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Copenhagen Climate Talks Start Soon
The international climate talks will begin in Copenhagen, Denmark, next week – and the U.S., China and India have announced their emissions targets. The Sierra Club will have a team in Copenhagen to cover it all, so stay tuned to our Climate Crossroads blog for regular updates from our folks. And join the Copenhagen group too!
Proposed Coal Plant Has First Enforceable Global Warming Pollution Limits
For the first time, strict limits will be imposed on global warming pollution from a proposed coal plant. The limits are contained in a revised air permit issued this week by the Idaho Department of Environmental Quality for a "coal to gas" fertilizer plant in southeastern Idaho, and are the result of a settlement agreed to by The Sierra Club and Idaho Conservation League (ICL).
The proposed project's developer, Southeast Idaho Energy Inc., the Sierra Club, and the ICL recently agreed to a settlement in a challenge to the plant's air emissions permit that addresses several local environmental and health concerns and will also require the reduction of the proposed global warming pollution by more than 58 percent.
"This permit is a win-win for the people of Idaho," said Justin Hayes, ICL Program Director. "This is proof that jobs and environmental protection can go hand in hand if we work together."
Florida Panther Threatened by Global Warming
The Sierra Club is calling on the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to create a habitat plan that will help the Florida panther survive global warming.
Some would call the Florida panther "the polar bear of the South" because they and their habitat are extremely vulnerable to global warming. In order to survive sea level rise and other impacts of climate change, panthers need to be able to migrate to new habitat.
The Sierra Club is proposing a critical habitat designation that includes migration corridors to help panthers adapt to sea level rise and other impacts of global warming. Learn more about adaptation and resilient habitats.
The international climate talks will begin in Copenhagen, Denmark, next week – and the U.S., China and India have announced their emissions targets. The Sierra Club will have a team in Copenhagen to cover it all, so stay tuned to our Climate Crossroads blog for regular updates from our folks. And join the Copenhagen group too!
Proposed Coal Plant Has First Enforceable Global Warming Pollution Limits
For the first time, strict limits will be imposed on global warming pollution from a proposed coal plant. The limits are contained in a revised air permit issued this week by the Idaho Department of Environmental Quality for a "coal to gas" fertilizer plant in southeastern Idaho, and are the result of a settlement agreed to by The Sierra Club and Idaho Conservation League (ICL).
The proposed project's developer, Southeast Idaho Energy Inc., the Sierra Club, and the ICL recently agreed to a settlement in a challenge to the plant's air emissions permit that addresses several local environmental and health concerns and will also require the reduction of the proposed global warming pollution by more than 58 percent.
"This permit is a win-win for the people of Idaho," said Justin Hayes, ICL Program Director. "This is proof that jobs and environmental protection can go hand in hand if we work together."
Florida Panther Threatened by Global Warming
The Sierra Club is calling on the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to create a habitat plan that will help the Florida panther survive global warming.
Some would call the Florida panther "the polar bear of the South" because they and their habitat are extremely vulnerable to global warming. In order to survive sea level rise and other impacts of climate change, panthers need to be able to migrate to new habitat.
The Sierra Club is proposing a critical habitat designation that includes migration corridors to help panthers adapt to sea level rise and other impacts of global warming. Learn more about adaptation and resilient habitats.