| A Growing Trend Up on the Roof |
| Rooftop plantings are gaining attention for some amazing environmental benefits |
| March 1, 2008 |
| Scientists Call on next President to End Political Interference in Science; Guarantee Scientists' Freedoms |
| A group of prominent scientists called on the next president and Congress to end political interference in science and establish conditions that would allow federal science to flourish |
| February 14, 2008 |
| FDA OKs Cloned Meat and Milk; USDA Keeps Moratorium in Place |
| The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) report concluds that meat and milk from cloned animals and their offspring pose no public health threat |
| January 15, 2008 |
| Interior Department Releases Study on Cape Wind's Environmental Footprint |
| The Interior Department's Minerals Management Service (MMS) released a draft environmental impact statement for the Cape Wind energy project, a proposed 130-turbine wind farm sited off the Massachusetts coast in Nantucket Sound |
| January 14, 2008 |
| Detroit Hosts First Auto Show After New Fuel Economy Law |
| North American International Auto Show in Detroit will be the first major auto show since new fuel economy standards were signed into law, and automakers will be jockeying to "out-green" their competition. |
| January 11, 2008 |
| Pico Bonito Eco Lodge in Honduras |
| Pico Bonito Lodge, in Honduras, offers visitors the chance to learn about the rainforest. |
| December 31, 2007 |
| Learning to Go Green |
| High performance design benefits schools, students, and teachers. |
| December 31, 2007 |
| Finding Clean Energy in Trash |
| Plasma gasification is a process which can turn waste into clean energy |
| December 31, 2007 |
| EPA Denies California Waiver to Regulate Vehicle Global Warming Pollution |
| Administration reversed course and denied California a waiver to regulate global warming pollution from vehicles |
| December 19, 2007 |
| House Vote Sends Landmark Energy Bill to President Bush |
| House passes historic energy legislation that raises fuel economy standards for the first time in 30 years, boosts energy efficiency standards, and requires a significant increase in biofuels production |
| December 18, 2007 |
| When Carbon Counts, Biofuels Beat Liquid Coal |
| Heightened concern about oil dependence is generating growing support for alternative transportation fuels, but some would emit significantly more global warming pollution than gasoline or diesel |
| December 13, 2007 |
| Senate Energy Bill Establishes Breakthrough Fuel Economy and Fuels Standards |
| The US Senate passed a landmark energy bill strengthening vehicle fuel economy standards for the first time in 30 years and requiring a significant increase in biofuel production. |
| December 13, 2007 |
| Court Rules Against Automakers; Defends California Tailpipe Law |
| A federal judge threw out an auto industry challenge to a California law requiring automakers to cut vehicle global warming pollution. |
| December 12, 2007 |
| Serious Safety and Security Risks Undercut Nuclear Power's Role in Minimizing Global Warming, New Report Finds |
| An expansion of nuclear power capacity in the United States could help reduce global warming pollution, but could also increase threats to public safety and national security |
| December 11, 2007 |
| Senate Committee Passes Historic Bill to Reduce Global Warming Pollution |
| Senate Committee on the Environment and Public Works Committee passed a bill that would establish the first nationwide cap-and-trade system to reduce global warming pollution |
| December 6, 2007 |
