Fred Krupp: Insider Podcast

China’s landmark commitment last Friday to launch a national cap-and-trade program in 2017 changes everything on the climate front, promising to drive down carbon pollution — and possibly inspiring other nations to take more ambitious steps so they are not left behind as the world accelerates towards a clean energy future. EDF’s China team has […]

On Wednesday, January 29, 2014, in our first ever Telephone Town Hall, EDF President Fred Krupp and EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy discussed President Obama’s January 2014 State of the Union address and what it means for the environment. Fred and Administrator McCarthy took questions from EDF members in real time. Moderator Elizabeth Thompson, EDF Vice […]

Featuring: Fred Krupp, EDF President Andy Darrell, NY Regional Director & Chief of Strategy, US Climate & Energy New Yorkers are breathing a whole lot easier because of the NYC Clean Heat program Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) co-sponsored with the Mayor’s Office. Mayor Bloomberg announced on Thursday that concentrations of sulfur pollution have been slashed […]

Featuring: Fred Krupp, President, EDF Diane Regas, Senior Vice President for Programs, EDF Vickie Patton, General Counsel, EDF Elizabeth Thompson, Vice President for U.S. Climate and Political Affairs, EDF President, Environmental Defense Action Fund (EDAF) President Obama made an historic climate policy announcement in a speech at Georgetown University on June 25th. Join us to […]

Featuring: David Gergen, Senior Political Analyst, CNN Fred Krupp, President, EDF Elizabeth Thompson, President, EDAF No matter the outcome of November 6, EDF & EDAF stands ready to find a bipartisan path for advancing environmental solutions. Please join CNN Senior Political Analyst David Gergen and EDF & EDAF leadership for a conversation about the outcomes […]

Featuring: Fred Krupp, President Mark Brownstein, Chief Counsel, Energy Program Natural gas production is at a crossroads. Abundant, newly accessible reserves make natural gas an affordable, low-carbon alternative to coal. Yet current production practices are under fire for compromising our water, air, and land. Environmental Defense Fund is looking for common-sense solutions that protect public […]

Featuring: Fred Krupp, President Steve Cochran, Director, National Climate Campaign Wade Crowfoot, Political Director, West Coast In the largest referendum on climate and clean energy this country has seen, California voters sent a loud and clear message to elected leaders across the country that the public supports action on climate change. California voters said yes […]

Featuring: Fred Krupp, President Steve Cochran, Director, National Climate Campaign Will the oil disaster in the Gulf help or hinder the passage of an historic climate and energy bill? What are the prospects for winning bipartisan support? What can we expect to hear from the bill’s opponents? Listen to this discussion: Download mp3 | Subscribe […]

Featuring: Fred Krupp, President Peter Goldmark, Program Director, Climate and Air Join us right after the talks for a candid debrief with the EDF Copenhagen team. What happened? And where do we go from here? Listen to this discussion: Download mp3 | Subscribe in iTunes

Featuring: Fred Krupp, President Steve Cochran, Director, National Climate Campaign Getting Climate through the Senate Following our victory in June, when the U.S. House of Representatives passed the landmark American Clean Energy and Security Act, we are now fully engaged in the push to reach sixty votes in the Senate.  We’re up against opponents who […]

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Featuring:
Fred Krupp, President, Environmental Defense Fund
Steve Cochran, Director, National Climate Campaign

With your help, we passed climate legislation through the House. Just one more hurdle in the Senate and the bill will be on the President's desk. But it's a steep hurdle.

We are up against formidable forces: industry opponents who already have hundreds of millions of dollars in the bank; an economy that makes everyone anxious and pushes the environment down the agenda; and right-wing media demagogues who are using climate legislation to gin up ugly populist anger.

We must win this fight. We have a window of opportunity, but the window will not stay open much longer. That is why the environmental community has agreed to come together in an unprecedented effort, reorganizing and mobilizing ourselves into one streamlined, turbo-charged campaign with only one goal: to get climate legislation passed.

Listen to our discussion on the challenges and opportunities we face in the coming weeks.

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