Report Reveals Biggest Sources Of U.S. Greenhouse Gas Emissions

February 5, 2013 Subscribe · Forward Report Reveals Biggest Sources Of U.S. Greenhouse Gas Emissions WASHINGTON (AP) — Heat-trapping gases from U.S. power plants fell 4.6 percent in 2011 from the previous year as plants burned less coal, the biggest source of greenhouse gas pollution, according to a new government report.  Continue reading... Paper Company Pledges To Stop Deforestation In Indonesia Boston Mayor Calls On City To Prepare For Next Climate Calamity Coal Country Fights For Its Way Of Life LOOK: Why Is This Zoo Owner Sleeping With Snakes? Outgoing EPA Chief Convinced Obama Serious On Climate Change PHOTOS: Monkeys, Gazelles, Baby Tigers And More Energy Giant Announces Nuclear Plant Closure Bam Bam The Sheep Dies In Wyoming WATCH: Escape Artist Horse Cannot Be Penned In Energy Giant Announces Nuclear Plant Closure Bam Bam The Sheep Dies In Wyoming JIM YONG KIM What Can We Learn From Expensive Chicken Wings on Super Bowl Sunday? For many Americans, the higher price of chicken wings was bad news. But the good news that could emerge from food-price sticker shock is that more people will ask what we can do in agriculture to help stop climate change while still feeding the world. Continue reading... DOUGLAS ANTHONY COOPER How Many Pets Did PETA Kill in 2012? One of the year's more depressing rituals is the annual release of PETA's kill statistics. The numbers -- just how many pets Ingrid Newkirk's organization has "euthanized" in the past year -- are never anything less than revolting. They are also never a surprise. Continue reading... CARRIE LA SEUR Climate Legislation Redux: The View From the Red Seats Ironically, cap and trade legislation fell victim to exactly the same top-down, insular thinking that has carried us all into the maw of a global climate crisis. Continue reading... AMITAI ETZIONI Climate Change? Don't Hold Your Breath Climate change is expected to be featured during the forthcoming State of the Union. It seems that the speech writers (who "live" in a different part of the West Wing from the policy analysts) came up with a theme, but there is rather little that can be done. Continue reading... RACHEL BUCHHOLZ Top 10 Ways Animals Taught Me About True Love You can learn a lot from animals. For instance, I always know when it's 7 a.m. on a Saturday, because that's when my cat, Spike, starts pawing at my sleepy face for her breakfast. Continue reading... Received this from a friend? Sign up for alerts from The Huffington Post here Unsubscribe here.