A first look at the Coda electric sedan:

By GREG MIGLIORE The Coda electric sedan is expected to debut in December and have a range of up to 120 miles. Coda Coda’s self-titled debut sedan is small in statue but carries ambitious goals for the upstart California electric-car maker.The five-passenger ride is expected to launch this December in California, and Coda Automotive wants to sell the cars across the nation by the end of 2013.

A second look at CBO’s employment study: Climate legislation and a healthy economy can go hand in hand

Home › Contributors › Laurie Johnson › A second look at CBO’s employment study: Climate legislation and a healthy economy can go hand in hand Laurie Johnson’s Blog A second look at CBO’s employment study: Climate legislation and a healthy economy can go hand in hand Laurie Johnson Chief Economist, Climate Center, Washington, DC Blog | About Posted May 15, 2010 in Solving Global Warming The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) recently released a study examining the employment effects of putting a cap on carbon emissions. It concluded that climate legislation would have modest, if not negligible, impacts: “[Climate legislation] would probably have only a small [slightly negative] effect on total employment over the next few decades…most laid-off workers would find employment in other industries.” These small impacts would fall mostly on workers in energy-intensive industries and related sectors. It’s a fairly benign conclusion, but still off the mark: climate change legislation contains many provisions designed to prevent and moderate even these small impacts, as well as speed up the transition to a clean energy economy.

Ted Turner on Coal: "I like mountains."

Home › Contributors › Rob Perks › Ted Turner on Coal: “I like mountains.” Rob Perks’s Blog Ted Turner on Coal: “I like mountains.” Rob Perks Director, Center for Advocacy Campaigns, Washington, D.C. Blog | About Posted May 13, 2010 in Curbing Pollution , Health and the Environment , Saving Wildlife and Wild Places , Solving Global Warming I caught

Broad Support for Climate Legislation

Home › Contributors › Pete Altman › Broad Support for Climate Legislation Pete Altman’s Blog Broad Support for Climate Legislation Pete Altman Climate Campaign Director, Washington, D.C. Blog | About Posted May 13, 2010 in Solving Global Warming An outpouring of support for climate legislation followed yesterday’s introduction of legislative text by Senators Kerry and Lieberman.

The American Power Act: “First Read” of the Kerry-Lieberman Climate and Energy Legislation

Home › Contributors › David Doniger › The American Power Act: “First Read” of the Kerry-Lieberman Climate and Energy Legislation David Doniger’s Blog The American Power Act: “First Read” of the Kerry-Lieberman Climate and Energy Legislation David Doniger Policy Director, NRDC Climate Center, Washington, D.C. Blog | About Posted May 12, 2010 in Solving Global Warming Senators John Kerry (D-MA) and Joe Lieberman (I-CT) unveiled today the long-awaited draft of their American Power Act .

Change Shouldn’t Be This Hard

Home › Contributors › Dan Lashof › Change Shouldn’t Be This Hard Dan Lashof’s Blog Change Shouldn’t Be This Hard Dan Lashof Director, Climate Center, Washington, D.C. Blog | About Posted May 11, 2010 in Solving Global Warming As Senators Kerry and Lieberman prepare to release the discussion draft of their comprehensive energy and climate bill tomorrow, NRDC is launching a powerful new national TV spot, called “Change,” that makes the case for moving to clean energy. This hard-hitting ad reflects both the importance of this issue and the high-stakes moment we are in.

How will Comprehensive Clean Energy and Climate Legislation Move Us Beyond Petroleum?

Home › Contributors › Dan Lashof › How will Comprehensive Clean Energy and Climate Legislation Move Us Beyond Petroleum? Dan Lashof’s Blog How will Comprehensive Clean Energy and Climate Legislation Move Us Beyond Petroleum

HFCs: Is This the Year to Curb these Super Greenhouse Gases?

Home › Contributors › David Doniger › HFCs: Is This the Year to Curb these Super Greenhouse Gases?

U.S. House Committee to Hear from the Lord Haw-Haw of Climate Science

Home › Contributors › Pete Altman › U.S. House Committee to Hear from the Lord Haw-Haw of Climate Science Pete Altman’s Blog U.S.

Arguing the Case: Climate, Energy Independence and Transportation

Home › Contributors › Deron Lovaas › Arguing the Case: Climate, Energy Independence and Transportation Deron Lovaas’s Blog Arguing the Case: Climate, Energy Independence and Transportation Deron Lovaas Federal Transportation Policy Director, Washington, D.C. Blog | About Posted May 5, 2010 in Moving Beyond Oil Yesterday I spoke on two panels at the annual ITS America conference in Houston

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