SWARTHMORE, Pa. (AP) — Student activists at more than 200 colleges are trying a new tactic in hopes of slowing the pace of climate change: They are asking their schools to stop investing in fossil fuel companies
In an interview with Grist, billionaire climate activist Tom Steyer predicted President Obama would face backlash from supporters if his administration approves the Keystone XL pipeline.
KUNMING, China (AP) — More than 2,000 people in southern China unfurled banners and shouted, "Protest! Protest!" in a demonstration Thursday against plans for a petroleum refinery, in one of the country's biggest environmental protests this year.
BEIJING (AP) — After word spread about an environmental protest that was planned for Saturday in the central Chinese city of Chengdu, drugstores and printing shops were ordered to report anyone making certain purchases. Microbloggers say government fliers urged people not to demonstrate, and schools were told to stay open to keep students on campus.
President Barack Obama's final decision on the Keystone XL pipeline could either reinforce perceptions about the environmental movement's weak influence in Washington or provide a large victory over oil interests, Politico reports.
Environmentalists organized by the group CREDO are prepared to risk arrest and partake in civil disobedience to pressure the Obama administration to reject the Keystone XL pipeline, FuelFix reports.
James E. Hansen, a NASA climate scientist, is set to retire to move to lobby for stronger emissions regulations and other climate issues, The New York Times reports.
The Arkansas oil spill from an Exxon Mobil pipeline has given environmental groups new talking points in their push against the Keystone XL pipeline, Bloomberg reports.
Environmental groups have led a comment drive to press for expanded probes into Arctic drilling, urging Interior secretary nominee Sally Jewell to respond on their concerns, FuelFix reports.
The Energy Information Administration said coal's market share for electricity generation rebounded since March 2012 on higher natural gas prices, MarketWatch reports.
Democratic Virginia gubernatorial candidate Terry McAuliffe switched his position on offshore drilling of the state's coast, supporting a pro-drilling bill introduced by Virginia's Democratic senators, The Washington Post reports.
Senate Environment and Public Works Chairman Barbara Boxer urged NRC Chairman Allison Macfarlane to complete an investigation and hold a public hearing before allowing the San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station to restart, Southern California Public Radio reports.
Sen. David Vitter, R-La., and Rep. Fred Upton, R-Mich., called for a GAO report on the Nuclear Regulatory Commission's procedures for determining the costs of new regulations, Platts reports.
FracFocus, an industry-backed registry for hydraulic fracturing chemicals, will update its system to allow regulators to search through a database of chemicals next week, Bloomberg reports.
The National Republican Senatorial Committee sent four staffers to assist Gabriel Gomez in the Massachusetts Senate special election, Roll Call reports.
A group of two dozen Senate Republicans urged President Obama against making Keystone XL pipeline approval contingent on "unrelated" climate change policies, The Hill reports.
The American Petroleum Institute issued a white paper projecting new federal rules could increase gasoline prices by as much as 25 cents a gallon, The Washington Examiner reports.
California Jerry Brown contended news media inadequately report on climate change and give too much coverage climate skeptics, The Sacramento Bee reports.
