...

Event - Environmental, Energy and Land Use Law

January 22, 2017 Add Comment Edit

This prescient and informative event will take place on January 24, 2017 from 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the NYU School of Law, Lipton Hall, D’Agostino Hall, 108 West 3rd Street, New York, NY 10012. US oil and gas policy may undergo substantial change in the next administration. Federal rules governing...

Event - Intersolar Europe 2017 Conference and Expo

January 22, 2017 Add Comment Edit

The annual Intersolar Europe 2017 Conference and Expo will take place starting on Wednesday, May 31, 2017 and run until Friday, June 2, 2017 in Messe München, Munich, Germany.Intersolar Europe is the world’s leading exhibition for the solar industry and its partners. It focuses on the areas of photovoltaics,...

The Obama Legacy and How Trump Signals the End of an Era (Videos)

January 21, 2017 Add Comment Edit

The Obama Presidency will be remembered as one of the most competent and by far the greenest presidency in American history. His list of achievements will ensure that his climate legacy will be remembered, even if some do not yet fully appreciate the gift he has given to future generations. We who...

Trump's Inauguration Met with Protests as Darkness Officially Descends

January 20, 2017 Add Comment Edit

It has begun. As Donald J. Trump stepped up to the podium to take the oath of office the rain began to fall. The darkness officially descended at high noon on Friday, January 20th, 2017 as Trump was sworn in as the 45th president of the United States.Trump's speech was identical to those he gave on...

President Obama's Climate Achievements (2009 - 2016)

January 19, 2017 Add Comment Edit

Here is a year by year account of President Barack Obama's long list of climate achievements. During his presidency, emissions and growth decoupled. Emissions from the energy sector fell by 9.5 percent while the economy grew by more than 10 percent.Unlike the President-Elect and the incoming administration,...