Obama to Attend Copenhagen Climate Summit to Set U.S. Emissions Targets
U.S. President Barack Obama has decided to attend the U.N.-sponsored international climate summit in Copenhagen next month (December 7-18), and he won’t be going empty-handed.
When he arrives at the Copenhagen climate summit on December 9–the day before he’s due in Oslo to pick up his Nobel Peace Prize–Obama will commit the United States to a series of specific targets for reducing greenhouse gas emissions over
Fueling the Car of the Future: Vijay Vaitheeswaran
The Global Environment and Energy Correspondent for The Economist takes an up-close look at global warming, the auto industry, and government.
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Water-wise around the house
The U.S. population nearly doubled between 1950 and 2000; however, the demand for water during that period more than tripled. Americans now use an average of 100 gallons of water every day, enough to fill 1,600 drinking glasses.¹
With increased demand comes increased prices, not to mention the threat to our water reserves and environment. The Chesapeake Bay Program estimates that only 4 of those 100
