What’s New? – Climate Protection and Restoration Initiative

EPA Said “No.” Petitioners Respond.

Contents Background James Hansen, Individual Petitioner, Climate Scientist & CPR Initiative Advisor Donn Viviani, Individual Petitioner, former EPA scientist, CPR Initiative Board President John Birks, Individual Petitioner, atmospheric scientist, and…

EPA Blew It: But We Will Not Take “No” for an Answer

On September 13, 2022, on the South Lawn of the White House, following a month of political planning, in an event that reportedly “had all the markings of a pep…

The Environmental Statute
That Can Save the World

“It’s not as well-known as the Clean Air Act but the 1976 Toxic Substances Control Act can and must be used to control greenhouse gases. That’s why we’re petitioning the EPA.” – General Counsel & Executive Director of Climate Protection & Restoration Initiative Dan Galpern

Our Meeting With EPA

Frank Talk: Necessary, But Not Sufficient On August 31, and again on September 7, every individual Petitioner and I met with key Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) officials. We aimed to…

9/1/2022 Special Presentation for Endorsers and Sponsors of Petition to EPA to Phase Out GHG Pollution

A special event for CPR Initiative supporters who have endorsed the Petition to Phase Out GHG Pollution and sponsored the Campaign to Restore Our Climate. Thursday
September 1, 2022 @ 3PM PST / 6PM ET

A Special Presentation For CPR Initiative Supporters and EPN

WednesdayAugust 10, 20221PM PST / 4PM ET Petition to EPA to Phase Out GHG Pollution: Is it still necessary after Schumer/Manchin? Is it still possible after West Virginia v EPA?…

A Real Climate Breakthrough? Or,
Kicking the Can Down the Road – Hard

The climate-related investments in the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022, as agreed to Wednesday by Senators Manchin and Schumer, simply do not transform it into a climate bill. Does the…

Undaunted

To encourage more public engagement, I now commit to ride my recumbent trike (with an electric assist) one mile for each endorsement received, another mile for each campaign sponsorship, and yet another for each public comment submitted through our portal, in support of our Petition. One mile for each, totaling at least 2,857 miles by the September 14 deadline.