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CNN: Wake up to the reality of climate change
Monday, March 31, 2014
(CNN) — “Nothing poses a bigger threat to our water, our livelihood and our quality of life than a warming climate.” Those are my words from 2006 upon the signing of an executive order on climate change for New Mexico when I was governor. Almost a decade later, this statement still holds true. But nowRead the full article »
Our Best Response to Russia Is Energy Security
Tuesday, March 18, 2014
Washington must leverage our energy bounty to advance our foreign policy goals. In the short term, the key questions surrounding the crisis in the Ukraine involve whether Russia’s expansionist tendencies will continue in the Ukraine after the Crimean vote and, subsequently, the effectiveness and intensity of the American and European sanctions in the ensuing weeks.Read the full article »
Gov. Bill Richardson’s Statement on EPA’s Clean Air Rule
Friday, September 20, 2013
(in response to President Obama’s Climate Change Plan announcement) “The unlimited amount of carbon pollution power plants have pumped into the air is endangering the public’s health, warming the planet and increasing the frequency and severity of extreme weather events like Hurricane Sandy. As a former governor and a former Secretary of Energy, I knowRead the full article »
Huff Post Blog by Gov. Bill Richardson: A Growing Sense of Urgency
Friday, August 9, 2013
As I prepare to take part in an event on hurricanes and extreme weather in Miami, Florida later today, it’s clear just how much climate change threatens the state’s local communities. Florida is the most vulnerable U.S. state to sea-level rise, with seas projected to rise along the state’s coast by as much as 2Read the full article »
Governor Richardson Elected as Chairman of the International Council for Science and the Environment
Monday, January 14, 2013
Governor Richardson Elected as Chairman of the International Council for Science and the Environment WASHINGTON, D.C. (Jan. 14, 2012) – Governor Bill Richardson has been elected Chairman of the International Council for Science and the Environment (ICSE), an organization dedicated to closing the dangerous gap that is developing between science and international leaders in governmentRead the full article »
Governor Bill Richardson Delivers Keynote Address at Niger Delta Environmental Conference in Abuja, Nigeria
Tuesday, November 29, 2011
Stakeholders Roundtable On Niger Delta Environmental Protection And Regeneration Keynote Address By Governor Bill Richardson Abuja, Nigeria Good morning. I am honored to be here and I thank you, Madam Minister, and the organizers and sponsors of this Roundtable, for inviting me to participate. You might be wondering why an American, even a former EnergyRead the full article »
Governor Richardson to join Baker Institute as senior fellow for Latin America
Wednesday, September 28, 2011
Richardson to join Baker Institute as senior fellow for Latin America HOUSTON — (September 28, 2011) – Former New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson has been named the senior fellow for Latin America at Rice University’s James A. Baker III Institute for Public Policy. In this role, Richardson will provide substantive direction to the Baker InstituteRead the full article »
Former Governor Bill Richardson Elected to National Council for Science and the Environment (NCSE) Board of Directors
Wednesday, May 18, 2011
Press Release: Former Governor Bill Richardson Elected to NCSE Board of Directors May 18 2011, Washington, DC – Hon. Bill Richardson, former Governor of New Mexico, has been elected to the Board of Directors of the National Council for Science and the Environment (NCSE). “We are honored that Governor Richardson will lend his global visionRead the full article »
Energy Secretary Bill Richardson to Join APCO
Tuesday, February 22, 2011
Former New Mexico Governor, Energy Secretary Bill Richardson to Join APCO. Richardson to Chair Executive advisory service, Global Political Strategies (“GPS”) Washington, D.C. (February 22, 2011) – Former New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson today was named chairman of APCO Worldwide’s executive advisory service Global Political Strategies (GPS), founder and chief executive officer Margery Kraus announced. “TheRead the full article »