RAN updates this page frequently to provide you with the latest in environmental and political news.  We offer quick links to important articles from a wide range of national and international publications.

Obama, China vow urgent action on climate change
September 23, 2009
by Associated Press

President Barack Obama and Chinese President Hu Jintao each vowed urgent action Tuesday to cool an overheating planet, even as prospects dimmed for a full treaty by the end of the year. The world's two biggest greenhouse-gas polluting nations were the focus at the U.N.'s unprecedented daylong climate change summit, which drew more than 50 presidents and 35 prime ministers, along with many environment ministers and at least one prince.
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Meg Whitman, eBay billionaire, to run for California governor
September 22, 2009
by Christian Science Monitor

Former eBay CEO and billionaire Meg Whitman’s formal announcement Tuesday that she would run for the Republican nomination for California governor could potentially shake up the GOP side in the state’s 2010 gubernatorial race.
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Danish Conservative Prepares for Climate Debate
September 19, 2009
by The New York Times

Connie Hedegaard, Denmark’s minister of climate and energy, feels little kinship with the green end of the political spectrum — people who stage sit-ins at power plants or vote for the Green parties in elections. “I’ve never understood why the environment should be a left-wing issue,” said Ms. Hedegaard, with an exasperated sigh.
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UN says Climate Change Hurting African Women
September 17, 2009
by Voice of America News

A U.N. official has told a regional conference in Togo that climate change in West Africa is disproportionally affecting women and girls. Human rights workers and senior government officials converged to discuss climate change this week in Togo.
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Study: Women lawmakers outperform men
September 15, 2009
by Politico

Are women more effective lawmakers than men? That’s the preliminary conclusion of a study conducted by researchers at Stanford University and the University of Chicago, who say that on average, women in Congress introduce more bills, attract more co-sponsors and bring home more money for their districts than their male counterparts do.
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