The most recent programs for the Environmental Policy Tag http://www.c-spanvideo.org/browse?topic=950 en-US Copyright 2013, National Cable Satellite Corporation info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) Fri, 02 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMT Tue, 21 May 2013 16:29:07 GMT Participants in a conference on community-driven conservation efforts talked about the the link between conservation and strong local economies through tourism, outdoor recreation, and healthy lands, waters and wildlife. Interior Secretary Ken Salazar outlined the Obama administration's conservation agenda called "America's Great Outdoors Initiative." Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced a new program aimed at restoring grasslands and wetlands http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/304710-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/304710-1 Fri, 02 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMT Panelists talked about the Law of the Sea Treaty. They urged President Obama and Congress to ratify the treaty. The first half hour is not included, the event was joined in progress. The Law of the Sea Treaty, adopted in 1982 but still not ratified, calls for technology transfers and wealth transfers from developed to undeveloped nations. It also requires parties to the treaty to adopt regulations and laws to control pollution of the marine environment. The treaty establishes specific jurisdictional limits on the ocean area that countries may claim, including a 12-mile territorial sea limit and a 200-mile exclusive economic zone limit. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/293640-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/293640-1 Fri, 02 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMT Participants talked about global environmental policy and ways in which environmental issues might shape world affairs. Among the issues they addressed were global climate change, economic and security threats tied to the environment, and energy policy. They also responded to questions from the audience. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/290481-2 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/290481-2 Fri, 02 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMT Former U.S. Vice President Al Gore and activist and musician Bono talked about the interrelations between the climate crisis and extreme poverty and how international efforts to eliminate extreme poverty and to solve the climate crisis could be coordinated to improve the chances for success in both efforts. "A Unified Earth Theory: Combining Solutions to Extreme Poverty and the Climate Crisis" was a session of the Annual Meeting 2008 of the World Economic Forum. The principal theme of the 2008 annual meeting was "The Power of Collaborative Innovation." http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/201864-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/201864-1 Fri, 02 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMT Kit Batten talked about U.S. climate change policy. On the previous day, the Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming held a post-Bali analysis to determine a viable policy option on global warming for the U.S. The final weekend of the two-week international conference produced a world-wide agreement to move forward on changing emission standards. Batten talked about the U.S. delegation's initial opposition to the Bali agreement, its reversal, and whether continued cooperation with the international community can be expected. She responded to telephone calls and email. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/202420-7 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/202420-7 Fri, 02 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMT Senator Richard Lugar talked about the progress of President Bush in several foreign policy issues. He talked about the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, the assessment of Iranian and North Korean nuclear capabilities, stability in Pakistan and climate change policies. Senator Lugar is the ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/202414-3 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/202414-3 Fri, 02 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMT United Nations (UN) Secretary General Ki-Moon Ban talked about the global efforts to reduce carbon emissions. He talked about the effects of climate change on people and the environment. He talked about the responsibilities of the delegates in reduction of carbon emissions. Secretary General Ban briefly talked about a car bombing in Algiers, Algeria by al-Qaeda Organization in the Islamic Maghreb that killed 31 people, including 17 UN officials. Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono welcomed the delegates into Indonesia. He also talked about the goals of lower emissions of carbon and a reduction in the effects of climate change. He emphasized the need for a solution rather than assigning blame. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/202952-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/202952-1 Fri, 02 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMT The three special envoys and Minister Gabriel briefed the committee on the September 24 United Nations meeting on climate change. The meeting was attended by 150 high level representatives and heads of state who were demonstrating their commitment to meet the scientific urgency of global warming with equal political urgency. The witnesses talked about the need for a new global agreement to address climate change. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/201185-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/201185-1 Fri, 02 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMT Former Secretary Albright was interviewed about her book, [The Mighty and the Almighty: Reflections on America, God, and World Affairs], published by HarperCollins. She talked about the role of religion in shaping U.S. foreign policy and affecting how the U.S. is perceived abroad. She explained that it is important for Americans to understand how religion motivates others around the world, rather than trying to keep religion out of the political conversation. Secretary Albright was interviewed by Georgie Anne Geyer, columnist for Universal Press Syndicate. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/192476-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/192476-1 Fri, 02 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMT Secretary-General Annan addressed the General Assembly on his implementation of the Millennium Declaration. This five-year progress report, "In Larger Freedom: Towards Development and Human Rights for All," contains his proposals for reforming the United Nations. He asked the assembly for a package of concrete decisions this year. Topics included human rights, terrorism , the environment, the rule of law, genocide, and global institutions. He recommended a system of three U.N. councils covering international peace and security, economic and social issues, and human rights. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/186004-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/186004-1 Fri, 02 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMT Witnesses testified regarding the proposed fiscal year 2005 Environmental Protection Agency budget. Administrator Leavitt talked about his vision for making the Environmental Protection Agency more efficient and effective by transitioning from the current command and control structure to an incentives and market-based approach. Witnesses were also asked to discuss the effects of the proposed budget cuts on the agency. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/180829-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/180829-1 Fri, 02 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMT Prior to an international meeting in Bonn, Germany to finalize an environmental treaty known as the Kyoto Accords, German legislators debated proposed changes to the treaty and the goals of the treaty. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/165357-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/165357-1 Fri, 02 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMT After recording the Republican radio address, Senator Hagel spoke briefly with reporters about his criticisms of the global climate change treaty. He was part of a congressional observer group at the conference. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/97115-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/97115-1 Fri, 02 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMT Senator Hagel delivered the weekly Republican radio address. He criticized Vice President Gore for ignoring Senate and presidential limits on the global climate change treaty negotiations and stressed that Republican leaders in Congress would not support the treaty because it would harm the U.S. economy. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/96433-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/96433-1 Fri, 02 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMT Vice President Gore returned from Japan and the Kyoto Global Climate Change Conference and reported on what occurred. The vice president acknowledged the leadership provided by Senator Lieberman and business and environmental entities. Vice President Gore announced an agreement among many industrialized nations that will reduce the forms of air pollution that cause global warming. Following his remarks, Vice President Gore took questions from the press. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/96633-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/96633-1 Fri, 02 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMT Several interest groups held a news conference to criticize the agenda of the Kyoto global climate change summit. They outlined how proposed energy usage restrictions would impact U.S. citizens and criticized U.S. leaders for ignoring the impact of energy reductions on most citizens. They also stressed the need for a full debate on the science of global warming and the impacts of these proposed energy controls. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/96505-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/96505-1 Fri, 02 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMT Beginning at 9:30 am, senators debated a Senate Resolution 98, a non-binding resolution on the negotiations of the Global Climate Change Treaty sponsored by Senators Byrd and Hagel. The resolution urges the president not to sign the treaty if it will damage the U.S. economy or if it does not include all nations. Senators approved the resolution by a 95 to 0 vote. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/96242-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/96242-1 Fri, 02 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMT Mr. McCurry took reporters' questions on various topics. Topics included a possible recess appointment of Bill Lann Lee as Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights and the U.S. position on the Kyoto global climate change negotiations. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/96100-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/96100-1 Fri, 02 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMT Several European leaders spoke to a United Nations Special Session on Environment and Development. They spoke about how their nations are dealing with environmental problems and stressed that greater international cooperation is needed to deal with global environmental problems. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/87216-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/87216-1 Fri, 02 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMT Commission members answered reporters' questions about the environmental and economic impact of the proposed closures shortly before continuing a hearing on the subject. The commission has been conducting a series of hearings on the list of proposed military base closings announced by the Department of Defense earlier in the year. The closings accompany a planned 25 percent reduction in manpower of the Department of Defense, being made because of the changing global military situation following the end of the Cold War and budget constraints. The commission recently ended a series of regional hearings concerning the local economic and environmental impact of base closings on the areas surrounding the closed bases. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/17929-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/17929-1 Fri, 02 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMT The Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission continued its hearing on the environmental and economic impact of military base closings. Earlier in the year, the Department of Defense released a list of military bases proposed for closure as an accompaniment to the planned reduction in manpower instituted by the Department of Defense. The department intends to cut U.S. military personnel 25 percent by fiscal year 1996. Concerns were raised by environmental groups concerning the cleanup of toxic and hazardous substances on bases slated to be closed. The commission also sought testimony on the method of land valuation of closed bases, which will affect the local economies of towns surrounding closed bases. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/17919-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/17919-1 Fri, 02 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMT After returning from a series of regional meetings concerning military base closures, members of the Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission heard testimony on the environmental impact of base closures on the area on and around the military base. The Department of Defense announced earlier in the year it would close or severely reduce operations at a number of U.S. military bases around the county to accompany a reduction in manpower of the U.S. military. Due to changes in military strategy brought on by the end of the Cold War and budget constraints, the Department of Defense plans to reduce its manpower by 25 percent by fiscal year 1996. Critics of the Department of Defense and environmental advocates expressed concern that the military bases themselves, on which toxic waste was handled and stored, would be abandoned by the Department of Defense rather than completely cleaned and made safe for habitation by humans and wildlife. The Commission sought to determine the extent of environmental hazards on bases slated for closure, and also sought to determine the value of the land on the bases, which will have economic impact on the surrounding community. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/17918-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/17918-1 Fri, 02 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMT The Mobilization on Development, Trade, Labor, and the Environment, a coalition of representatives from over 60 human, civil rights, and environmental groups, held a news conference to express their objections to the proposed North American Free Trade Agreement. Members of the coalition spoke to reporters on behalf of farmers in the U.S., Canada, and Mexico, and the environment. Mr. Cavanaugh said the group found a great deal of opposition to the North American Free Trade Agreement in Canada and Mexico as well as the U.S. He called for an expansion of the negotiations over a trade agreement to include regulations concerning worker rights and environmental protection. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/17795-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/17795-1 Fri, 02 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMT President Bush spoke to reporters on the South Lawn of the White House to discuss the significance of the ceremonial tree-planting in observance of Arbor Day. Following the ceremony, President Bush responded to reporters' questions on a number of issues. He said White House chief of staff John Sununu had his full confidence despite charges that Mr. Sununu used government planes for private non-work-related trips. He also repeated his stand on Iraq, saying he did not want to involve U.S. troops in the ongoing conflict between the Kurds and the Iraqi government. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/17720-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/17720-1 Fri, 02 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMT Dr. Leakey talked about wildlife preservation. He said that prior to his appointment, certain animals, like the African elephant and the white rhinoceros, were being poached almost to the point of extinction. By killing and selling the ivory tusks of just one elephant, a poacher could earn the nation's average annual income. Under his direction, during an eight month period in 1990, 26 elephants were killed, compared to the same period two years earlier when more than 2,000 were killed. He said the country's poverty has much to do with the possible extinction of species within Kenya. Dr. Leakey chose this NPC speech to announce his new proposals for the protection of African elephants in Kenya and the punishment of poachers. He prefaced these plans by saying, "There is no doubt that through the activities of our species, Homo sapiens, countless numbers of living organisms are disappearing from the face of this planet." He said that there is no doubt in his mind that humans cannot stop extinction, and that they want to have supremacy with their interests ultimately put first. But he added, "let us never forget that we are living organisms, we are a living species, and if we deplete this planet of the sustainability of life, we increase the probability that extinction will affect us too." Dr. Leakey is the son of the paleontologists Louis and Mary Leakey, who were the first to link man's earliest evolution to Africa. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/17614-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/17614-1 Fri, 02 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMT The World Watch Institute called the press conference to stress the serious environmental implications of the Persian Gulf war based on a preliminary impact assessment report on the region. They addressed the issues of health hazards, economic capabilities, and the huge oil spills and burning wells. The Institute is asking for an immediate international effort to examine the environmental problems and assist with the clean-up activities of the war, beginning in Kuwait and Iraq. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/16884-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/16884-1 Fri, 02 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMT Mr. Tawfiq spoke to reporters about the huge oil spill in the Persian Gulf from Kuwaiti pipelines and oil tankers opened by Iraqi forces during hostilities of the Persian Gulf war. Mr. Tawfiq announced the assembly of an international group of experts to work out the most advantageous plan for cleaning up the oil, protecting wildlife, and protecting Saudi Arabia's desalinization plants from the approaching oil. Protection from the oil, said Mr. Tawfiq, would be a continuing operation until the entire threat of oil was gone from the Gulf. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/16103-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/16103-1 Fri, 02 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMT Mr. Squires, Mr. Dukes and Mr. Sharp were members of the television news team that discovered the huge oil slick that had been growing in the Persian Gulf for almost a week, fed from pipelines and oil tankers in Kuwait. The reporters discussed their discovery and coverage of the oil slick and showed some of their videotaped footage. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/16054-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/16054-1 Fri, 02 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMT Mr. Salman spoke to reporters on the huge and growing oil slick in the Persian Gulf being fed from pipelines and tankers in Kuwait. The gigantic slick, created nearly a week earlier by Iraqi forces in Kuwait, threatened wildlife and sealife on a monumental scale along the coast of Kuwait and Saudi Arabia. The volume of the slick was unavailable at the time of the briefing. The Saudis were attempting to implement contingency plans to battle the oil slick, which Mr. Salman said was one of the largest spills in history. The effects of the spill would be felt for a long time after the spill itself was contained from growing. On Sunday, U.S. warplanes bombed the oil installations along the coast that were feeding the slick in an attempt to stem the flow of oil into the Gulf. The success of their efforts were unknown immediately. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/16029-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/16029-1 Fri, 02 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMT Ms. Gordon, who had just completed a study on the economic and environmental impact on the U.S. dependence on foreign sources of oil, discussed the conclusions of her study. She said the United States would suffer economically if a war broke out in the Middle East, and the resulting oil shortage could recreate the oil crisis, and long lines at gasoline pumps, of the mid-1970s. The answer to averting the crisis according to Ms. Gordon was, among other things, the utilization of alternate forms of transportation to the solo auto driver, a tremendous user of gasoline and oil. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/15493-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/15493-1 Fri, 02 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMT The House passed H.R. 4000, known as the Civil Rights Act of 1990 to strengthen civil rights laws that ban employment discrimination. The House passed H.R. 5350 a short-term debt limit increase, after agreeing to the Cooper motion of the previous question on H.Res. 448, the rule for H.R. 5350. The House failed to agree to the Walker motion to adjourn. The House agreed to H.Res. 453, the rule for consideration of H.R. 5400. The House passed H.R. 5400 to reduce costs in House elections after rejecting the Michel amendment and the Synar en bloc amendments to specify reduced PAC limits for each campaign cycle. The House agreed to the conference report on H.R. 1465, limiting oil pollution, after having agreed to H.Res. 452, the rule for H.R. 1465, earlier. The House passed S. 2952 to extend the Energy Policy and Conservation Act by a voice vote. The House passed S. 2830 to extend and revise agricultural price support programs and to provide for credit, research and conservation by a voice vote. The House received a message from the president declaring a national emergency regarding Iraq. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/13412-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/13412-1 Fri, 02 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/12076-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/12076-1 Fri, 02 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/11276-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/11276-1 Fri, 02 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/10120-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/10120-1 Fri, 02 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/8913-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/8913-1 Fri, 02 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMT Complete title is "East-West Cooperation on Economic & Environmental Issues". http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/7999-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/7999-1 Fri, 02 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/7754-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/7754-1 Fri, 02 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMT The second speech is entitled "Why Should America Care About the Tropical Rain Forest?" http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/7799-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/7799-1 Fri, 02 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/2412-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/2412-1 Fri, 02 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/2389-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/2389-1 Fri, 02 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/2370-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/2370-1 Fri, 02 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/2369-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/2369-1 Fri, 02 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/2040-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/2040-1 Fri, 02 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMT The committee discusses the Montreal protocol on elements that reduce the ozone layer and also a conference in Vienna held to deal with the problems of protecting the ozone layer. Several nominations were presented for committee approval. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/1568-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/1568-1 Fri, 02 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMT