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2009-12-03
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| The United States relies heavily on outdated technology and limited resources for most of its electricity needs. While the production of clean,renewable energy such as wind and solar power is growing, the vast majority
of American electricity comes from burning fossil fuels—coal, oil, and natural gas—and from nuclear power. Power plants are the single largest source of U.S. carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions, the main pollutant that fuels global warming. Coal is the biggest culprit. Coal supplies just under half of America’s electricity – more than any other source – and is the dirtiest of all fuels. Our long-time dependence on fossil fuels wreaks havoc on our environment by polluting our air, land, and water; and it puts our entire economy at risk due to our reliance on imports from unfriendly parts of the world.
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2009-11-12
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| America’s reliance on fossil fuels—oil,
coal and natural gas—for energy
creates a host of problems, including
air and water pollution, global warming
pollution, high and unpredictable bills for
consumers and businesses, and the need to
import oil from unstable parts of the world. |
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2009-09-23
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| Transportation is responsible for more than two-thirds of our nation’s oil consumption and nearly a third of our carbon dioxide emissions. To make us more energy independent and reduce pollution, we need to build a transportation system that uses less oil, takes advantage of alternative fuels, and shifts as much of our travel as possible from transportation modes that consume a lot of energy to those that consume less. |
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2009-04-09
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| America’s reliance on fossil fuels – coal, oil, and natural gas – is fueling global warming and causing a host of other environmental, economic, and security problems. And while the impacts vary from region to region, global warming threatens all sectors of our economy, and agriculture is no exception. |
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2008-12-17
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| Environment Ohio released a new report “What’s at Stake: How Global Warming Threatens the Buckeye State.” The report details the environmental and economic harms that may result from Ohio’s changing climate. |
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2008-10-15
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| Globally, the year 2007 tied for the second warmest year on record, behind the record warmth of 2005. This warmth is part of a long-term trend toward rising temperatures and extreme weather events resulting from global warming. |
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2008-06-18
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| Global warming is the defining challenge of our time. The latest climate science tells us that the United States must reduce its emissions of global warming pollutants quickly and dramatically if we hope to avoid the most catastrophic impacts of global warming. The rest of the world must take strong action as well. |
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2007-12-05
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| Scientists expect that global warming will cause a variety of changes to precipitation patterns in the United States. Many areas will receive increased amounts of rain and snow over the course of a year; some areas will receive less. But scientists expect that, all across the country, the rainstorms and snowstorms that do occur will be more intense – increasing the risk of flooding and other impacts. |
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2007-09-20
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| Global warming poses a profound threat to America’s future. Science suggests that, to avoid the most dangerous impacts of global warming, America and the world must take immediate action to reduce emissions of global warming pollutants. In the United States, that means halting the growth in global warming emissions now, reducing emissions by at least 15 to 20 percent by 2020, and achieving reductions of at least 80
percent by mid-century. |
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2007-09-13
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| As global warming causes hot summer days to get hotter, concentrations of an air pollutant called ozone increase, forming lung-damaging pollution commonly known as smog. NRDC analysis—done in partnership with medical experts at Yale University, the Johns Hopkins University’s Bloomberg School of Public Health, and Columbia University’s Mailman School of Public Health in collaboration with University at Albany SUNY and the University of Wisconsin-Madison—assesses how much smog levels could rise over the eastern United States because of global warming, and what that could mean for public health. |
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2007-07-24
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| Temperatures were above average in cities across Ohio in 2006, according to a new report released today by Environment Ohio. Environment Ohio said this warmer-than-normal weather is indicative of what Pennsylvania can expect with continued global warming, and the group called on Governor Rendell and Pennsylvania’s federal elected officials to take immediate action to cut global warming pollution. |
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2007-04-12
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| The early effects of global warming are already evident across the United States and worldwide. The past nine years have all been among the 25 warmest for the contiguous United States, a streak unprecedented in the historical record. If emissions are left unchecked, temperatures will continue to rise, and the effects of global warming will become more severe. This report examines trends in U.S. global warming pollution nationally and by state and concludes that the failure to limit emissions nationwide has allowed global warming pollution to grow out of control. |
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