Hydrogen Blast: The fuel of the future… and it always will be

Even as the Obama Administration pulls the plug on funding research for hydrogen-powered cars of the (sadly distant) future in favor of pushing the plug-in hybrid electric cars of today, it seems California remains wedded to its quixotic — and  very expensive — commitment to build a “hydrogen highway.”
In Washington, Energy Secretary Steven Chu broke [...]

Obama sides with Bush, Palin in limiting protections for polar bears

The Obama Administration announced today that it would embrace a last-minute “midnight rule” created by President Bush that emasculates protections for the imperiled polar bear under the Endangered Species Act.
The rule adopted by Obama — and celebrated by Alaska Governor Sarah Palin — bars the government from using the polar bear’s protected status to regulate [...]

The Climate Red Zone: 350 or Bust

The Center for Biological Diversity’s new 20th anniversary booklet features a sobering warning about global warming, the center’s new focus in its efforts to protect endangered species (including, it seems, humanity itself):
We had intended to look forward to the Center’s next 20 years. But the world’s leading scientists are warning that if we don’t get [...]