The Global Citizen: environment

Letter Urging Obama to RSVP for Rio Covered in the Washington Post

Amanda Bowen | May 21st, 2012
Topics: Climate Change

Today's Washington Post featured a story about an organizational letter that Citizens for Global Solutions, along with nearly two dozen other groups, sent to President Obama that urged him to attend the Rio+20 Earth Summit this June.

The letter read in part,"Your presence at this Summit would signal its critical importance to all Americans, demonstrate our country's deep concern over urgent global issues that will inevitably affect our security and well-being, and highlight our nation's determination to be a contender in the race to a low-carbon green economy." To read the full letter, click here.

Only 24 hours to stop the Keystone XL Pipeline

Arielle Weaver | February 13th, 2012
Topics: Get Involved, Take Action, Other

Protests against the Keystone XL Pipeline.

Despite President Obama's rejection of the Keystone XL Pipeline plan, Senate Republicans want to add an amendment to the transportation bill that would mandate construction of the Keystone XL pipeline. The vote is expected to take place Tuesday.

Q&A: The American Power Act

Kimberly Mills | May 13th, 2010
Topics: Climate Change

Is the idea of 'achieving energy security' an attainable reality or will it remain a mere proposal?

Senate Climate Change Legislation - The Battle Continues... (A guest blog by Komal Hiranandani)

Anu Joshi | April 23rd, 2010
Topics: Climate Change

-A guest blog written by former intern Komal Hiranandani-

Senators John Kerry (D-Mass.), Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) and Joe Lieberman (I-Conn.) have plans to unveil a comprehensive climate change bill in the Senate next weak, tentatively called the "American Power Act." Running on the heels of Earth Day celebrations, this Senate Bill follows the passage of the House's H.R. 2454 Waxman-Markey Bill in June last year.

Happy Earth Day!

Melissa Kaplan | April 22nd, 2010
Topics: Climate Change, United Nations

HAPPY EARTH DAY!

As Citizens for Global Solutions, we naturally love the earth. Today, we are proud to join in celebrating the milestone 40th anniversary of Earth Day.

Earth Day was first launched on April 22, 1970 as the brainchild of the late Senator Gaylord Nelson of Wisconsin, who was frustrated by Washington's failure to adequately address environmental issues. A few months after the first Earth Day celebration, Congress had passed and President Nixon had signed the Clean Air and Clean Water Acts, and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) was created. Ever since the first Earth Day celebration, April 22nd has provided environmentalists with an opportunity to both celebrate the earth and to stress that despite environmental progress, much more still needs to be done to safeguard the health of the planet for future generations.

World's largest investors call for strong action on climate change

Citizens for Global Solutions | September 17th, 2009
Topics: Climate Change, United Nations

181 of the world's largest investors - collectively managing over $13 trillion in assets - have signed a U.N.- backed statement for concrete action against climate change.

The statement calls for a new global climate treaty to reduce pollution, catalyze global funding for energy-efficient and low-carbon technologies and to include a target for emissions reductions of between 50 and 85 per cent of 1990 levels by 2050.