Energy Department Nominee Sparks Concern Among Environmentalists

March 5, 2013 Subscribe · Forward Energy Department Nominee Sparks Concern Among Environmentalists In a Monday morning announcement that was long anticipated but not widely welcomed by environmentalists, President Barack Obama tapped Ernest Moniz, director of the Energy Initiative at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), as the nominee for the next secretary of energy. Continue reading... GMO Poll Finds Huge Majority Say Foods Should Be Labeled Scientists Report Big Jump In Global CO2 Levels Cuts Threaten Nuclear Site Cleanup Huge Great White Shark Tagged, Tracked Zebras, Baby Elephants, Giraffes And More Animal Photos Obama Nominates New EPA Head PHOTO: Frightening Creature Pulled From River How Do Celebrity Activists Impact The Fracking Debate? WATCH: 'Bidder 70' On Earth Day Is Google Fueling The Ivory Trade? How Do Celebrity Activists Impact The Fracking Debate? PAUL RAEBURN New York Times Cancels Green Blog to Dismay of Critics The editors of the Times have perhaps forgotten that they work on an island, and that the entrance to their building is not too far above sea level -- current sea level, that is. Continue reading... AL GORE New Cabinet Nominees If we do not slow our reckless pollution of the atmosphere and invest in new, clean sources of energy, we risk dangerously destabilizing our climate. I hope Obama's nominees will help our nation lead the world through the difficult challenges that lie ahead. Continue reading... JAMIE HENN Joe Nocera's Misguided Crusade What's happening over at the New York Times? Columnist Joe Nocera has published another piece going after NASA scientist Dr. James Hansen, 350.org, and the campaign against the Keystone XL pipeline. Continue reading... LAWRENCE BENDER The Way Forward While it doesn't have the headline-grabbing power of a big global treaty or act of Congress, the fact is that we are living in the midst of massive, decentralized, grassroots-up problem solving on climate. Continue reading... JEAN HALLORAN Trader Joe's Employees in the Dark About Their Meat Consumers Union is urging Trader Joe's to lead the way to ending antibiotic overuse in livestock by ending the sale of meat raised with these drugs in its stores. Selling meat raised on antibiotics goes against its reputation and confuses its customers and even its staff. Continue reading... Received this from a friend? Sign up for alerts from The Huffington Post here. Unsubscribe here.