Member Press Releases

Ontario urged to defy unreasonable WTO ruling against Green Energy Act

This press release from the Council of Canadians expresses their disappointment with a recent WTO ruling that Ontario cannot enforce local content quotas under the provisions of its Green Energy Act. The Council encourages the local government to defy the ruling.

World Leaders Lack Political Will to Make Progress at Climate Negotiations in Bonn

This statement from Alden Meyer lamenting the slow progress of international climate negotiations and emphasizing that a lack of political will in the international community is the main roadblock at this point.

New focus on injecting fairness into climate talks a cause for hope

A press release from the Climate Action Network - International on the progress that was made at the 2013 UN Climate Negotiations in Bonn and on the continuing need to work towards a 2015 agreement

EPA Refuses to Curb Deadly Coal Mine Pollution

A press statement expressing the Center's disappointment with the Obama Administration's decision to not implement pollution controls for coal mine air pollution and climate change impacts

General Motors is First Automaker to Join Growing Group of Businesses Calling for U.S. Policy Action on Climate Change

A press release announcing the addition of General Motors and six other companies to this list of signatories to The Ceres Business for Innovative Climate & Energy Policy (BICEP) Climate Declaration.

Charlotte Mayor Anthony Foxx Nominated for Transportation Secretary

This press release expresses the Sierra Club's support for President Obama's nomination of Anthony Foxx for Transportation Secretary; emphasizing his commitment to public mass transit

BlueGreen Alliance Touts Cleaner Air, Economic Benefits of Tier 3 Vehicle Standards

A press release from the BlueGreen Alliance describing the organization's testimony on the proposed Tier 3 fuel standards. The BlueGreen Alliance supports the new standard and emphasizes the positive impacts of the standard for both individual and environmental health.

New Environment America Ad in Times Square: Pres. Obama and the Nation Should Address Global Warming

A press release about Environment American's ad on the Time Sqaure video board pressuring Obama to focus more on tackling climate change

Statement from Secretary of State Kerry on Earth Day 2013

Secretary Kerry's official remarks on Earth Day 2013 and America's commitment to tackling climate change

BICEP Backs Bipartisan Energy Efficiency Legislation

A press statement expressing the Business for Innovative Climate & Energy Policy program's support of the 'Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act' BICEP Director Anne Kelly is quoted.

U.S. Business Leaders Urge Strong Policy Action on Climate Change

A group of 33 well-known corporations sent a letter to president Obama urging federal policymakers to take action on climate change. The letter says that a bold response to the climate challenge is one of the greatest American economic opportunities of the 21st century.

Bipartisan Energy Efficiency Bill Could Lead to A Cleaner, Healthier Environment

A press release announcing Environment America's support for the re-introduction of the Shaheen/Portman sponsored 'Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act'

Robin Hood Tax legislation introduced, could generate billions of dollars to fight climate change

A press release expressing Friends of the Earth's support for the enactment of a financial transactions tax that could raise billions of dollars for critical needs such as healthcare, education, job creation and the international fight against HIV/AIDS and climate change.

Obama Administration Misses Deadline on Power Plant Pollution

An official statement from the League of Women Voters expressing their disappointment that the Obama Administration has failed to adhere to the April 15, 2013 deadline for finalizing industrial carbon pollution standards for new power plants.

NWF-Led Coalition Calls for Stronger Tar Sands Pipeline Standards

A press release announcing that a coalition of groups filed a petition with the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) asking the agencies to develop stronger safety standards for tar sands oil pipelines.

LCV, NWF Launch Web Ads In Support of McCarthy Nomination

The League of Conservation Voters and the National Wildlife Federation have launched the first in a series of web ads to remind Senators that their constituents support the work that the Environmental Protection Agency does to protect clean air and clean water. The ads encourage the Senators to support President Obama’s nominee to lead the Environmental Protection Agency, Gina McCarthy, whose nomination will be considered by the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee later this week.

Exxon’s Tar Sands Oil Spill Portends Dirty and Dangerous Future in Keystone XL Pipeline

Environment America’s Get Off Oil Program Director, Dan Gatti, issued this statement following the rupture of Exxon Mobil’s Pegasus pipeline on Friday afternoon, which spilled an estimated 2000 barrels of oil and caused the evacuation of 22 homes in the small town of Mayflower, Arkansas

Statement on Hoeven pro-Keystone XL amendment

A press release from Oil Change International about their new analysis that reveals that supporters of the non-binding Keystone XL pipeline amendment received 3.5 times more in campaign contributions from fossil fuel interests than those voting “no”.

Senate Votes In Favor of Dirty Keystone XL Tar Sands Pipeline

A press release reguarding the U.S. Senate vote in support of the proposed Keystone XL tar sands pipeline on 3.27.13

Solar is Booming, Industry Year in Review Released Today

The Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) released their annual year-in-review of market trends from 2012. The report found that photovoltaic (PV) installations grew 76 percent in 2012, and that the United States accounted for 11 percent of all global PV installations in 2012 -- its highest market share in at least fifteen years.

Survey: Latinos Reject Rubio Approach to Climate Change, Clean Energy

About three out of four Latinos believe that climate change is a serious problem and a substantial majority support President Obama using his authority to reduce its main cause: dangerous carbon pollution, according to a national poll of 1,218 registered voters.

Lisa Jackson Added Much to EPA Legacy

Margie Alt, executive director of Environment America, issued the following statement: “From her days working in the non-profit world cleaning up Superfund sites, to her time as EPA chief seeing through landmark clean air standards, Lisa Jackson demonstrated her mettle as a champion for the environment."

EESI Joins Call for Bipartisan Action After Obama's State of the Union Speech

In the State of the Union speech, President Barack Obama emphasized the need to keep the economy on the right track as it regains its strength and creates new jobs. He also reiterated the critical need to address climate change, after a year which saw record heat, drought, and weather extremes in the United States: "For the sake of our children and our future, we must do more to combat climate change." We at EESI share these goals.

Groups Applaud Climate Change Elements of President's State of the Union Address

Nine groups, listed below, released the following statement in response to the State of the Union address delivered by President Barack Obama this evening:

RGGI States Propose Lowing Regional CO2 Emissions Cap 45%, Implementing a More Flexible Cost-Control Mechanism

After a comprehensive two-year program review, the nine Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic states participating in the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI), the nation's first market-based regulatory program to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, released an updated RGGI Model Rule and Program Review Recommendations Summary.