| Leading Climate Scientists Call for Limiting Global Warming to Less than 2 Degrees Celsius above Pre-Industrial Levels |
| 100 leading climate scientists issued a statement urging negotiators to draft a treaty limiting global warming to no more than 2 degrees Celsius above pre-industry temperatures |
| December 6, 2007 |
| House Reaches Historic Breakthrough on Fuel Economy |
| House leaders announced an agreement that represents the first meaningful improvement in vehicle fuel economy in more than 30 years |
| December 3, 2007 |
| Midwestern States Form Regional Cap-And-Trade Pact to Cut Global Warming Pollution |
| Governors from nine Midwestern states and the Canadian province of Manitoba committed to establish a regional multisector cap-and-trade program to cut global warming pollution |
| November 15, 2007 |
| 15 Percent by 2020 National Renewable Electricity Standard Would Save Consumers Money and Fight Global Warming, Science Group Says |
| An energy bill requiring utilities to generate at least 15 percent of their electricity from renewable energy sources would significantly lower consumer electricity and natural gas bills and reduce global warming pollution |
| October 25, 2007 |
| New Report Sets Target for U.S. Emissions Cuts |
| To avoid the most severe effects of climate change, the world must stabilize the concentration of heat trapping gases in the atmosphere at no more than 450 parts per million |
| September 20, 2007 |
| Federal Court Rules Automakers Have Technology to Makes Cleaner Cars |
| A federal judge in Vermont today ruled that states can regulate vehicle global warming pollution |
| September 12, 2007 |
| Preliminary Government Mpg Numbers Show CAFE Success, Toyota Faltering |
| A preliminary 2007 model year fuel economy projection for the U.S. automobile fleet demonstrates the effectiveness of federal fuel economy laws and growing consumer preference for cleaner, more fuel-efficient vehicles |
| August 31, 2007 |
| California Benefits from New Regional Global Warming Goal |
| The Western Climate Initiative (WCI), a partnership including six western U.S. states and two Canadian provinces, announced a goal today of cutting global warming pollution 15 percent below 2005 levels by 2020 |
| August 22, 2007 |
| New USDA Grass-fed Rules will Benefit Consumers and the Environment |
| The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced new rules for labeling meat from grass-fed livestock |
| August 16, 2007 |
| UCS Announces 2007 'Science Idol' Winner |
| UCS Announces 2007 "Science Idol" Winner |
| July 26, 2007 |
| Global Warming Will Hit U.S. Northeast Hard Unless Action Taken Now |
| If heat-trapping emissions are not significantly curtailed, global warming will substantially change critical aspects of the Northeast's character and economy |
| July 11, 2007 |
| Largest Poultry Producer to Sell Chickens Raised Without Antibiotics |
| Tyson Foods Announces that they plan to Sell Chickens Raised Without Antibiotics |
| June 19, 2007 |
| Honda,Toyota Beat Detroit in New Automaker 'Green' Rankings |
| Honda and Toyota left Detroit's Big Three in the dust in the Union of Concerned Scientists' (UCS) biennial ranking of the greenest automakers |
| April 3, 2007 |
| Supreme Court Rules Government Authorized to Curb Vehicle Global Warming Pollution |
| The U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has the authority to regulate carbon dioxide and other global warming pollutants from cars and trucks |
| April 2, 2007 |
| Flex-Fuel Vehicles Won't End Oil Dependence |
| Engineers at the Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS) cautioned that, while ethanol will help, it is no panacea for America's oil addiction |
| March 27, 2007 |
