Report: In Short Run, Obama Can Bypass Congress On Climate

February 6, 2013 Subscribe · Forward Report: In Short Run, Obama Can Bypass Congress On Climate From Climate Central's Andrew Freedman: The Obama administration needs to act, with or without congressional legislation, in order to meet its short-term goal of reducing emissions of planet warming gases by 17 percent below 2005 levels by 2020, according to a new report from the World Resources Institute, a Washington environmental think tank. A combination of federal actions, such as new U.S. EPA regulations on power plants and natural gas systems, as well as state initiatives, can achieve that goal, which the country is currently not on track to meet, the report said. Continue reading... Obama Names New Interior Secretary New England Blizzard On The Way GOP Senator Not Convinced Climate Change An Actual Problem Cats Starve To Death In Belarus Basements PHOTOS: The Pledge To Stop Indonesian Deforestation LOOK: Why Is This Zoo Owner Sleeping With Snakes? PHOTO: Bizarre Underwater Waves Spotted From Space WATCH: Escape Artist Horse Cannot Be Penned In PHOTO: Bizarre Underwater Waves Spotted From Space PHOTOS: The Happiest Animal In The World ELLEN MOYER, PH.D. Telling the Truth About Food Ingredients Helps the Consumer, the Economy and the Environment Eighty percent of the antibiotics sold in the United States are used to raise chickens, pigs, cows and other livestock, yet producers of meat and poultry are not required to report how they use the drugs, despite growing alarm over antibiotic resistance. Continue reading... MATTHEW DERR Why Sterling College Divested from Fossil Fuels Our legacy and focus on protecting the environment and sustainable agricultural practices absolutely compels us to take this action. Our investment strategy is now fully informed by our values. Continue reading... JAMIE RAPPAPORT CLARK Help Is on the Way for the Mighty Wolverine On Friday, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service released a proposal to protect wolverines under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). Doing so will have at least three positive impacts on the species. Continue reading... VIVIAN LIAO I Live With 600 Earthworms Composting is important enough of an activity for our environment that it should be widely promoted and easily practiced. Hopefully, my little tale of worms inspires you to go out and make vermicomposting work for your living space. Continue reading... CAROL PIERSON HOLDING Drop in Oil Consumption Signals Power of Free Market The large bulk of oil consumption is from transportation, and as laid out in painful detail on SmartPlanet, the drop is not due to greater vehicle efficiency. So what is driving this drop? Continue reading... Received this from a friend? Sign up for alerts from The Huffington Post here Unsubscribe here.