The State of Our Union is Warm, Leaning to Hot
This blog was written by Jennifer Rennicks, former Senior Director of Policy & Communications at the Southern Alliance for Clean Energy.
New Report Confirms Black Carbon Significant to Climate Change: Diesel Engines Best Target
A striking new report was released yesterday showing diesel pollution's significance in climate change. In fact, the report shows that black carbon is the second most important individual climate-warming agent after carbon dioxide…
Update: U.S. Announces New Climate Change Initiative
UPDATED 4/27/12: This week, the international Climate and Clean Air Coalition that we wrote about previously (see below) adopted five initiatives for action, including "Fast action on diesel emissions including from heavy…
Diesel Emissions Reduction Act Passes Just in Time for the Holidays
Just in time for the holidays, we have received a special gift from Congress -- the passage of an important health bill, the Diesel Emissions Reduction Act of 2010 (also known as…
Cancun climate talks inspire and disappoint, near-term opportunities at hand
This post was co-authored by SACE's Board Chair, John Noel; Anne Blair, SACE's Diesel and Bioenergy Program Manager; and Jennifer Rennicks, SACE's Federal Policy Director. Last week I had the opportunity to…
SACE wins EPA Clean Diesel Award
Today, SACE is pleased to announce our recent $5 million award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for the creation of our new program "Clean Trucks Make Cents" (CTMC). The award,…
Reducing Diesel Emissions in Georgia Workshop
On Monday, Southern Alliance for Clean Energy (SACE), Mothers & Others for Clean Air (MOCA) and the University of Georgia (UGA) hosted a workshop and air quality demonstration in Athens, GA. The…
Copenhagan Close-Up: Black Carbon - small particle, big problem
This post was co-authored by John Wilson, Laura Wilson and Anne Blair Being so close to the Arctic here in Copenhagen, I have been listening carefully to what people have to say…