May 24, 2013

Edition: U.S.

Air Pollution

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'Green News Report' - May 23, 2013

Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen | Posted 05.23.2013 | Green

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EPA Rules: Show Me the Money

Michael Green | Posted 05.22.2013 | Green

Read More: Environmental Protection Agency, Economic Policy Institute, Air Pollution, Jeff Spross, Epa, Green News

How successful are EPA rules? The report found that for every dollar we spend on environmental and health protections, we get back ten dollars in health, environmental, and economic benefits that add up to make all of our lives richer.

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'Green News Report' - May 21, 2013

Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen | Posted 05.21.2013 | Green

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5 Fatal Flaws in President Obama's New Fracking Regulations

Kassie Siegel | Posted 05.21.2013 | Green

Read More: Public Lands, Fracking, Sally Jewell, Hydrofracking, Bureau of Land Management, Climate Change, Hydraulic Fracturing, Air Pollution, Global Warming, Barack Obama, Green News

If the Obama Administration wants to provide any real protection for our air, water and climate, Secretary Jewell should withdraw these regulations a second time and go back to the drawing board.

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'Green News Report' - May 16, 2013

Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen | Posted 05.16.2013 | Green

Read More: Wind Power, Supreme Court, Tesla Motors, Green Jobs, Michael Mann, Renewable Energy, Clean Energy, Green News Report, Green Energy, Wall Street Journal, Pipeline, Monsanto, Consumer Reports, Video, Fossil Fuels, John Kerry, Climate Science, Electric Cars, Anti-Science, Gop, Climate Change, Climate Change Denial, Global Warming Deniers, Air Pollution, Solar Power, Sequestration, Global Warming, Energy, California, Climate, Carbon Dioxide, Environmentalism, Manufacturing, Barack Obama, Arctic, Toxic Chemicals, Energy Efficiency, BRAD BLOG, Tipping Point, Green News, Sustainability, Fox News, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Skeptical Science, Green News

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'Green News Report' - May 14, 2013

Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen | Posted 05.14.2013 | Green

Read More: Supreme Court, Tesla Motors, Green Jobs, Renewable Energy, Clean Energy, Green News Report, Green Energy, Wall Street Journal, Monsanto, Pipeline, Consumer Reports, Video, Fossil Fuels, John Kerry, Climate Science, Electric Cars, Anti-Science, Gop, Climate Change, Climate Change Denial, Global Warming Deniers, Air Pollution, Sequestration, Solar Power, Global Warming, Energy, California, Tom Vilsack, Climate, Carbon Dioxide, Manufacturing, Environmentalism, Barack Obama, Arctic, Toxic Chemicals, Energy Efficiency, BRAD BLOG, Tipping Point, Sally Jewell, Green News, Wildfires, Fox News, Sustainability, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Green News

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Latinos Agree: Time for President Obama to Cut Carbon Pollution From Power Plants

Adrianna Quintero | Posted 05.14.2013 | Latino Voices

Read More: Latinos, Climate Change, Hispanics, Air Pollution, Latino Politics, Carbon Emissions, Sustainable Energy, Latino Voices News

Climate change -- and the hotter temperatures that come with it -- only make smog worse. For children, the elderly, outdoor workers, and those without health insurance in the Hispanic community, these conditions can be deadly.

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'Green News Report' - May 9, 2013

Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen | Posted 05.09.2013 | Green

Read More: Pesticides, Tesla Motors, Green Jobs, Epa, Renewable Energy, Clean Energy, Green News Report, Green Energy, Coal, Gina McCarthy, Consumer Reports, Pipeline, Drought, Video, Colony Collapse Disorder, Fossil Fuels, Climate Science, Electric Cars, Anti-Science, Gop, Climate Change, Climate Change Denial, Global Warming Deniers, Air Pollution, Solar Power, Global Warming, Oregon, Energy, Bees, California, Environmental Health, Climate, Carbon Dioxide, Environmentalism, Tom Carper, Barack Obama, Arctic, Toxic Chemicals, Energy Efficiency, BRAD BLOG, Tipping Point, Green News, Fox News, Ocean Acidification, Sustainability, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Extreme Weather, David Vitter, Green News

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'Green News Report' - May 7, 2013

Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen | Posted 05.07.2013 | Green

Read More: Wind Power, Green Jobs, Renewable Energy, Clean Energy, Green News Report, Green Energy, Pipeline, Drought, Video, Fossil Fuels, Climate Science, Anti-Science, Gop, Climate Change Denial, Climate Change, Global Warming Deniers, Air Pollution, Solar Power, Global Warming, Energy, World Meteorological Organization, California, Environmental Health, Climate, Exxon Mobil, Carbon Dioxide, Environmentalism, Arctic, Toxic Chemicals, JPMorgan Chase, Energy Efficiency, BRAD BLOG, Tipping Point, Jerry Brown, Green News, Ocean Acidification, Wildfires, Fox News, Sustainability, Natural Gas, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Extreme Weather, Lightbulbs, Green News

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America Must Lead Global Fight Against Aviation Carbon Pollution

Bill Hemmings | Posted 05.07.2013 | Green

Read More: Air Travel, Carbon Emissions, EU Aviation Emissions, Climate Change, Aviation Emissions, Global Climate Change, Aviation Carbon Pollution, Carbon Pollution, Airplanes, Air Pollution, Pollution, Global Warming, Green News

International aviation is on course for a rough landing in our warming world. Air travel is growing rapidly -- and so are aviation emissions, which are already responsible for 5 percent of the warming effect of global greenhouse gas emissions.

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Activist Issues Warning On Keystone XL Refineries

HuffingtonPost.com | Lynne Peeples | Posted 05.06.2013 | Green

Read More: Transcanada, Environmental Justice, Keystone XL Pipeline, Keystone Xl Oil Refineries, Climate Change, Keystone Pipeline, Keystone XL, Air Pollution, Oil Refineries, Alberta Oil Sands, Green News

The stacks stand some 60 yards tall, yet the "heavy smoke and soot" they spew still fills the streets and playgrounds of Port Arthur, Texas, a local r...

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'Green News Report' - May 2, 2013

Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen | Posted 05.02.2013 | Green

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EPA Refuses to Curb Deadly Coal Mine Pollution

Vera Pardee | Posted 05.02.2013 | Green

Read More: Dirty Coal, Epa, Asthma, Climate Change, Obama, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Air Pollution, Coal Mining, Coal, Methane, Green News

In a five-page statement responding to my organization, the Center for Biological Diversity, and other conservation groups, the EPA flatly refused to establish any schedule or plan for using the Clean Air Act to reduce the millions of tons of air pollutants produced by coal mines. Why?

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'Green News Report' - April 30, 2013

Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen | Posted 04.30.2013 | Green

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Air Pollution Linked To Hardening Of Arteries

Posted 04.26.2013 | Healthy Living

Read More: Stroke Risk, Video, Stroke, Air Pollution Hardening Arteries, Heart Disease Prevention, Air Pollution Atherosclerosis, Heart Disease, Air Pollution, Pollution, Air Pollution Hardened Arteries, Air Pollution Arteries, Healthy Living News

Fried and fatty foods aren't the only things bad for your arteries -- a new study suggests the air you breathe could play a role, too. Prolonged e...

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'Green News Report' - April 25, 2013

Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen | Posted 04.25.2013 | Green

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Why I Wrote Complicit

Steve Fleischli | Posted 04.24.2013 | Green

Read More: Environmental Books, Law, Environmental Justice, Oil Spill, Water Pollution, Books, Fiction, Environment, Environmental Law, Pollution, Air Pollution, Los Angeles, Green News

During my nearly 20 year legal career, I have worked on all sides of environmental issues - representing community groups, the government and even corporations. My new novel, Complicit, synthesizes much of what I have learned so far.

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'Green News Report' - April 23, 2013

Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen | Posted 04.23.2013 | Green

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Goldman Prize: Kimberly Wasserman Nieto Is a Truly Deserving Winner

Henry Henderson | Posted 04.19.2013 | Chicago

Read More: Crawford Generating Station, Fisk Coal Plant, Natural Resources Defense Council, Kimberly-Wasserman-Nieto, Little Village Environmental Justice Organization, Fisk Generating Station, Nrdc, Air Pollution, Crawford Coal Plant, Goldman Prize, Kimberly Wasserman Nieto, Video, Chicago News

This year, I found it invigorating to see the award go to Kimberly Wasserman Nieto, who is one of the most committed and determined leaders in the long fight waged in my city to close Chicago's Fisk and Crawford coal plants.

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'Green News Report' - April 18, 2013

Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen | Posted 04.18.2013 | Green

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An Agenda for Regulatory Reform: Think Big (and Small)

Eli Lehrer | Posted 04.17.2013 | Politics

Read More: Clean Air Act, Republican Party, Carbon Tax, War on Coal, Clean Water Act, Deregulation, Gop, Regulation, Endangered Species, Pollution, Air Pollution, Credit Unions, Politics News

Poorly thought-out government regulations can do tremendous harm. To date, the Republican Party's efforts against them have been heavy on bluster and light on action. By thinking bigger and thinking smaller, however, there's a good chance that the GOP could move forward with real regulatory reform.

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'Green News Report' - April 16, 2013

Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen | Posted 04.18.2013 | Green

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'Green News Report' - April 11, 2013

Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen | Posted 04.16.2013 | Green

Read More: Wind Power, Green Jobs, Epa, Renewable Energy, Clean Energy, Nuclear, Green News Report, Gregory Jaczko, Green Energy, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Video, Energy Department, Oil Spill, Fossil Fuels, Climate Science, Anti-Science, Gop, Climate Change, Climate Change Denial, Global Warming Deniers, Air Pollution, Global Warming, Arkansas, Energy, Fukushima, Environmental Health, Climate, Exxon Mobil, Nuclear Energy, Carbon Dioxide, Environmentalism, Dept of Energy, Carbon Tax, BRAD BLOG, Water, Tipping Point, Keystone XL Pipeline, Green News, Sustainability, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Extreme Weather, Bernie Sanders, Coal, Gina McCarthy, Wine, Gao, Green News

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Five Reasons to Support Gina McCarthy's Nomination to Lead the EPA

Frances Beinecke | Posted 04.11.2013 | Green

Read More: Rggi, Soot, Smog, Fuel Efficiency, Clean Cars, Epa, Carbon Pollution, Asthma, Mercury, Climate Change, Air Pollution, Gina McCarthy, Clean Air Act, Fuel Economy Standards, Green News

Gina McCarthy has been tapped to lead the Environmental Protection Agency, and given her track record of protecting America's families from toxic pollution, her confirmation will help us all breathe easier.

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Arkansas Residents Complain Oil Spill Making Them Sick

HuffingtonPost.com | Lynne Peeples | Posted 04.10.2013 | Green

Read More: Tar Sands, Arkansas Oil Spill, Arkansas Oil Spill Health, Arkansas Spill Health, Mayflower Oil Spill, Mayflower Oil Spill Health, Cancer, Air Pollution, Arkansas Pipeline Rupture Health, Green News

Sherry Appleman awoke abruptly in the middle of the night less than 48 hours after a pipeline rupture last month sent thousands of barrels of heavy cr...

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