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Deforestation Reductions Could Save US Farmers, Ranchers and Foresters $220 Billion

Jake Schmidt | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Globalwarming, Indonesia, Climatechange, Brazil, Climatelegislation, Americanpoweract, Apa, Deforestation, Climatebill, Green News
Jake Schmidt

America's farmers, foresters, workers, environmental groups, and key companies understand how important stopping deforestation is. It's time for the Senate to listen and invest.

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Every Day We Delay...

Pete Altman | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Carbondioxide, Petersoninstitute, Gulfspill, Apa, Climate, Kerry, Globalwarming Pollution, Climatelegislation, Obama, Iran, Americanpoweract, Climatebill, Whitehouse, Globalwarming, Lieberman, Carboncaps, China, Cleanenergy, Green News
Pete Altman

As the Gulf Coast oil disaster shows, America has a failed national energy policy. We need a new clean energy policy to break our addiction to oil, en...

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Senate Climate and Energy Bill Boosts U.S. Manufacturing

David Doniger | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Lieberman, Energyandclimate, Carbonpollution, Kerry, Climatelegislation, Manufacturing, Americanpoweract, Greenhousegases, Cleanenergy, Green News
David Doniger

In the quest for 60 votes for climate and energy legislation, one essential group is a manufacturing caucus of about a dozen Senators, led by Sherrod Brown (D-OH).

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American Power Act: NRDC's "First Read" of the Kerry-Lieberman Climate and Energy Legislation

David Doniger | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Lieberman, Energyandclimate, Climate, Cleanairact, Oildependence, Kerry, Obama, Reid, Americanpoweract, Cleanenergy, Green News
David Doniger

Senators John Kerry (D-MA) and Joe Lieberman (I-CT) unveiled today the long-awaited draft of their American Power Act.  The launch of their bill ...

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