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Eco Etiquette: What's The Latest On Eco-Friendly Air Travel?

Jennifer Grayson | Posted 05.24.2012

Read More: Biofuel Flight, Boeing 787, Carbon Emissions, Biofuels, Green News, Green Advice, Aviation Industry, Biofuel Airplane, Airplane Emissions, Green Living, Southwest Airlines, Navy Biofuel, House Armed Services Committee, Boeing Dreamliner, Staycation, Military Biofuels, Green Airlines, Green Airports, Eco Etiquette, Environmental Footprint, Green Air Travel, Green Summer, Green News
Jennifer Grayson

Send all your eco-inquiries to Jennifer Grayson at eco.etiquette@gmail.com. Questions may be edited for length and clarity. Has there been any progre...

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World Bank to Fund Destructive Dam Through the Backdoor?

Peter Bosshard | Posted 05.23.2012

Read More: Rivers, Foreign Aid, Ethiopia, Kenya, World Bank, Green News, Clean Energy, World Bank Gib III Dam, World-Bank-Ethiopia, Gib III Dam, World Bank Kenya, Green News
Peter Bosshard

On June 21, the World Bank is expected to submit to its Board of Directors a credit of $684 million for a 1,000-kilometer-long transmission line from Ethiopia to Kenya. Strong evidence links this transmission line to the Gibe III Dam.

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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
Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen

TWITTER: @GreenNewsReport. The 'GNR' is also now available on your cell phone via Stitcher Radio's mobile app!. IN TODAY'S RADIO REPORT: Republica...

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'Green News Report' - May 17, 2012

Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen | Posted 05.17.2012

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Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen

TWITTER: @GreenNewsReport. The 'GNR' is also now available on your cell phone via Stitcher Radio's mobile app!. IN TODAY'S RADIO REPORT: House GOP...

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San Onofre: We Can't Ignore the Warning Signs

Erich Pica | Posted 05.21.2012

Read More: Iowa, Energy, Barbara Boxer, Southern California Edison, Fukushima, California Nuclear, Nuclear Shutdown, Nuclear Power, San Onofre, Nuclear Safety, Dianne Feinstein, Nuclear, Radiation, California, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, US Nuclear, Friends of the Earth, Green News, Environment, Video, San Onofre Nuclear Power Plant, Green News
Erich Pica

San Onofre's reactors have already released radioactive steam and are literally shaking themselves apart. Instead of keeping the reactors shut down, Southern Edison is rushing to restart the reactors and running them as hard as possible.

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Green Travel On The Rise

Elevate Destinations | Posted 05.17.2012

Read More: Green News, Green Travel, Voluntourism, Travel News
Elevate Destinations

More and more people are taking a more sustainable approach to their vacation plans.

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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
Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen

TWITTER: @GreenNewsReport. The 'GNR' is also now available on your cell phone via Stitcher Radio's mobile app!. IN TODAY'S RADIO REPORT: Ominous s...

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Lucia Graves

Heartland Spin-off 'Will Not Promote Climate Skepticism'

HuffingtonPost.com | Lucia Graves | Posted 05.14.2012

Read More: Heartland Institute Billboard, Video, James Sensenbrenner, Green News, Heartland Institute Climate Change, Climate Change, Climage Denial, Heartland Institute, Green News

WASHINGTON -- The Heartland Institute's insurance research project, formerly the Center on Finance, Insurance and Real Estate, which on Friday announc...

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Nuclear's Once Bright and Shiny Future Blinks Out

William Bradley | Posted 05.12.2012

Read More: California, World News, Arnold Schwarzenegger, France, Green News, Renewable Energy, Conservation, Iran, Bruce Willis, Los Angeles News, Jerry Brown, Steve Westly, Switzerland, Energy Efficiency, Barack Obama, Japan Tsunami, Japan Earthquake, Germany, San Francisco News, Japan Nuclear Reactor, Japan, Gray Davis, Nicolas Sarkozy, Francois Hollande, Nuclear Power, Video, Politics News
William Bradley

Where, outside of Iran, will new nuclear power plants be contemplated? Wherever that may be, it looks to be increasingly few and far between.

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Lucia Graves

Controversial Billboard Prompts Internal Rifts At Heartland

HuffingtonPost.com | Lucia Graves | Posted 05.14.2012

Read More: Heartland Institute Billboard, Video, James Sensenbrenner, Green News, Heartland Institute Climate Change, Climate Change, Heartland Institute, Climage Denial, Green News

WASHINGTON -- The Heartland Institute announced Friday the spin-off of its insurance research project, effective May 31. The departure comes just a we...

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Auburn Discovers New Hunter Spider In Its Backyard (VIDEO)

Posted 05.11.2012

Read More: Scary Spiders, Auburn Tigers, Big Spiders, Slideexpand, Jason Bond, Myrmekiaphila Tigris, Auburn University, Auburn, Video, New Spider Species, Trapdoor Spider, Charles Ray, College News, Discovered Species, Auburn Spider, Green News, Nature News, Entomology, New Spider, Science News, New Species, Auburn University Museum of Natural History, Slidepollajax, College News

Researchers with Auburn University have discovered a new species of trapdoor spiders in a well-developed housing subdivision in the heart of Aubur...

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'Green News Report' - May 10, 2012

Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen | Posted 05.10.2012

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Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen

TWITTER: @GreenNewsReport. The 'GNR' is also now available on your cell phone via Stitcher Radio's mobile app!. IN TODAY'S RADIO REPORT: The deepe...

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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
Annie Spiegelman

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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'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
Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen

TWITTER: @GreenNewsReport. The 'GNR' is also now available on your cell phone via Stitcher Radio's mobile app!. IN TODAY'S RADIO REPORT: Billionai...

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Conservation Lessons of the Dust Bowl

Mark Tercek | Posted 05.07.2012

Read More: Green News, Farming, Farm Bill, Sustainable Agriculture, Conservation, Dust Bowl, Mark Tercek, Green News
Mark Tercek

It marked the peak of the American Dust Bowl, a nine-year period that destroyed farmlands, blackened skies and left millions homeless.

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On Mother's Day: Caring for All Creatures

Brenda Peterson | Posted 05.06.2012

Read More: Pets, Primates, Green News, Mother's Day, Environment, Conservation, Animals, Whales, Adoption, Wildlife, Beluga Whales, Green News
Brenda Peterson

When humans offer allomothering to other species, it often requires remarkable adaptability and advocacy. It's natural to love one's birth child. But what if the creature you are trying to mother is covered with hair, or bites you, or claws you, or has a grasping tail?

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New York Times Calls on Lisa Jackson to Tackle "the Risk From Chemical Plants"

Kevin Grandia | Posted 05.04.2012

Read More: Green News, Sustainability, Chemical Security, New York Times, Lisa Jackson, Chemicals, President Obama, Environmental Protection Agency, Lisa Jackson EPA, Epa, Clean Air Act, Green News
Kevin Grandia

The New York Times today called on EPA administrator Lisa Jackson to use her authority under the Clean Air Act to require dangerous chemical facilities to use safer processes, instead of storing large quantities of poison gases.

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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
Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen

TWITTER: @GreenNewsReport. The 'GNR' is also now available on your cell phone via Stitcher Radio's mobile app!. IN TODAY'S RADIO REPORT: It's WAR!...

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Whale Inspires Largest Global Interactive Art and Entertainment Experience

Leah Lamb | Posted 05.03.2012

Read More: Art, Green News, Environment, Conservation, Theblu, Oceans, Technology, Screen Savers, Animation, Video, Green News
Leah Lamb

Every time I return to my computer, and theBlu pops up, it reminds me of my passion and love of the ocean, and as Jacques Cousteau says, "We protect the things we love."

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'Green News Report' - May 1, 2012

Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen | Posted 05.01.2012

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Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen

TWITTER: @GreenNewsReport. The 'GNR' is also now available on your cell phone via Stitcher Radio's mobile app!. IN TODAY'S RADIO REPORT: Poll show...

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Feeding the World Through Smarter Agriculture

Mark Tercek | Posted 04.30.2012

Read More: Farming, The Nature Conservancy, Mississippi River, Green News, Cargill, Agribusiness, Sustainable Agriculture, Conservation, Fortune Brainstorm Green, Mark Tercek, Food Security, Impact News
Mark Tercek

How can we meet the world's increasing demands for food, water and energy without degrading the natural systems we depend on for survival?

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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
Philip Radford

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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Earth Day: Act One

Michael Zacka | Posted 04.27.2012

Read More: Earth Day 2012, Earth Day Tips, Corporate Sustainability, Business Ethics, Sustainable Technology, Business News, Green News, Green Corporations, Earth Day Ideas, Sustainability Trends, Corporate Social Responsibility, Changing Our World, Sustainable Energy, Sustainability, Corporate Green, Third Industrial Revolution, Business News
Michael Zacka

Earth Day was a powerful first act to what could be a wonderful stage production by drawing worldwide attention to universal environmental issues and setting the stage for changes needed in our own consumption patterns.

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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
Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen

TWITTER: @GreenNewsReport. The 'GNR' is also now available on your cell phone via Stitcher Radio's mobile app!. IN TODAY'S RADIO REPORT: Just a fl...

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You Can Cut Your Carbon Emissions 20 Percent Over the Next Year

Elliott Negin | Posted 04.26.2012

Read More: Fuel Economy, Energy Star, Energy Efficiency, Union of Concerned Scientists, Fuel Efficient Vehicles, Fuel-Efficient Cars, Hybrid Cars, Green News, Cars, Climate Change, Electric Vehicles, Plug-in Hybrids, Earth Day, Global Warming, Green News
Elliott Negin

"The most important single change for most Americans would be to trade in their gas-guzzler for a more fuel-efficient car... At today's gas prices, that would save you as much as $18,000 over the 15-year life of the car."

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