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A new online system that maps a rich trove of environmental data of southern U.S. forests onto satellite images from the past 35 years was launched today by the World Resources Institute (WRI).

This summary provides a concise overview of S. 2877, the Carbon Limits and Energy for America’s Renewal Act (herein referred to as CLEARA), as introduced by Senators Cantwell and Collins on December 11, 2009.

Department of Commerce Secretary Gary Locke and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Administrator Jane Lubchenco, a former board member at the World Resources Institute (WRI), unveiled plans this week to establish the NOAA Climate Service.

Federal legislators should look to the states for some key lessons on cap-and-trade.

An explanation of how WRI conducts analysis of climate and energy proposals before the US Congress.

Yesterday was the deadline set in the Copenhagen Accord for countries to submit their greenhouse gas emission reduction targets to the UNFCCC Secretariat.

**[Jennifer Morgan](http://www.wri.org

I was surprised to learn from Nordhaus and Shellenberger’s recent piece in Foreign Policy that WRI has magical powers.

WHAT: For the seventh straight year, Jonathan Lash, president of the World Resources Institute, will hold a briefing for journalists to preview key environmental issues to watch this year.

Jonathan Lash, president of the World Resources Institute (WRI), will brief journalists on January 7 at the National Press Club in Washington D.C. on upcoming environmental issues in 2010, including climate, business action, water, forests and more.

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton announced today that, if agreement is reached here this week, the United States will participate in a $100 billion fund to help developing countries most affected by climate change.

How industry has learned to live with (and perhaps even love) cap-and-trade in Europe.

Even the best possible Copenhagen outcome will be a waypoint, not an endpoint.

This document provides a detailed summary of the greenhouse gas (GHG) offset provisions in the Clean Energy Partnerships Act of 2009 (S.2729), which was introduced as a bill by Senators Stabenow, Baucus, Klobuchar, Brown, Begich and Harkin on November 5, 2009.

THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

WHAT: Please join the World Resources Institute (WRI) for a policy briefing for journalists on Wednesday that will summarize progress

The new bipartisan framework for climate legislation will help negotiators in Copenhagen better understand where the Senate stands.

NEWS RELEASE: Risks to Southern U.S. Forests Highlighted on New Online Mapping System

WRI Summary of the Carbon Limits and Energy for America's Renewal Act

WRI Applauds Establishment of NOAA Climate Service

"Synchronized Swimming": The Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative

WRI Responds to Questions about CLEAR Act Analysis Methodology

WRI’s Jennifer Morgan Reacts to Copenhagen Accord Filing Deadline

Response to "The End of Magical Thinking"

WRI’s Jonathan Lash to Brief Journalists on Environmental “Stories to Watch” for 2010

Save the Date for WRI's Environmental Stories to Watch 2010 Press Briefing

WRI Statement on U.S. Financial Commitment at Climate Conference

Cap-and-Trade Comes Of Age in Europe

Toward a Binding Climate Treaty: Copenhagen and Beyond

Detailed Summary of the S. 2729 Clean Energy Partnerships Act of 2009

WRI’s Lash to Brief Press on Copenhagen’s Policy Implications for U.S. and Other Key Countries

New Senate Climate Framework Sends Signal to World on U.S. Intentions

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