Weekly highlights of U.S. Government news
Please allow me to introduce myself, Michael Wautlet, the new Environment, Science, Technology, and Health (ESTH) Officer at the U.S. Embassy in London. I encourage all of our readers to post comments and ask questions about blog posts, announcements, or events related to ESTH topics.
Climate Change. Today’s “U.S. Government highlights” cover a range of issues from the past two weeks. I begin with the 17th Session of the Conference of the Parties (COP) to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change in Durban, South Africa. Jonathan Pershing, the Deputy Special Envoy for Climate Change at the U.S. Department of State and head of the U.S. delegation for the first week of the Read more 
NFL Returns to London, and Goes Green Back Home
In honor of yesterday’s thrilling American football showdown between the National Football League’s (NFL) Chicago Bears and Tampa Bay Buccaneers, we thought we would highlight a great article from last month’s National Geographic on efforts to make some of the NFL’s stadiums greener. The article highlights a number of efforts underway around the country to help bring renewable energy sources to some of the most visible sports stadiums in America. Read more