Environmentalism

Rio Dialogues Part I: WHY Should I Even Care?

Elischia Fludd | Posted 05.28.2012

Read More: uncsd2012, Sustainable Development, Rio+20, Undp, Rio 2012, Climate Change, Environmentalism, Global Warming, World News

In the big lead up to Rio+20, the community concerned about sustainable development is all a-buzz. But critics note that the level of civil society input lacks luster.

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'Green News Report' - May 22, 2012

Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen | Posted 05.22.2012

Read More: Gas Prices, Green Jobs, Australia, Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, United Nations, Epa, Regulation, Clean Energy, Nuclear, Green News Report, Pollution, Green Energy, Coal, Offshore Drilling, Climate Scientists, Clean Energy Standard, Video, Solar Energy, Military, Electricity, 2012 Presidential Election, Fossil Fuels, Big Oil, Climate Science, Anti-Science, Gop, Climate Change, Climate Change Denial, Department of Energy, Global Warming Deniers, Asia, Air Pollution, Global Warming, Energy, Britain, Ipcc, Biofuels, Darrell Issa, Carbon Dioxide, Environmentalism, Barack Obama, Toxic Chemicals, BRAD BLOG, Tipping Point, Green News, Sustainability, Fox News, Natural Gas, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, BP Oil Spill, Extreme Weather, Solyndra, Republicans, Green News

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The Environment Is Dead: Long Live Mother Nature

Raffi Cavoukian | Posted 05.22.2012

Read More: Environment, Conservation, Environmentalism, David Suzuki, Mother Nature, Environmental Activists, Nature, Green News

The environmental movement failed to change the way we look at the world and our place in it. Nature became "the environment": a reductionist term devoid of relationship. And environmentalism itself became divisive.

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Why Arrest Paul Watson in the First Place?

Peter Jay Brown | Posted 05.22.2012

Read More: Environmentalism, Paul Watson Environment, Paul Watson Oceans, Paul Watson Japan, Environmental Protection, Green News

Maybe now is the time for those in power to strike back, and what better symbol than Paul Watson?

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'Green News Report' - May 17, 2012

Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen | Posted 05.17.2012

Read More: Gas Prices, Green Jobs, Epa, Regulation, Clean Energy, Nuclear, Green News Report, Pollution, Green Energy, Coal, Offshore Drilling, Climate Scientists, Clean Energy Standard, Video, Solar Energy, 2012 Presidential Election, Fossil Fuels, Big Oil, Climate Science, Anti-Science, Gop, Climate Change, Climate Change Denial, Global Warming Deniers, Air Pollution, Global Warming, Energy, Carbon Dioxide, Environmentalism, Wind Energy, Barack Obama, Toxic Chemicals, BRAD BLOG, Tipping Point, Green News, Sustainability, Fox News, Natural Gas, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Extreme Weather, Republicans, Australia, Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, United Nations, Military, Electricity, Department of Energy, Asia, Britain, Biofuels, Ipcc, Darrell Issa, BP Oil Spill, Solyndra, Green News

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Free Paul Watson!

Peter Jay Brown | Posted 05.17.2012

Read More: Sea Shepherd, Save the Whales, Paul Watson Sea Shepherd, Environmentalists, Confessions of an Eco Terrorist, Captain Paul Watson, Costa Rica, Environment, Environmentalism, Whale Wars, Japan, Sharks, Paul Watson, Green News

While people around the world revere Captain Paul Watson for the stands he takes to save whales, the German government has him under arrest for a 2005 complaint for the very actions millions cheer for each week.

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How Green is My Occupy? Rio+20 Enviromentalists Team With #OWS

Jerry Ashton | Posted 05.17.2012

Read More: United Nations Climate Change, Occupy Wall Street Protest, Environmental Justice, Environmentalists, Rio De Janeiro, Occupy Wall Street, United Nations, Environment, Environmentalism, Climate Change, Climate Crisis, #Occupywallstreet, Occupy Movement, Occupy Climate, Occupy Rio+20, New York News

Occupy is rallying its foot soldiers as well as a major online army to see that the upcoming U.N. Rio+20 Earth Summit. I imagine that in the Main Street Media, this will be billed as, "Tree Huggers Meet Wall Street Bashers."

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'Green News Report' - May 15, 2012

Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen | Posted 05.15.2012

Read More: Gas Prices, Asian Carp, Antarctica, Green Jobs, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Epa, Wave Energy, Regulation, Clean Energy, Nuclear, Green News Report, Pollution, Green Energy, Coal, Pipeline, Offshore Drilling, Colorado, Climate Scientists, Clean Energy Standard, Video, Solar Energy, 2012 Presidential Election, Oil Spill, Fossil Fuels, Big Oil, Climate Science, Protest, Portland Oregon, Anti-Science, Gop, Climate Change, Climate Change Denial, Grover Norquist, Global Warming Deniers, Air Pollution, Global Warming, Energy, Vermont, Mitt Romney, Carbon Dioxide, Environmentalism, Wind Energy, Barack Obama, Toxic Chemicals, BRAD BLOG, Tipping Point, Noaa, Green News, Sustainability, Fox News, Natural Gas, Hydraulic Fracturing, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Extreme Weather, Leon Panetta, Republicans, Green News

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Pete Bethune and His Holy Warriors, Part 2

Peter Jay Brown | Posted 05.15.2012

I certainly believe we come from apes, but I also would like to believe we have evolved beyond that. Martin Luther King Jr., Nelson Mandela, Aung San Suu Kyi, Ghandi, and the Dalai Lama all know better. How might our human history be different if they had taken up arms?

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'Green News Report' - May 10, 2012

Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen | Posted 05.10.2012

Read More: Green Jobs, Epa, Regulation, Clean Energy, Nuclear, Green News Report, Pollution, Green Energy, Coal, Pipeline, Colorado, Climate Scientists, Video, Solar Energy, 2012 Presidential Election, Fossil Fuels, Big Oil, Climate Science, Protest, Anti-Science, Gop, Climate Change, Climate Change Denial, Global Warming Deniers, Air Pollution, Global Warming, Energy, Carbon Dioxide, Environmentalism, Barack Obama, Toxic Chemicals, BRAD BLOG, Tipping Point, Green News, Sustainability, Natural Gas, Hydraulic Fracturing, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Extreme Weather, Republicans, Gas Prices, Asian Carp, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Antarctica, Vermont, Wave Energy, Offshore Drilling, Clean Energy Standard, Oil Spill, Portland Oregon, Grover Norquist, Mitt Romney, Wind Energy, Noaa, Fox News, Leon Panetta, Green News

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This Mother's Day, Mother Earth Wants You

Annie Spiegelman | Posted 05.10.2012

Read More: Pesticides, Organic Gardening, League of Women Voters, Green News, Rachel Carson, Environmentalism, Silent Spring, The 2012 Project, Rachel's Network, Pesticide Action Network, Green News

What a new report found is that women tend to support clean air, clean water, and overall environmental protections within the aim of promoting public health and resource conservation for future generations.

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Conservatism and Climate

Roger Scruton | Posted 05.09.2012

Read More: Environment, Environmental Stewardship, Environmentalism, Climate Change, Libertarianism, Green News

The propensity for settlement and stewardship is at the heart of conservative philosophy and ought to be at the heart of conservative politics too.

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'Green News Report' - May 8, 2012

Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen | Posted 05.08.2012

Read More: Green Jobs, 350.Org, France, Epa, Regulation, Clean Energy, Nuclear, Green News Report, Pollution, Green Energy, Greenpeace, Coal, Pipeline, Colorado, Climate Scientists, Video, Solar Energy, 2012 Presidential Election, Fossil Fuels, Big Oil, Climate Science, Protest, Anti-Science, Gop, Climate Change, Climate Change Denial, Global Warming Deniers, Air Pollution, Global Warming, Energy, Britain, Carbon Dioxide, Environmentalism, Barack Obama, Toxic Chemicals, Connect the Dots, Dept. Of Energy, Aei, BRAD BLOG, Water, Tipping Point, Green News, Warren Buffett, Sustainability, James Hansen, Natural Gas, Hydraulic Fracturing, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Wildlife; Endangered Species; Wind Energy, Extreme Weather, Republicans, Green News

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What Would Happen If Environmentalists Learned To Laugh And Play Cards?

Charles Redfern | Posted 05.08.2012

Read More: Jack Hibbs, Environmentalism, Climate Change Denial, Mitch Hescox, Climate Change, Bill Mckibben, Global Warming, Green Faith, Religion News

Can we schmooze and trade business cards and crack jokes and slap backs and form partnerships? Or will we keep alienating potential collaborators with a brand of green fundamentalism?

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If China Has a John Stossel, Be Afraid, Very Afraid

Adam Moser | Posted 05.07.2012

Read More: Water Pollution, China Pollution, Green Jobs, China Water Crisis, China Environment, Environmentalism, Green Living, Pollution, Air Pollution, China, John Stossel, Green News

America's geography blesses it with abundant natural resources and a relatively small population. But China lacks such advantages.

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'Green News Report' - May 3, 2012

Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen | Posted 05.03.2012

Read More: Green Jobs, Epa, Regulation, Clean Energy, Nuclear, Green News Report, Pollution, Green Energy, Coal, Pipeline, Climate Scientists, Video, Solar Energy, 2012 Presidential Election, Fossil Fuels, Big Oil, Climate Science, Anti-Science, Gop, Climate Change, Climate Change Denial, Global Warming Deniers, Air Pollution, Global Warming, Energy, Carbon Dioxide, Environmentalism, Barack Obama, Toxic Chemicals, Aei, BRAD BLOG, Water, Tipping Point, Green News, Sustainability, Natural Gas, Hydraulic Fracturing, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Extreme Weather, Republicans, 350.Org, France, Greenpeace, Colorado, Protest, Britain, Dept. Of Energy, Connect the Dots, James Hansen, Warren Buffett, Wildlife; Endangered Species; Wind Energy, Green News

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Sustainable Prosperity

Edward Flattau | Posted 05.02.2012

Read More: Environmentalism, Wwi, Earth Day, Environmental Politics, Worldwatch Institute, Green News

There is no denying the inexorable law of supply and demand's effect on the earth's remaining natural resources.

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'Green News Report' - May 1, 2012

Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen | Posted 05.01.2012

Read More: Gas Prices, Green Jobs, Epa, Regulation, Clean Energy, Nuclear, Green News Report, Pollution, Green Energy, Coal, Climate Scientists, Drought, Video, Solar Energy, 2012 Presidential Election, Fossil Fuels, Dow Chemical, Climate Science, Exxonmobil, Anti-Science, Gop, Climate Change, Climate Change Denial, Global Warming Deniers, Air Pollution, Global Warming, Energy, Carbon Dioxide, Environmentalism, Wind Energy, Barack Obama, Toxic Chemicals, BRAD BLOG, Tipping Point, Green News, Sustainability, Natural Gas, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Extreme Weather, Republicans, Pacific Garbage Patch, Wildlife; Endangered Species; ALEC, Poll, Pipeline, Louisiana, Oil Spill, Big Oil, Electric Cars, Clouds, Ibm, Fisheries, Overfishing, American Legislative Exchange Council, Nrc, Water, Fox News, Neil Cavuto, Oceans, Aei, Hydraulic Fracturing, Green News

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Cincinnati Dumps Duke Energy

Philip Radford | Posted 04.28.2012

Read More: Clean Energy, Duke Energy, Renewable Energy, Fracking, Green, Environmentalism, Green Living, Green News, Environment, Solar Power, Cincinnati Clean Energy, Cincinnati Renewable Energy, Cincinnati Dumps Duke Energy, Cincinnati Duke Energy, Green News

A renewable energy future for the city of Cincinnati is great news; it is a great first step in the direction we need to go as a nation. It is time to see real, deployed, and distributed renewable energy solutions across America.

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'Green News Report' - April 26, 2012

Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen | Posted 04.26.2012

Read More: Gas Prices, Green Jobs, Epa, Regulation, Green News Report, Green Energy, Climate Scientists, Video, Solar Energy, 2012 Presidential Election, Fossil Fuels, Climate Science, Dow Chemical, Anti-Science, Gop, Climate Change Denial, Climate Change, Global Warming Deniers, Air Pollution, Global Warming, Energy, Carbon Dioxide, Environmentalism, Barack Obama, BRAD BLOG, Tipping Point, Green News, Sustainability, Natural Gas, BP Oil Spill, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Extreme Weather, Republicans, Ice Melt, Wind Energy, Roundup, Antarctica, David Cameron, Exxonmobil, Factory Farms, Clean Energy, Herbicides, Pollution, Coal, Monsanto, Drought, Nuclear, Stephen Chu, Britain, Sea Level Rise; Chernobyl, Iea, Corn, Oil Profits, Agent Orange, Toxic Chemicals, Donald Trump, Wildfires, International Energy Agency, Ice Sheets, Jimmy Fallon, Slow Jam the News, Green News

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Don't Just Go Green, Go Harmony

Elischia Fludd | Posted 04.26.2012

Read More: Green, Bill Clinton, Sustainability, Sustainable Development, Sustainable Operations Summit, Environmentalism, Green News

I was curious: How were their respective fields addressing sustainability within poverty eradication and peace? The colleagues at my table responded with thoughtful silence.

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Why I'm Not an Environmentalist

Lisa Curtis | Posted 04.25.2012

Read More: Green, Environmentalism, Van Jones, Green Jobs, Millenials, Environment Millenials, Climate Change, Global Warming, Green News

I believe in climate change. I ride my bike everywhere, I work at a solar company, I buy organic and local when I can. I am young, liberal and idealistic. But I'm not an environmentalist. And I'm not alone.

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'Green News Report' - April 24, 2012

Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen | Posted 04.24.2012

Read More: Gas Prices, Green Jobs, Epa, Regulation, Green News Report, Green Energy, Climate Scientists, Video, Solar Energy, Louisiana, 2012 Presidential Election, Fossil Fuels, Climate Science, Anti-Science, Gop, Climate Change, Climate Change Denial, Global Warming Deniers, Air Pollution, Global Warming, Energy, Carbon Dioxide, Environmentalism, Barack Obama, BRAD BLOG, Tipping Point, Green News, Sustainability, Natural Gas, BP Oil Spill, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Extreme Weather, Republicans, Earth Day, Mitt Romney, Seafood, Dow Chemical, Mexico, Factory Farming, Green News

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The Attack on the Environment Must Stop

Bob Deans | Posted 04.24.2012

Read More: Gop Environmental Record, Green Initiatives, Environmental Initiatives, House of Representatives, Environment, GOP Congress, Environmentalism, Gop Environmental Cuts, GOP House, Green Bill, Environmental Protection, Green News

Since Republicans gained control of the U.S. House of Representatives following the 2010 elections, the body has waged the single worst legislative assault in history against the foundational safeguards we all depend on to protect our environment and health.

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For Some, Earth Day Is Every Day

Mike Matz | Posted 04.25.2012

Read More: Pew Environment Group, Conservation, Congress, Wilderness, Outdoors, Earth Day, Wildlife, Rocky Mountain Front, Pine Forest Range, San Juan Mountains, Rogue River, Environmentalism, Green News

These four locations are the focus of legislation moving through Congress, were the subject of a recent Senate hearing, and have bipartisan support. There are unsung heroes who work day after day to promote protection for these wild lands.

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