Valkano's blog

CCL's Madeleine Para gets arrested at White House

Submitted by Valkano on Wed, 08/31/2011 - 18:51

... Read more

Meet CCL's Keystone protesters

Submitted by Valkano on Sat, 08/20/2011 - 16:59

 

Starting Saturday (Aug. 20) and for the next two weeks, thousands of climate activists will risk arrest in front of the White House in order to convince the President to stop the development of the Keystone XL pipeline, which would bring oil from the controversial tar sands project in Alberta, Canada, down to refineries in Texas.... Read more

Record Flooding is Pearl Harbor Moment for Climate Change

Submitted by Valkano on Mon, 06/14/2010 - 20:53

By Steve Valk

It’s been said it will take a Pearl Harbor-type event for America to get serious about addressing climate change. Well, the bombs are falling, but Congress hasn’t declared war on carbon-dioxide.... Read more

LTE in New York Times - Steve Valk

Submitted by Valkano on Sun, 05/23/2010 - 13:13

To the Editor:

Re “While the Senate Fiddles” (editorial, May 14):... Read more

350 Goal Will Never be Achieved With Kerry-Lieberman

Submitted by Valkano on Wed, 05/12/2010 - 22:21

The details have finally emerged on the American Power Act, the climate and energy legislation rolled out Wednesday by Sens. John Kerry (D-MA) and Joe Lieberman (I-CT). More telling than the details, however, is a number not mentioned in the bill – 350.... Read more