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It's National Donut Day but Otherwise a Bad Week for Sweet Things

Bill Chameides | Posted 06.01.2012

Read More: Chemistry, Nutrition, Michael Bloomberg, Crops, Corn Refiners Association, Corn, Agriculture, High Fructose Corn Syrup, Corn Sugar, Food, Subsidies, Obesity, Food and Drug Administration, New York, Hfcs, Green News

Americans have traditionally loved sweet things. Think about it. You can't get any more American than a sweet slice of apple pie.

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The Future We Want (But Won't Get Unless You Pull Your Socks Up!)

Kelly Rigg | Posted 05.21.2012

Read More: Rio+20, Subsidies, Pres. Obama, Fisheries, Climate, Climate Change, Global Climate Change, Global Warming, Green News

President Obama, we get that you're concerned about the US losing its competitive advantage in relation to new powerhouses such as China, Brazil and India, but how can you look us in the eye and say that any level of poverty is okay?

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Why Do Obvious Reforms Never Happen? The Political Economy of Things

Marcelo Giugale | Posted 04.26.2012

Read More: Leadership, Europe, Poverty, Information, Africa, Economic Development, Oil, Crises, Reform, Latin-America, Asia, Subsidies, Technology, Unions, World News

Why is it that obvious reforms don't get done? Because behind every status-quo, there is a complex cobweb of vested interests of people, institutions, and corporations -- "actors" -- who would be hurt by change, so they stop it.

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Ending the 'Boom and Bust' of U.S. Clean Tech

Manish Bapna | Posted 04.18.2012

Read More: Clean Energy, United States, Subsidies, Green News

The key to calming these waters is not lurching from extension to extension of subsidy programs, but rather smart policy reform. We need a system that will sustain clean energy growth and maintain U.S. leadership in this highly competitive market.

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Apple May Get Big Tax Break If It Hires County's 'Disadvantaged'

The Huffington Post | Bonnie Kavoussi | Posted 04.04.2012

Read More: Taxes, Travis County Apple, Travis County, Apple Texas Tax, Texas Apple, Tim Cook Apple, Apple Travis County, Subsidies, Tax Breaks, Video, Apple, Apple Travis County Taxes, Apple Texas, Apple Texas Taxes, Apple Travis County Tax, Apple Tim Cook, Business News

Apple is the most valuable company in the world, but in one state, local governments are considering giving the computer giant millions in tax breaks....

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Our Dangerous Dependence on Foreign Chocolate

Ernest Istook | Posted 04.04.2012

Read More: Candy, Energy, Green Jobs, Humor, Solyndra, Obama, Subsidies, Weight, Subsidy, Imports, Trade, Chocolate, Political Humor, Satire, Oil, Environment, Political Satire, International, Foreign Oil, Oil Imports, Cocoa, Politics News

Mr. Obama is using flimsy and misleading numbers to justify his anti-oil and gas energy policy, and his mega-billion dollar subsidies for "green energy" and "green jobs." So perhaps it's time for him to pivot to another basic necessity, like chocolate.

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'Green News Report' - April 3, 2012

Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen | Posted 04.03.2012

Read More: Floods, Pesticides, Gas Prices, Chevy Volt, Green Jobs, Epa, Regulation, Power Plants, Fda, Green News Report, Pollution, Green Energy, Climate Scientists, Video, Rising Sea Level, 2012 Presidential Election, Heat Wave, Oil Spill, Colony Collapse Disorder, Big Oil, Fossil Fuels, Climate Science, Gop, Climate Change Denial, Climate Change, Global Warming Deniers, Air Pollution, Solar Power, Global Warming, Bpa, Sewage, Energy, Bees, Ipcc, Nrdc, War, Carbon Dioxide, Environmentalism, Joe Biden, Subsidies, Steve Doocy, Barack Obama, Senate, BRAD BLOG, Water, Tipping Point, Green News, Fox News, Sustainability, Natural Gas, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Japan, Extreme Weather, Republicans, Coal, Radiation, Usda, Fukushima, Nuclear Power, Maldives, Energy Efficiency, Green News

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'Green News Report' - March 29, 2012

Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen | Posted 05.29.2012

Read More: Floods, Gas Prices, Green Jobs, Fracking, Epa, Regulation, Power Plants, Green News Report, Pollution, Green Energy, Climate Scientists, Video, Rising Sea Level, 2012 Presidential Election, Oil Spill, Fossil Fuels, Big Oil, Climate Science, Gop, Climate Change Denial, Climate Change, Global Warming Deniers, Air Pollution, Solar Power, Global Warming, Energy, War, Carbon Dioxide, Environmentalism, Subsidies, Barack Obama, Senate, BRAD BLOG, Water, Tipping Point, Green News, Sustainability, Natural Gas, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Japan, Extreme Weather, Republicans, Sewage, Ipcc, Green News

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Lets Talk About Trade

Efraim Chalamish | Posted 05.29.2012

Read More: International Trade, Global Trade, Subsidies, Wto, WTO China, Trade, Business News

Trade policies are not a sexy business. Customs, anti-dumping, subsidies are just some of the concepts international investors are trying to avoid. Yet, recent weeks reminded all of us that trade can make headlines.

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'Green News Report' - March 27, 2012

Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen | Posted 05.27.2012

Read More: Floods, Gas Prices, Green Jobs, Fracking, Regulation, Green News Report, Pollution, Green Energy, Climate Scientists, Video, Rising Sea Level, 2012 Presidential Election, Oil Spill, Fossil Fuels, Big Oil, Climate Science, Gop, Climate Change Denial, Climate Change, Global Warming Deniers, Air Pollution, Solar Power, Global Warming, Energy, Carbon Dioxide, Environmentalism, Subsidies, Barack Obama, Water Pollution, BRAD BLOG, Water, Green News, Sustainability, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Extreme Weather, Republicans, Wind Power, Epa, Power Plants, Coal, Water Crisis, Msha, Water Wars, Mountaintop Removal, James Cameron, War, Coral Reefs, Senate, Tipping Point, Kevin Trenberth, Natural Gas, Hillary Clinton, Japan, Upper Big Branch Mine, Green News

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'Green News Report' - March 22, 2012

Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen | Posted 05.22.2012

Read More: Floods, Gas Prices, Green Jobs, Fracking, Factory Farms, Regulation, Green News Report, Pollution, Green Energy, Climate Scientists, Video, Rising Sea Level, 2012 Presidential Election, Oil Spill, Fossil Fuels, Big Oil, Climate Science, Gop, Climate Change, Climate Change Denial, Global Warming Deniers, Air Pollution, Solar Power, Global Warming, Energy, Carbon Dioxide, Environmentalism, Subsidies, Barack Obama, Fertilizer, Water Pollution, BRAD BLOG, Water, Green News, Sustainability, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Extreme Weather, Republicans, Green News

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'Green News Report' - March 20, 2012

Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen | Posted 05.20.2012

Read More: Floods, Gas Prices, Green Jobs, Fracking, Regulation, Green News Report, Pollution, Green Energy, Climate Scientists, Video, Rising Sea Level, 2012 Presidential Election, Oil Spill, Fossil Fuels, Big Oil, Climate Science, Gop, Climate Change, Climate Change Denial, Global Warming Deniers, Air Pollution, Solar Power, Global Warming, Energy, Carbon Dioxide, Environmentalism, Subsidies, Barack Obama, Senate, Water Pollution, BRAD BLOG, Water, Green News, Sustainability, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Extreme Weather, Republicans, Rising Sea Levels, James Inhofe, O'Hare, Pine Beetle, Electric Cars, Electric Highway, Oregon, Mitt Romney, Thomas Edison, Illinois, Asian Carp, Factory Farms, Antibiotic Resistance, Oecd, Fertilizer, Pink Slime, China, Green News

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In The Public Interest : States Make Spending More Transparent, but Some Far Ahead of Others

Phineas Baxandall | Posted 05.20.2012

Read More: Arkansas, Texas, Transparency, State Spending, Transparent Government, Government Spending, Kentucky, Arizona, U.S. PIRG, Government Transparency, Subsidies, State Governments, State Rankings, Politics News

Transparency in government expenditures promotes fiscal responsibility, checks corruption, and bolsters public confidence in government. We need more of it.

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'Green News Report' - March 15, 2012

Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen | Posted 05.15.2012

Read More: Floods, Gas Prices, Green Jobs, Fracking, Australia, George W. Bush, Regulation, Green News Report, Pollution, Green Energy, Coal, Climate Scientists, Video, Rising Sea Level, 2012 Presidential Election, Fossil Fuels, Big Oil, Climate Science, Gop, Climate Change Denial, Climate Change, Global Warming Deniers, Air Pollution, Solar Power, Global Warming, Energy, Fukushima, Ohio, Carbon Dioxide, Environmentalism, Subsidies, Barack Obama, Water Pollution, BRAD BLOG, Water, Green News, Sustainability, Ocean Acidification, Oceans, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Extreme Weather, Ozone, Republicans, Newt Gingrich, Senate, Joe Bastardi, Keystone XL Pipeline, Fox News, BP Oil Spill, Pipeline, Tar Sands, Oil Spill, Wto, World Trade Organization, Trade, Rare Earth Elements, China, Green News

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'Green News Report' - March 13, 2012

Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen | Posted 05.13.2012

Read More: Gas Prices, William Nordhaus, Green Jobs, Australia, Regulation, Green News Report, Pollution, Green Energy, Climate Scientists, Video, Rising Sea Level, 2012 Presidential Election, Fossil Fuels, Big Oil, Climate Science, Gop, Climate Change Denial, Climate Change, Tornadoes, Global Warming Deniers, Air Pollution, Global Warming, Energy, Fukushima, Carbon Dioxide, Environmentalism, Subsidies, Barack Obama, Water Pollution, BRAD BLOG, Green News, Sustainability, Ocean Acidification, James Hansen, Oceans, Japan, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Extreme Weather, Republicans, Floods, Fracking, James Inhofe, Ohio, Rick Santorum, Earthquake, Hydraulic Fracturing, Coal, Solar Power, Water, Ozone, Green News

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'Green News Report' - March 8, 2012

Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen | Posted 05.08.2012

Read More: Iowa, Gas Prices, Chevy Volt, William Nordhaus, Green Jobs, Economy, Agriculture, Factory Farms, Regulation, Iran, Green News Report, Pollution, Green Energy, Climate Scientists, Video, 2012 Presidential Election, Fossil Fuels, Big Oil, Climate Science, Gop, Climate Change, Climate Change Denial, Tornadoes, Newt Gingrich, Global Warming Deniers, Air Pollution, Solar Power, Global Warming, Energy, Environmentalism, Subsidies, Barack Obama, Water Pollution, BRAD BLOG, Green News, Sustainability, Ocean Acidification, Food, BP Oil Spill, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Extreme Weather, Republicans, Carbon Capture and Storage, Antarctica, Australia, Iceland, Rising Sea Level, Fukushima, Biofuels, Carbon Dioxide, Kiribati, James Hansen, Algae, Alaska, Japan, Oceans, China, Refugees, Green News

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'Green News Report' - March 6, 2012

Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen | Posted 05.06.2012

Read More: Gas Prices, Green Jobs, Michael Mann, Arctic Ice Melt, Agriculture, Regulation, Green News Report, Pollution, Green Energy, Coal, Climate Scientists, Video, 2012 Presidential Election, Fossil Fuels, Big Oil, Climate Science, Gop, Climate Change, Climate Change Denial, Tornadoes, Global Warming Deniers, Air Pollution, Global Warming, Energy, Fema, Environmentalism, Subsidies, Barack Obama, Arctic, Water Pollution, BRAD BLOG, Green News, Sustainability, Food, BP Oil Spill, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Extreme Weather, Republicans, Iowa, Venezuela, Chevy Volt, William Nordhaus, Economy, Factory Farms, Iran, Aipac, Newt Gingrich, Solar Power, Greg Palast, Mercury, Uranium, Ocean Acidification, National Parks, Green News

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'Green News Report' - March 1, 2012

Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen | Posted 05.01.2012

Read More: Gas Prices, Green Jobs, Regulation, Green News Report, Pollution, Green Energy, Canada, Climate Scientists, Tar Sands, Video, 2012 Presidential Election, Fossil Fuels, Big Oil, Climate Science, Gop, Climate Change, Climate Change Denial, Global Warming Deniers, Air Pollution, Global Warming, Energy, Environmentalism, Subsidies, Water Pollution, BRAD BLOG, Green News, Sustainability, Endangered Species, BP Oil Spill, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Republicans, Agriculture, Arctic Ice Melt, Michael Mann, Coal, Chicago, Tornadoes, Fema, Royal Dutch Shell, Midwest Generation, Utilities, Barack Obama, Shell Oil, Arctic, Dirty Coal, Koch Brothers, Keystone XL Pipeline, Food, Extreme Weather, Green News

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'Green News Report' - February 28, 2012

Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen | Posted 04.29.2012

Read More: Gas Prices, Green Jobs, Fracking, Epa, Factory Farms, Renewable Energy, Regulation, Innovation, Green News Report, Pollution, Green Energy, Canada, Climate Scientists, Antibiotic Resistance, Tar Sands, Video, 2012 Presidential Election, Big Oil, Fossil Fuels, Climate Science, Antibiotics, Gop, Climate Change Denial, Climate Change, Global Warming Deniers, Air Pollution, Global Warming, Energy, Wisconsin, Fukushima, Environmentalism, Subsidies, Water Pollution, BRAD BLOG, Green News, Sustainability, Endangered Species, BP Oil Spill, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Hydraulic Fracturing, Japan, Republicans, Lithium-Ion Battery, Arpa-E, Electric Cars, Fox News, Smarter Ideas, Green News

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'Green News Report' - February 23, 2012

Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen | Posted 04.24.2012

Read More: Green Jobs, Fracking, Epa, Renewable Energy, Regulation, Innovation, Green News Report, Pollution, Green Energy, Climate Scientists, Video, 2012 Presidential Election, Fossil Fuels, Big Oil, Climate Science, Gop, Climate Change Denial, Climate Change, Global Warming Deniers, Air Pollution, Global Warming, Energy, Wisconsin, Toxic Water, Rick Santorum, Environmentalism, Barack Obama, Water Pollution, BRAD BLOG, Mining, Green News, Sustainability, BP Oil Spill, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Hydraulic Fracturing, Republicans, Gas Prices, Selenium, Canada, Tar Sands, Don Blankenship, Massey Energy, Stephen Harper, Fukushima, Subsidies, Japan, Upper Big Branch Mine, Green News

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Who Loses Big In Obama's Tax Plan?

HuffingtonPost.com | Dan Froomkin | Posted 02.23.2012

Read More: Corporate Tax Cuts, Video, Lobbying, Obama Corporate Tax Proposal, Tax Loopholes, Barack Obama Taxes, Subsidies, Corporate Taxes, Barack Obama, Politics News

WASHINGTON -- Every one of the dozens of corporate tax loopholes and subsidies that President Barack Obama announced this week he'd like to expunge ha...

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'Green News Report' - February 16, 2012

Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen | Posted 04.17.2012

Read More: Green Jobs, Fracking, Economy, Epa, Renewable Energy, Regulation, Innovation, Green News Report, Pollution, Green Energy, Coal, Climate Scientists, 2012 Presidential Election, Fossil Fuels, Big Oil, Climate Science, Gop, Climate Change, Climate Change Denial, Global Warming Deniers, Air Pollution, Global Warming, Energy, Budget, Rick Santorum, Nuclear Energy, Environmentalism, Subsidies, Barack Obama, Energy Efficiency, Dept of Energy, BRAD BLOG, Green News, Sustainability, Endangered Species, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Hydraulic Fracturing, Republicans, Video, Solar Energy; Stephen Colbert, Green News

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'Green News Report' - February 14, 2012

Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen | Posted 04.15.2012

Read More: Green Jobs, Fracking, Economy, Renewable Energy, Regulation, Innovation, Solar Energy; Peak Oil, Green News Report, Whales, Pollution, Green Energy, Video, 2012 Presidential Election, Big Oil, Fossil Fuels, Climate Science, Gop, Climate Change Denial, Climate Change, Newt Gingrich, Global Warming Deniers, Air Pollution, Global Warming, Energy, Rick Santorum, Nuclear Energy, Environmentalism, Wind Energy, Subsidies, Energy Efficiency, BRAD BLOG, Green News, Sustainability, Endangered Species, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Hydraulic Fracturing, Republicans, 350.Org, Epa, Coal, Climate Scientists, Amazon, Stephen Colbert, Chocolate, Valentine's Day, Bill Mckibben, Brazil, Budget, Barack Obama, Senate, Cpac, Dept of Energy, Keystone XL Pipeline, Oceans, Green News

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Bringing Solar Manufacturing Back

Usha Haley | Posted 04.14.2012

Read More: Solar Energy, Obama State of the Union, Subsidies, Coalition of American Solar Manufacturers, China, Solar Industry, Manufacturing Jobs, World News

The U.S. created the solar industry, yet today, China accounts for three-fifths of the world's solar-panel production and exports 95 percent of its production. Against this backdrop, an epic battle is occurring.

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CORPORATE WELFARE, NBA-STYLE: In Sacramento, Hocking Parking Spaces to Finance Arena

HuffingtonPost.com | Ron Dicker | Posted 02.13.2012

The Sacramento Kings are getting lots of attention in California's capital, but it hasn't been for their play. As of this writing, the Kings sat in la...

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