Nobel Laureate Al Gore accepted the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize in Oslo Monday night Dec. 10 with a direct appeal to the U.S. and China to take action to curb greenhouse gas emissions, notably CO2. R. K. Pachauri, the Chairman …
Hundreds of new insurance initiatives, including green building credits, drought-protection in developing countries and incentives for investing in renewable energy and carbon emissions trading are being offered to tackle climate change and rising weather-related losses in the U.S. and globally, …
He may have lost the 2000 presidential election, but he has won the admiration of the world. Former Vice President Al Gore and the United Nations International Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) have been jointly awarded this year’s Nobel Peace …
“Arnie” and “Al,” Republican and Democrat, shared the world spotlight to press for climate action, adding a touch of star quality to the staid proceedings of a U.N. summit. The two headliners, California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and former Vice President …
Nobody can say how many hurricanes will hit Hawaii each year, according to a climate change expert, but there’s no doubt they’ll get worse. “I can’t tell you there will be more of them,” environmental scientist Stephen Schneider told Big …
Former Vice President Al Gore said this week that some of the world’s largest energy companies, including Exxon Mobil Corp., are funding research aimed at disputing the scientific consensus on global warming as part of a campaign to mislead the …
A top hurricane forecaster on April 6 called Al Gore “a gross alarmist” for making an Oscar-winning documentary about global warming. “He’s one of these guys that preaches the end of the world type of things. I think he’s doing …
“It’s not easy being green.” — Kermit the Frog The environment and going “green” has been the editorial focus of a slew of consumer publications from Time to Vanity Fair recently. I’ve had a constant reminder for several years, since …
The environment and going “green” has been the editorial focus of a slew of consumer publications from Time to Vanity Fair recently. I’ve had a constant reminder for several years, since my husband works for the Environmental Protection Agency. Yet …
“It’s not easy being green.” — Kermit the Frog Maybe it’s because of Earth Day, celebrated on April 22, but the environment and going “green” has been the editorial focus of a slew of consumer publications from Time to Vanity …
