University of California, Berkeley, leads the way on climate with a commitment for 100 percent clean energy by 2050
UC Berkeley becomes biggest American university to fully commit to clean energy
Energy
Student PIRGs Partners with Environment America, Students And Faculty To Urge Colleges And Universities To Shift To 100 Percent Clean, Renewable Power
The Student PIRGs and Environment America, along with students across the country, will launch 50 campaigns in 15 states this year, imploring colleges and universities to generate 100 percent of their energy from renewable sources.
Take action today to stop the mining industry’s misleading radio ads
After the EPA made their historic announcement for the first-ever federal limits on carbon pollution, the National Mining Association started airing deceptive radio ads about our electricity bills nearly doubling. Here’s how you can take action today to stand up for stopping global warming.
Keystone XL Tar Sands Pipeline Should Flunk the Climate Test
Today, the State Department released an environmental impact statement on the proposed Keystone XL pipeline, which would transport tar sands from Canada to the Gulf Coast. Just this week, President Obama reiterated his commitment to tackling global warming. Secretary of… Read more
“It’s Earth Day, Earth Day, Gotta be green on Earth Day!”
There are lots of ways to help the environment today (and every day).
6 months after the spill
It’s been six months since the Deepwater Horizon oil drilling rig exploded in the Gulf of Mexico, killed 11 men and led to the worst oil spill in U.S. history.
Stand up to Polluters
Right now, polluting companies are trying to change the rules so they don’t have to clean up their act.
Standing up to Polluters
We all know that global warming is the environmental crisis of our generation. Unfortunately, massive pressure from the industries causing the problem—from Big Oil to power plants—means that getting the U.S. Senate to take action is appearing increasingly unlikely in the short term.