Steve Cochran: Insider Podcast

Ten years ago, Hurricane Katrina devastated the Mississippi River Delta, home to one of the most diverse ecosystems on the planet, a vital fishing industry and a booming port complex. Even before the storm, the Delta’s vast wetlands had been vanishing for decades. But there is hope for the future. Learn more about the winners […]

Featuring: Dan Grossman Regional Director, EDF Rocky Mountain Office Steve Cochran Vice President, EDF Climate & Air Vickie Patton EDF General Counsel It’s been a year of dramatic ups and downs. The U.S. Senate’s failure to pass climate and energy legislation was a serious setback. But Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) and our coalition partners successfully […]

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 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 […]

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 […]

Date: Monday, April 20th, 2009, 4:00 p.m. EST Featuring: David Yarnold, Executive Director Steve Cochran, Director, National Climate Campaign Congress has fired the starting gun on the most important legislative fight of our lives. Just last week, Congressmen Henry Waxman (D-CA) and Ed Markey (D- MA) released a draft climate and energy bill that could […]

President-elect Obama is committed to taking action on Climate Change, but there are many competing priorities on the agenda. It will be a heavy lift, but at Environmental Defense Fund, we see an opportunity of a lifetime to address global warming in ways that will benefit the environment AND the economy. Date: Friday, Nov. 14, […]

Featuring: David Yarnold, Executive Director Steve Cochran, National Climate Campaign Director Despite promises from both sides of the aisle and support of all remaining presidential candidates, there are still formidable barriers. June 6 call: Analyzing the Senate’s progress: Download mp3 | Subscribe in iTunes May 27 call: Strategies and Concerns: Download mp3 | Subscribe in […]

Steve Cochran updates EDF members on the prospects of passing global warming legislation this year, outlines what activists can do to help, and answers questions. On this first activist conference call, more than 100 people participated. Sam Parry, Manager of Online Membership and Activism, moderates. This call was held on Friday, March 28, 2008 at […]

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The Energy Bill of 2007 mandates the production of 36 billion gallons of alternative fuels by 2022. What does that mean for the environment? Will food costs skyrocket? And how about our greenhouse gases? As Environmental Defense presses for effective national climate legislation, how will the politics of biofuels impact the legislative battle?

This call was held on Monday, March 3, 2008 at 1:00 PM Eastern.

Featuring

• David Yarnold, Executive Director
• Robert Bonnie, Co-Director of Land, Water & Wildlife Program
• Steve Cochran, National Climate Campaign Director

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