by Isa Peterson | Jul 15, 2022 | Climate Justice, Global Climate Policy
With another heat wave radiating across Texas and an unsettling energy conservation alert, courtesy of ERCOT, it’s prudent to consider the cause of these extreme temperatures. The answer is climate change; as confirmed by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change...
by Isa Peterson | Jul 7, 2022 | Climate Justice, Global Climate Policy
European Union lawmakers voted Wednesday to incorporate natural gas and nuclear power as “green” energy sources, joining the EU’s taxonomy, despite avid protest from environmental activists and organizations threatening legal action. The EU’s taxonomy is...
by Isa Peterson | Jun 30, 2022 | Climate Justice, Latest Posts
Last week, Bee Moorhead and I visited North Carolina as members of USCAN, a group of dedicated and passionate environmentalists committed to fighting climate change for over 28 years. USCAN is a collaborative network of over 190 organizations active on climate change...
by Isa Peterson | Jun 30, 2022 | Climate Justice, Global Climate Policy, Latest Posts
Today’s decision in West Virginia v. Environmental Protection Agency drastically undermines federal efforts to reduce greenhouse gas pollution from power plants under the guidance of the Clean Air Act. West Virginia v. EPA was brought before the Supreme Court of the...
by Isa Peterson | Jun 16, 2022 | Climate Justice, Economic Justice
As temperatures continued to rise across the Southwest, imposing heat watches, advisories, and warnings, so did the price at the pumps. Gasoline prices hit a record high of $5 a gallon this weekend, harming the pockets of those who rely on cars to commute. The U.S. is...
by Isa Peterson | Jun 2, 2022 | Climate Justice, Global Climate Policy, Latest Posts
In order to curb climate change, climate policies must go beyond mitigating CO2 emissions and focus on “short-lived climate pollutants” such as methane, hydrofluorocarbons, and black carbon, new research concludes. The scientific study found that curbing climate...
