At high Noon Sunday, with temperatures heading toward 95 degrees, I’m confident I was not the only one preparing to march through the streets of downtown Philadelphia who recalled that old elementary-school story about the wig-wearing drafters of the Declaration of Independence huddled inside of Independence Hall on a sweltering July day. In fact, on […]
1. Pence is a Climate Science Denier On the Feb. 21, 2014, edition of MSNBC’s The Daily Rundown, host Chuck Todd asked Pence if he is “convinced that climate change is man-made.” Pence responded: “I don’t know that that is a resolved issue in science today.” Moments later, Pence added: “Just a few years ago, […]
News reports over the weekend confirm what we Coloradans have been hearing for months, that our Governor, John Hickenlooper, is on the short list for vice president by presumptive Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton. Wikimedia Commons Having suffered through six long years of Gov. Hickenlooper here in Colorado, I offer these top five reasons why Clinton […]
Several weeks ago, on June 17, I provided testimony about the threat of human-caused climate change to the Democratic Party Platform drafting committee in Phoenix, Arizona. Fittingly, my testimony was just one day before record heat struck Phoenix. At the beginning of my testimony, I made the point, using slightly lofty language appropriate for the […]
UPDATE: On Friday, July 29, President Obama signed into law S. 764, which overturns Vermont’s GMO label law and directs the Sec. of Agriculture to come up with a national labeling standard at some point in the next two to three years. UPDATE: The U.S. House of Representatives passed the bill by a 306-117 vote […]
Rep. Lamar Smith, chairman of the House Science Committee, has subpoenaed two state attorneys general to obtain records of their investigations into whether ExxonMobil misled investors and the public on climate change risks. Rep. Lamar Smith, chairman of the House Science Committee Smith is among a group of GOP lawmakers who say the oil giant’s […]
Today, Congress chose to favor the interests of the food industry over consumers’ right to know what’s in the food they eat and feed their families when the House approved the Senate’s version of the DARK Act. The bill now goes to President Obama. Here's what I'll do as President… revoke Vermont's #GMO labeling law […]
A student-led campaign is calling for a shift of $4 billion from oil subsidies to make higher education more affordable for all. #4billion4us launched a petition on change.org advocating the shift in funding. The petition, which launched today, currently has 73,166 supporters out of a goal of 75,000. The petition reads: Every year, billions of […]
A groundbreaking study was released today by the Sierra Club Political Committee showing Donald Trump would be the only world leader to deny the science and dangers of climate change if elected president. The data in the report shows that Trump could possibly be the only world leader not calling for urgent climate action. “Donald […]
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