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This Could Prevent 2,500 Premature Deaths Each Year

2013-04-06T17:01:24Z

A recent report released by the American Lung Association found that by 2030 the EPA's proposed fuel efficiency standards could prevent more than 2,50...

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Sustainable Renewables: Inconsistent Policies Stall A Fossil Fuel-Free Future, Experts Say

2013-02-15T13:22:07Z

From his solar panel manufacturing facility in Marysville, Wash., Gary Shaver can see and hear passing coal trains.

"The tracks are maybe a block a...

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A Challenge To Obama's Climate Change Pledge

2013-01-21T16:21:19Z

WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama pledged in his inaugural address Monday to respond to the threat of climate change, saying the "failure to d...

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Cylvia Hayes: An Economy That's Working

2013-01-09T15:40:12Z

f we really lean into this we will simultaneously increase prosperity for our people, reinvigorate the American Dream, and restore this magnificent blue planet. This is the greatest challenge and opportunity of our lifetime.

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Andrew Winston: Top 10 Sustainable Business Stories of 2012

2012-12-23T10:44:45Z

We may not be keeping pace with these pressures, but leading companies continue to evolve more sustainable strategies and tactics. Let's look at some top macro- and company-level stories.

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'Too Gross For Words': Sewage Still Spews Into Waterways As Clean Water Act Turns 40

2012-09-26T22:35:00Z

BROOKLYN, N.Y. -- With each steady stroke, John Lipscomb inched the canoe deeper into an infamous urban waterway. The water surrounding the boat grew ...

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A Tidal Power First For U.S.

2012-09-14T08:08:07Z

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — A tidal power project is delivering electricity to the U.S. power grid for the first time, energy officials said Thursday.
...

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Stacey Platt and Sarah Hayon: The Right Way To Store Your Winter Clothes

2012-04-03T08:28:53Z

For many, closet space is a luxury. So, now that the temperature is warmer and you won't be needing your winter wear, clean them, pack them and put th...

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Frances Beinecke: "All of the Above" Can't Deliver All the Benefits the Clean Energy Economy Can

2012-03-23T15:02:43Z

Instead of offering targeted policies, many leaders are suggesting an "all of the above" approach to energy development. The idea is that we should throw everything we have at the problem and see what sticks. It's a misguided strategy that would do more harm than good.

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William S. Becker: Green Plowshares in the Pacific Northwest

2012-03-19T11:31:40Z

Three governors and the Premier of British Columbia announced an action plan to make the Pacific Northwest's homes more energy efficient, its vehicles less dependent on oil, and its communities less vulnerable to the threat of global climate change.

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Howard Silverman: Jobs of the Future

2012-02-24T15:04:09Z

Instead of a report, we developed an illustration. At this unusual time, we need to think expansively not categorically: How do we build long-term well-being for people and place?

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Colo. Court Rules In On Utah's Energy Sector

2012-01-19T13:57:18Z

DENVER -- A federal appeals court must decide if the Obama administration gave energy companies sufficient notice that it was scrapping oil and gas le...

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Canadian Officials Remain Hopeful Despite Keystone Setback

2012-01-19T14:30:04Z

TORONTO — Canada is looking at alternatives for exporting its oil since U.S. President Barack Obama announced he was blocking a pipeline from Al...

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Obama's Keystone XL Pipeline Rejection Brings 'High Water Mark' Of Respect From Some Groups

2012-01-18T18:13:40Z

WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama's decision Wednesday to deny a permit for the Keystone XL pipeline gave environmental advocates the rarest of sen...

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Obama Campaign Ad Defends Energy Record, Fingers Billionaire Brothers As 'Not Tethered' To Facts

2012-01-18T19:46:39Z

WASHINGTON -- Obama for America began a nationwide television ad campaign Wednesday afternoon that was telling both for the places it will air and for...

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Obama 2012 Campaign Enters New Phase

2012-01-18T17:51:14Z

WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama launched his first television ad of his re-election campaign, defending his energy record against criticism ...

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Obama Administration Makes Decision On Keystone

2012-01-18T11:48:38Z

WASHINGTON -- Acting on a recommendation from the State Department on Wednesday, President Barack Obama denied a permit for the contentious Keystone X...

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Nicole Lederer: Don't Believe the Fantasy Job Claims: Keystone XL is Not in Our Best Interest

2012-01-16T22:27:34Z

For very few jobs and no increased access to oil, we get to assume the liability of this project and its negative impact on our land, water and atmosphere.

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Phaedra Ellis-Lamkins: Champions of the Green Movement

2012-01-15T20:08:51Z

When Dr. King was assassinated, it was 1968. President Obama was 7 and EPA Administrator Lisa P. Jackson was 6. Many of the African-American leaders who now carry the torch of justice that King lit were young when he died.

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New Technology Saves Bats From Wind Farms

2012-01-14T09:45:28Z

Researchers have developed an interactive tool that uses bat calls and local environmental conditions to help wind farms reduce bat fatalities while...

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Noah Greenwald: Keystone XL in the 'National Interest'? No Way.

2012-01-13T13:12:12Z

Whether the pipeline "serves the national interest" is the threshold for deciding whether it can move ahead. The decision should be a no-brainer. Here are five reasons why Keystone XL is not in the national interest.

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Bankrupt Solyndra Asks Judge To Approve Bonus Money

2012-01-13T11:51:59Z

DOVER, Del. -- A California solar panel manufacturer that received a half-billion dollar loan from the federal government before declaring bankruptcy ...

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Lewis Milford: Funding Growth: State Clean Energy Funds Can Help Invent the Future

2012-01-12T10:09:49Z

State clean energy funds -- having funded thousands of individual projects -- bring significant knowledge to bear as they focus now on building whole industries. For that reason, the funds' transition from project development to industry creation should be nurtured and supported.

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Mary Ellen Harte and John Harte: Addressing Climate Change: Vote for Green, Not Junk Jobs, in 2012

2012-01-11T12:08:38Z

If we are to create a greener utopia of lower health costs and good jobs, it means we have to stop voting for the Santas that continue to stuff coal in our stockings.

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Steven Cohen: 2012's Not-Quite Hopeless U.S. Climate Policy

2012-01-09T08:39:16Z

While I do not hold out much hope for a new U.S. climate bill this year, there are plenty of other actions now underway. Young people understand the challenges of global sustainability and I am convinced that the situation is far from hopeless.

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