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Tamminen: Why Does Oklahoma Want To Drown New York? (Commentary)

cnbc.com | Posted 11.10.2009 | Green

Read More: Politics, Barbara Boxer, Green Jobs, James Inhofe, Carbon Regulation, John Kerry, Climate Change, Lamar Alexander, Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, Clean Energy Economy, Clean Energy, Global Warming, Green News

Democrats Barbara Boxer (CA) and John Kerry (MA) moved away from discussing the environmental impacts of climate change -- and the reason, therefore, ...

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Road to Copenhagen - Part 3: Re-Tooling Industry

William S. Becker | Posted 11.05.2009 | Green

Read More: Green Industry, Clean Energy Economy, Energy Efficiency, Reindustrializing the US, Green Market, Green News
William S. Becker

A new study commissioned by World Wildlife Fund International identified 24 critical resources and industries the world will need to develop quickly to avoid climate catastrophe.

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Leaving the Law, Part Two: A Different Kind of Green

Laura A. Hutchings | Posted 10.24.2009 | Denver

Read More: Energy Efficiency, Women Entrepreneurs, Green, Clean Energy Economy, Entrepreneurship, Green Energy, Law Firms, Entrepreneur, Career Change, Denver News
Laura A. Hutchings

In May of this year, I left my post as an associate at a large international law firm to stake my claim in the Wild West of Colorado's clean energy economy.

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Senator Brown, Leading Energy Think Tanks Push for More Research Investment and New National Institutes of Energy

Jesse Jenkins | Posted 11.17.2009 | Green

Read More: Breakthrough Institute, Research, Economy, Ohio, Renewable Energy, Senator Sherrod Brown, Clean Energy, Innovation, Clean Energy Economy, Third Way, Green Energy, Green News
Jesse Jenkins

Modeled after the NIH, a New National Institutes of Energy (NIE) would be designed to most effectively channel R&D funding toward the development of new, low-cost commercial clean energy technologies.

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Joe Romm's Strategy to Lose the Clean Energy Race

Jesse Jenkins | Posted 08.28.2009 | Green

Read More: Energy, Education, Joe Romm, Green Technology, President Obama, Innovation, Climate Change, Clean Energy, Clean Energy Economy, Global Warming, Green News
Jesse Jenkins

On Monday, Joe Romm of Climate Progress publicly attacked us for publishing an op-ed in the San Francisco Chronicle called "Will America lose the clean energy race?"

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Will America Lose the Clean Energy Race?

Teryn Norris | Posted 08.26.2009 | Green

Read More: National Defense Education Act, Obama Energy Policy, Climate Policy, Education, Clean Energy Race, Clean Energy, Clean Energy Economy, Department of Energy, Energy Policy, China Economy, National Energy Education Act, Apollo Project, Barack Obama, Re-Energyse, South Korea, China, Green News
Teryn Norris

The U.S. is not only investing far less in our clean energy industries than Asian nations, but also falling behind in energy science and technology education.

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Let's Launch a Clean Energy Apollo Project

Phil Angelides | Posted 08.20.2009 | Green

Read More: Green Collar, Green Collar Jobs, Green Collar Economy, Green-Collar Jobs, Clean Energy, Green-Econ-Green-Collar-Jobs, Clean Energy Economy, Clean Technology, Clean-Energy-Economy, Green News
Phil Angelides

America's new Apollo mission will spur domestic job growth, end our reliance on foreign energy sources, curb climate change, and position our nation to thrive in the 21st century.

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Time to Take a Decisive Step: Climate Vote Scheduled for Friday

Frances Beinecke | Posted 07.25.2009 | Green

Read More: Green Jobs, Climate Legislation, Clean Energy, Clean Energy Economy, Obama Climate Change, Waxman-Markey Climate Bill, American Clean Energy and Security Act, Global Warming, Green News
Frances Beinecke

In the nearly two decades I have been advocating for climate solutions, I have never witnessed a more urgent moment or stronger leadership.

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Arrested in West Virginia -- A First-Person Account

Michael Brune | Posted 07.25.2009 | Green

Read More: Wind Power, Green Jobs, Don Blankenship, Civil Disobedience, Mountaintop Removal, Massey Energy Company, Dr. James Hansen, Coal River Wind Project, Coal River Mountain, Clean Energy Economy, Clean Energy, Climate Change, Coal, Green News
Michael Brune

Appalachia -- one of the few places in the country where both the cause of climate change and its solution can be found in the same location. Mountaintop removal isn't just a local issue, it's an American problem.

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Reports Show Global Warming Already Hurting America; Fighting It Will Heal the Economy

Frances Beinecke | Posted 07.19.2009 | Green

Read More: Economic Stimulus Package, Green Jobs, Aces, Clean Energy Economy, Economic Stimulus, Clean Energy, Noaa, Jobs for All, Global Warming, Green News
Frances Beinecke

We can debate the policy of global warming, but we can no longer debate the scientific reality that global warming is hitting us today.

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Manufacturing America's Clean Energy Future

Phil Angelides | Posted 07.09.2009 | Green

Read More: Obama Energy Policy, Obama Clean Coal, Cap and Trade, Carbon Emissions, Manufacturing, Clean Energy, Clean Energy Economy, Energy Policy, Green News
Phil Angelides

If we truly want to curb climate change and fix the economy, we need to adopt a strong carbon cap.

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Doubling Down on Green Jobs

Carl Pope | Posted 07.04.2009 | Green

Read More: Clean Energy Economy, Green Jobs, America's Future Now, Greenjobs, Green News
Carl Pope

We must raise our ambitions for green jobs, and start demanding not five million, but ten million new livelihoods for Americans who want to build a new energy future.

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Green Sector Creates 50% of New Jobs!

Billy Parish | Posted 07.02.2009 | Green

Read More: Greeneconomy, Investment, Waxman-Markey, Green, Ireland, Clean Energy, Waxman, Clean Energy Economy, Invest, Green News
Billy Parish

The recession is the perfect opportunity for forward-thinking businesses to invest and put America back on the path to prosperity.

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Historic Vote Moves America Closer to Clean Energy and Climate Solutions

Frances Beinecke | Posted 06.22.2009 | Green

Read More: Ed Markey, Green Collar Jobs, Waxman-Markey, Us Climate Action Partnership (USCAP), Clean Energy, Clean Energy Economy, Henry Waxman, Global Warming, Climate Bill, Green News
Frances Beinecke

Not only did the bill clear a major hurdle on Thursday night, but it did so with the backing of lawmakers from across the nation, representing a wide range of energy needs.

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Climate Bill's Clean Energy R&D Investments May Be 30 Times Smaller Than President Obama's Budget

Jesse Jenkins | Posted 06.18.2009 | Green

Read More: Energy, Climate Policy, Ed Markey, Research, Innovation, Clean Energy Economy, Climate Change, Clean Energy, Henry Waxman, Technology, Energy Policy, Barack Obama, Global Warming, Green News
Jesse Jenkins

The bill before us, depending on the allowance value it establishes, would invest just one-twentieth to one-sixtieth of the $15 billion President Obama has pledged -- and specifically requested from Congress.

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Green Jobs for America's Youth -- 100 Days of Progress

Billy Parish | Posted 05.30.2009 | Green

Read More: Youth, Bill Mckibben, Barack Obama, Young, Arra, Green Jobs, Powershift, People, Clean Energy, Clean Energy Economy, Obama, Stimulus, Green News
Billy Parish

The demand to get involved building a greener, more sustainable future is there, but the supply of opportunities has not been.

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Focusing the Heartland on a Clean Energy Future

Jesse Jenkins | Posted 05.23.2009 | Green

Read More: Arlen Specter, Climate Policy, Focus the Nation, Russ Carnahan, Ohio, Clean Energy, Clean Energy Economy, Climate Change, Pennsylvania, Claire McCaskill, Missouri, Energy Policy, Global Warming, Colorado, Green News
Jesse Jenkins

Forget Seattle and Berkeley. When it comes to deciding America's energy future, it's place like Akron and Pittsburgh, St Louis and Detroit that deserve the spotlight right now.

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Senator Specter Kicks Off Nationwide Town Hall on Clean Energy Future

Jesse Jenkins | Posted 05.16.2009 | Green

Read More: Arlen Specter, Climate Policy, Senate, Pennsylvania, Focus the Nation, Renewable Energy, Clean Energy Economy, Green Economy, Climate Change, Clean Energy, Philadelphia, Green Energy, Energy Policy, Youth Activism, Global Warming, Green News
Jesse Jenkins

International climate experts say that the next few years is the window for averting irretrievable climate disruption. If there's no action before 2012, that's too late.

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