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Phyllis Cuttino: A Bright Future for Renewable Energy

2012-05-16T23:01:52Z

The most important long-term dynamic in this sector is falling prices. These price declines are good news for consumers. Yet falling prices are putting manufacturers through a period of turmoil in the United States and elsewhere.

Read more: Clean Energy, Global Economy, Alternative Energy, Renewable Energy, Clean Energy Economy, Green Energy, Green News

Javier Sierra: For the Love of Country

2012-02-17T15:03:00Z

Among us Hispanics nothing defines our ties to nature, to the divine creation better than the amor por el terruño, or loosely translated, our love of country, an often spiritual connection with the land that sees us grow, that nurtures us, that gives us life.

Read more: Nuestros Rios, Colorado College Poll, Land Protection, Latinos and the Environment, Jobs, Land Conservation, Love of Country, Pollution, Western States, Clean Energy Economy, Clean Energy Fossil Fuels, Hispanic Voters, Hispanic Green Movement, Latino Voters Colorado, Latino Voters Environment, Green News

Gabe Elsner: The Class of Talkers Playing Down the Cost of Fossil Fuel Dependence

2012-02-11T10:35:23Z

The fossil fuel lobby aggressively uses propaganda to block public health protections, manipulate the energy debate, defend their massive government handouts and attack clean energy sources that threaten to displace them.

Read more: Fossil Fuel Industry, Clean Energy Economy, Clean Fuel, Clean Energy, Oil Industry, Fossil Fuels, Fossil Fuel Dependence, Oil Dependence, Video, Green News

John W. Rowe: Clean, Reliable Energy Future Elusive, But Not Impossible

2011-12-21T15:54:26Z

Realizing a clean, reliable and affordable energy future requires that we look at three factors simultaneously: cost, reliability and environmental impact.

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Bill Chameides: A Changing Climate About Climate Change in D.C.?

2011-11-15T18:29:52Z

I wouldn't hold my breath waiting for a Congressional resolution marking the end of climate skepticism -- or the beginning of major climate legislation -- any time soon.

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Phyllis Cuttino: U.S. Behind, But the Clean Energy Race Is Not Over

2011-10-27T12:01:37Z

With the global clean energy market expected to reach $2.3 trillion by 2020, a strong competitive position is vital for the United States to capture a significant portion of that revenue.

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Richard Kauffman: Clean Energy Markets: We've Got the Innovation and Deployment Cart and Horse Backwards

2011-10-19T15:16:26Z

China has become the world's largest producer of solar modules. But did you know that these Chinese manufacturers are using technology breakthroughs developed in the United States?

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Dan Pfeiffer: Now Is Not the Time to Wave the White Flag on Clean Energy Jobs

2011-10-04T17:38:02Z

America's entrepreneurs and innovators are still the very best in the world. Our workers are second to none -- and we have never been afraid of a challenge. It's time to do what we've always done in the face of a tough competitor: roll up our sleeves and recapture the lead.

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Jake Colvin: One Area Where Republicans and Democrats Can Agree: Promoting Green Exports

2011-08-02T16:05:47Z

When it comes to marketing and selling clean energy technologies globally, senior business and environmental leaders recognize that export promotion efforts can help unlock foreign markets and grow businesses and jobs in the United States.

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Measuring 'Green' In Jobs And Dollars

2011-07-13T10:56:18Z

Denver's clean economy ranks 15th in quantity of clean energy jobs among 100 large metropolitan areas surveyed by the Brookings Institution's Metropol...

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U.N. Chief: U.S. A 'Very Serious Hand Brake' On World Climate Change Efforts

2011-05-13T11:07:04Z

NEW YORK -- Washington's inaction on climate legislation is a "very serious hand brake" on world efforts to combat global warming, the U.N. climate ch...

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Joseph Romm: Climate Shift Unintentionally Proves Enviros Far Outspent By Opponents of Climate Bill

2011-04-18T16:41:23Z

Leading expert withdraws name from new report, explains how key conclusion that environmentalists weren't outspent by opponents of climate bill "is contradicted by Nisbet's own data".

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Obama: Gas Prices Will Continue To Fluctuate Until Broader Changes Are Made

2011-04-06T15:19:41Z

FAIRLESS HILLS, Pa. -- Pitching the promise of energy independence, President Barack Obama cautioned Wednesday that it's going to be tough to transiti...

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Brendan Smith: Should We Remain Silent About Climate Change?

2011-03-31T18:19:08Z

Not talking about climate change has failed to reap even modest wins for the climate movement. The climate movement needs to start telling the inconvenient truth again.

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Howard Learner: Florida Governor Scott Puts Short-Sighted Partisan Politics Above Peoples' Transportation Needs and Job Creation

2011-02-22T16:54:42Z

This week, Florida Governor Rick Scott rejected $2.4 billion in federal funds to build a modern passenger rail line between Orlando and Tampa that would have created jobs and supercharged Florida's tourism industry.

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U.S. Doesn't Have High Expectations For Upcoming Climate Talks

2011-02-21T11:58:52Z

JOHANNESBURG — The U.S. does not expect this year's climate change conference in South Africa to yield a binding international agreement to stop glo...

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Carl Pope: Early Betting Line: Obama Runs on Clean Energy

2011-02-11T13:16:32Z

Washington, DC -- If I had any doubts that political geography is driving President Obama to fight his 2012 re-election campaign on the landscape of c...

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Tina Gerhardt: How Business Interests Hijacked US-China Relations

2011-01-30T21:12:36Z

Instead of taking the opportunity to up the ante of a US commitment to renewable energy by setting strong policy signals, Obama has largely left energy discussion to CEOs.

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The Media Consortium: Weekly Mulch: Can Clean Energy Curb Climate Change? Probably Not.

2011-01-28T23:32:20Z

by Sarah Laskow, Media Consortium blogger

During the State of the Union address earlier this week, President Barack Obama spoke at length about clea...

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Erich Pica: 3 Environmental Reforms Obama Should Call for Tonight

2011-01-25T14:50:51Z

In his State of the Union address last year, President Obama failed to support strong policies to help the country avoid ecological disaster. Tonight, he cannot afford to make the same mistake.

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Cleantech Future Threatened By Weak Venture Funding

2011-01-18T19:15:47Z

NEW YORK -- The push to develop cleaner energy technologies--a widely embraced strategy for nurturing innovative new industries--is increasingly threa...

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RIP Select Committee On Global Warming

2011-01-07T17:40:17Z

The Select Committee for Energy Independence and Global Warming, created by Nancy Pelosi in 2006, has been shuttered under the new Republican leadersh...

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Joshua Freed: How Will G.O.P.'s House Budget Affect Clean Tech?

2011-01-06T17:45:49Z

If House Republicans follow through on their pledge to cut 20% of all non-defense discretionary spending, what might that mean for America's ability to compete in the $2 trillion clean energy market?

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Andrew Winston: The Top 10 Green Business Stories of 2010

2010-12-30T16:06:00Z

Here's my attempt to capture the most important stories that affected the greening of business in 2010 and my predictions for the future.

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2010's Biggest Green News Stories

2010-12-29T13:10:00Z

From the Gulf Oil Spill to the West Virginia Mining Disaster, 2010 saw its fair share of newsworthy events putting environmental issues in the spotlig...

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