Cutting and burning trees—particularly tropical rain forests—adds more global warming pollution to the atmosphere than all the world’s cars and trucks combined. Our goal is to slash carbon emissions by making sure that trees are worth more alive than dead. For 10 years, Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) has supported the Kayapo Indians’ efforts to protect […]

Featuring: Dan Grossman Regional Director, EDF Rocky Mountain Office Stephan Schwartzman, Director, EDF Tropical Forest Policy Derek Walker, Director, EDF California Climate Initiative Osvaldo Stella, Director of climate change, the Amazon Institute for Environmental Research (IPAM) The destruction of tropical forests causes up to 20% of the world’s annual global warming emissions, and creates economic […]

Date: Tuesday, October 14th, 2008 – 10:30-11:30am PDT Featuring: David Festa, Vice President, West Coast, EDF Derek Walker, California Climate Initiative, EDF With Special Guest: Mary Nichols, Chairman, CARB Governor Schwarzenegger signed the boldest global warming law in U.S. history, AB 32, less than 2 years ago. Since that time, the California Air Resources Board […]

“California’s air [resources] board [CARB] unveiled the nation’s most ambitious plan on June 26th to require cleaner cars and fuels, energy-efficient buildings and more electricity from the sun and wind to cut greenhouse gases in the state.” — San Francisco Chronicle, 6/27/08 Discussion on the implementation of AB 32, California’s landmark global warming legislation. Featuring: […]