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What’s Biden’s Next Move on Climate?
Written by E. DONALD ELLIOTT Republished by permission of The American Spectator on December 28, 2021. Banner Image: Joe Biden speaks at UN climate change conference, November 1, 2021 (ABC…
An Appeal From A Concerned Grandfather
December 31, 2021 Dear Friends, I don’t know how to address you otherwise, but I do know this: Sometime in 2021 you signed on to Climate Protection and Restoration Initiative’s…
A Note from Donn Viviani, President of the CPR Initiative Board of Directors
December 25, 2021 Dear friends and family, Dan’s done an incredible job in the past year, growing our organization and shepherding two promising petitions! But he can’t do it alone……
Second Major Initiative: Phaseout and Removal of Legacy Fossil Fuel GHG Emissions
I am pleased to announce that, on Thursday, December 23, 2021, we submitted a draft petition with Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Michael S Regan demanding EPA action to halt additional…
Petition Seeking A Phaseout of New and Removal of Legacy Fossil Fuel Greenhouse Gas Emissions
CPR Initiative serves as the principal sponsor of the forthcoming Petition Seeking A Phaseout of New and Removal of Legacy Fossil Fuel Greenhouse Gas Emissions. Background concerning the petition is…
Sustainable Practices Podcast Feature Episode
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Promises Vague and Elusive*
Introduction Admittedly I was a wee bit surly when I made it, at last, to my Heathrow hotel. It was late on Nov. 15. I’d been traveling first by train,…
Report: Road to the White House No Excuses Tour & COP26
Zoom Webinar Event Hear from CPR Initiative Executive Director & General Counsel Dan Galpern report back on what has been achieved through the recent Road to the White House No…
What Climate Levers are Left to Pull? An Idea From Out of Center Field
This Glasgow climate summit is at full pitch now—the world leaders have mercifully packed up their boilerplate and left, and now more serious business is underway. Well, somewhat more serious…
COP26: Are climate declarations and emission reduction pledges legally binding?
Republished with permission of Mongabay. Written by Justin Catanoso on 11 November 2021. The 2015 Paris Agreement is not a treaty between nations, but rather a voluntary accord between 194 nations…
Atmospheric Recovery Litigation: Making the Fossil Fuel Industry Pay to Restore a Viable Climate System
Written By Mary Christina Wood & Daniel M Galpern Originally Published in Environmental Law Review (Journal of Lewis & Clark School of Law) (2015) Abstract: At its core, the public…