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Most Recent NewsAfter Yet Another Gulf Rig Explosion President Obama Should Permanently Ban New Drilling 9/02/2010This morning, around 10:30 Eastern, another rig exploded into in the Gulf of Mexico. According to Coast Guard reports, the accident took place 80 miles off the coast of Louisiana on the Vermilion rig 380, which is owned by Houston-based Mariner Energy. Thirteen workers were on the rig at the time and all are reported to be safe. Senate Energy Committee Votes to Protect Treasured Lands and Support Clean Energy 8/05/2010The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee passed a suite of bills protecting lands and waterways and investing in energy efficiency and solar power. Senate Abandons Attempts to Pass Comprehensive Global Warming Solution 7/22/2010Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid announced today that Senate democrats were abandoning attempts to pass comprehensive climate legislation this year. Despite the worst man-made environmental disaster in our history unfolding in the Gulf of Mexico and the hottest days months on record, Senate democrats acknowledged they could not overcome obstructionist tactics of the Republican leadership and Big Oil. Most Recent ReportsBuilding Better: How High-Efficiency Buildings Will Save Money and Reduce Global Warming 4/14/2010America is the largest consumer of energy in the world, and the majority of this energy comes from dirty and dangerous sources like coal, oil, natural gas, and nuclear power. Our continued reliance on these fuels contributes to global warming, undermines our energy independence, and costs American families and businesses more and more money every year. Building a Solar Future: Repowering America's Homes, Businesses and Industry with Solar Energy 4/06/2010America has virtually limitless potential to tap the energy of the sun. Solar energy is clean, safe, proven and available everywhere, and the price of many solar energy technologies is declining rapidly. By adopting solar energy on a broad scale, the nation can address our biggest energy challenges – our dependence on fossil fuels and the need to address global warming – while also boosting our economy. Courting Disaster: How the Supreme Court Has Broken the Clean Water Act and Why Congress Must Fix It 2/10/2010For decades, the Clean Water Act protected the Nation's surface water bodies from unregulated pollution and rescued them from the crisis status they were in during the late 1960s and early 1970s. Now these vital protections are being lost. This report details the threat to our Nation's waters by examining dozens of case studies, and highlights the urgent need for Congress to restore full Clean Water Act protections to our waters. |