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...will need the support of Congress, while a new international treaty will need a difficult two-thirds majority in the Senate. Chu won't be able to do much about that. But, as Obama pointed out at his press conference, "[Chu's] appointment should send a signal to all that this Administration will value science. We will make decisions based on facts, and we understand that those facts demand bold actions." Today's appointments are a start...
President-elect Obama's Cabinet appointments are sending a powerful signal that change is on the way. His choice to run Veterans Affairs, retired general Eric Shinseki, was a brave critic of the Iraq war and is a staunch advocate for wounded vets. His pick for Housing and Urban Development Secretary, Shawn Donovan, has presided over a huge expansion of affordable housing in New York City. And his nominee for Energy Secretary, Stephen Chu (announced Monday), is a Nobel-winning physicist who preaches the gospel of efficiency. It's hard to imagine a starker contrast with their counterparts...
...Carol Browner's appointment as a 'climate czar' should signal to the world that the U.S. is taking a new direction on this issue." - Kathleen Rogers, environmental attorney and president of the Earth Day Network, in a statement...
...excess of anything the U.S. has pledged. India announced a plan to boost solar power, Brazil promised a 70% cut in its annual deforestation rate by 2017, and South Africa initiated a program to stop growth of its carbon emissions by 2025. "Developing countries are starting to signal an emerging willingness to take action," says Jake Schmidt, the international climate policy director for the Natural Resources Defense Council. That's key, given the fact that developing countries - a category that encompasses nations as different as massive, polluting China and tiny Tuvalu, soon to be swallowed up by rising sea levels...
...purchased from a number of chain stores including American Apparel, Urban Outfitters, and H&M. Make sure to pretend you found the t-shirt while rummaging through your parents’ old stuff. Seeming authentic is key. 2. Drink copious amounts of coffee A coffee cup in hand will signal to the world that you’ve been up all night pouring over the new [insert favorite author] novel. Coffee should be obtained from a small café. Starbucks drinkers are to be scorned. 1. Moleskine (or other pocket) notebook Employed by Van Gogh, Picasso and Hemingway, the strategic...