Topic: Sierra Club

'Clunker' consumers not buying gas guzzlers, study finds

Americans participating in the 'Cash for Clunkers' program are buying new cars that get, on average, 9.6 miles per gallon more than their trade-ins.

How green is cash-for-clunkers program?

Fuel efficiency requirements for new cars bought under the rebate program aren't strict enough, say some.

Democrats struggling for consensus on climate bills

With competing bills in the House and Senate, Democrats struggle to agree on key climate and energy reforms.

The Monitor's View: Now the carbon choices begin

EPA's ambivalence in acting on its own ruling on global warming reveals the difficult ethical dilemmas.

US legislation will stop Mexican truckers at the border

The spending bill Obama signed Wednesday eliminates a program that let some drivers deliver goods in the US.

Obama stalls Bush drilling plans

The new administration has moved quickly to reverse or delay Bush policy on drilling and pollution.

Could cows heal the West?

By grazing them in a way that mimics the pattern of wild herbivores, advocates say, rangeland improves.

Can Obama's clean energy plan save the climate?

In a major economic speech Thursday at George Mason University, President-elect Barack Obama called for doubling domestic production of alternative energy over the next three years.

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A coal giant rethinks coal

Battered by the financial crisis and under pressure from environmental groups, the Houston-based energy giant Dynegy announced that it is abandoning plans to construct six coal-fired power plants.

Big, beautiful garden books

Garden book reviews

Obama's likely EPA pick praised, vilified

Barack Obama has tapped Lisa Jackson, the former head of New Jersey's Department of Environmental Protection, to become the next chief of the Environmental Protection Agency, according to news outlets who spoke with officials close to the president-elect.

A government-run auto industry?

The $15 billion draft bailout comes with strict conditions and immense federal oversight.

Democrats brace for ‘midnight rules’ from Bush

White House hastens to put new regs in place – and out of Obama’s reach, watchdogs say.

Report: Climate protests rising

The Worldwatch Institute reports that climate protests are escalating worldwide, as more and more people join movements to block the construction of coal-fired power plants and pressure their governments to mandate greenhouse-gas-emission caps.

From stem cells to emissions, Obama set to reverse Bush policies

The president-elect will issue many executive orders soon after taking office. Experts say he’ll reward traditional party constituencies but tread lightly when it comes to national security.

Mary Barley crusades behind the scenes for the Everglades

The wealthy widow uses her money and connections to become one of Florida’s most potent protectors of the ‘river of grass.’

New tool for ‘green’ Christians: ecofriendly Bible

Printed on recycled paper with soy ink, the new edition highlights more than 1,000 passages in green.

With Prop. 7, California argues its energy future

The ballot initiative would mandate more renewables. So why are many environmentalists against it?

High stakes in Canada’s vast oil-sands fields

Trillions of dollars’ worth of oil are present, but the environmental costs are high, too – and growing.

Global warming law will boost California economy, study finds

But business groups are still concerned about the costs of the landmark emission caps.

Communities plan for a low-energy future

‘Transition initiatives,’ begun in Britain, aim to empower people to tackle effects of climate change and decline of oil.

GOP sees advantage in offshore oil drilling

Republicans pack the House with tourists to make their case as polls show it could work.

GOP sees advantage in offshore oil drilling

Republicans pack the House with tourists to make their case as polls show it could work.

Citing global warming, Georgia judge blocks coal plant

In what is thought to be an unprecedented ruling, a Superior Court judge in Fulton County, Ga., halted the construction of a coal-fired power plant, saying that the plant must limit its emissions of carbon dioxide.