Policy Comment
Global Warming & the Environment
Letter to the Securities Exchange Commission Regarding False and Misleading Statements Made by Planktos Corp.
June 22, 2007
CTA and a coalition of other NGOs lodged this letter with the SEC to express serious concern regarding what they believe are false and misleading statements that have been made by Planktos Corp. and its CEO Russ George in filings with the Securities Exchange Commission and other communications intended to reach investors. The undersigned NGOs have been involved in dialogue about the legal and environmental implications of Planktos' proposed project at both international and national levels.
CTA and ETC Group oppose dumping of iron nanoparticles in ocean to "control" global warming
June 19, 2007
In a June 19, 2007 Letter of Concern, ICTA and ETC Group demand EPA fully investigate the legality of Planktos, Inc.'s past and future "iron seeding" activities under the U.S. Ocean Dumping Act. The San Francisco-based company intends to transport and dump 100 tons of iron nanoparticles off the coast of the Galapagos Islands without permit in Summer 2007. According to the company's website, they undertook a similar illegal dumping operation in 2002. Possible environmental impacts of this untested geo-engineering project include increased production of nitrous oxide and methane, possible toxic plankton blooms, and unforeseen impacts on ocean ecosystems
CTA Comments on the Roadless Area Conservation Rule
November 15, 2004
CTA's official comments urge the U.S. Forest Service to reject a proposal to weaken its "Roadless Rule," which protects nearly 60 million acres of wild forest land from logging and development.
CTA Comments on EPA's "Tier 2" Proposal
August 2, 1999
CTA's official comments to the EPA applaud the Agency's tough "Tier 2" auto emissions rule, but ask the agency to include emissions of greenhouse gases.
Testimony on EPA's "Tier 2" Auto Emissions Rule
June 9, 1999
CTA Global Warming Project Coordinator Mark Briscoe testifies on EPA's proposed changes to auto emissions regulations at a public hearing in Philadelphia.
