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Biggest Ever Civil Disobedience on Climate at Congressional Power Plant

Daniel Kessler | Posted 03.06.2009 | Green

Read More: James Hansen, Greenpeace, Capitol Power Plant, Global Warming, Activism, Big Coal, Political Activism, Environment, Washington DC, Environmentalism, Climate Change, Climate Crisis, Coal, Social Activism, Eco-Friendly, Earth, Protesting, Green News
Daniel Kessler

Of all the fossil fuels, coal is the single biggest contributor to global warming; Burning it cuts short at least 24,000 lives in the U.S. annually.

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On Science and the Obama Administration

Bill Nye | Posted 02.12.2009 | Politics

Read More: Earth, Science, Climate Change, Bill Nye, Obama Climate Change, Bill Nye the Science Guy, Learning, Barack Obama, Obama Administration, Barack Obama Administration, Politics News
Bill Nye

President-elect Obama, in contrast with his predecessor, is fundamentally in favor of science. This is the best news possible, not just for niche workers like me, but for everyone.

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Methane Bomb Threat Small? Think Again

Mary Ellen Harte and John Harte | Posted 02.05.2009 | Green

Read More: Climate, The Earth, Carbon Dioxide, Science, Earth, Climate Change, Bombing, Coal Burning, China, Green News
Mary Ellen Harte and John Harte

Data from the last time Earth experienced a large, abrupt climate warming, around 20,000 years ago, indicate that a slight change in Earth's orbit caused an initial warming.

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Forty Years Later Still Not One Planet

Charles Karel Bouley | Posted 01.24.2009 | Living

Read More: William Anders, Nasa, Saturn, Karel, Charles Karel Bouley, Earth, Frank Borman, Gay Rights, Saturnalia, James Lovell, Racism, Moon, Apollo 8, Climate Change, Gay Marriage, Holiday Season Commentary, Solar Eclipse, Living News
Charles Karel Bouley

Maybe it's time we stop looking in our churches, in our White House or on our TV for answers and start remembering that we've got one world. Make the best of it.

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Full Moon: Year's Biggest Will Be Tonight

Times UK | Paul Simons | Posted 01.12.2009 | Green

Read More: Earth, Full Moon, Moon, Weather, Green News

If the full moon tonight looks unusually large, it is not your imagination - it is the biggest and brightest full moon to be seen for 15 years. Each ...

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Earth 2.0: Yes We Can

Alvaro Fernandez | Posted 12.12.2008 | Living

Read More: Global Economy, Values, Economy, Neurocognitive, Global Agenda Councils, Earth, Human Capital, Innovation, Planet Earth, Global Agenda, World Economic Forum, Dubai, Living News
Alvaro Fernandez

The financial crisis has made obvious the obvious: that we live in a truly new and global world.

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Rubbernecking the Economy

Deborah King | Posted 11.23.2008 | Style

Read More: Stress, Retailers, Foreign Markets, Health, Stock, Economy, Earth, Banks, Sun, Stock Market, Peace, Anxiety, Sleep, Style News
Deborah King

eIt's everywhere we turn these days--the bad news about the economy. It's one more fear piled on top of all the other fears festering in our guts. He...

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The Toxic Trenches: Making Environmental Justice a Priority

Daphne Zuniga | Posted 11.14.2008 | Green

Read More: Environment, Earth, Saving the Planet, Green Living, Green News
Daphne Zuniga

Environmental justice is about protecting the people who live next to our power plants, oil refineries, manufacturing plants, incinerators, and waste treatment facilities.

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Earth From Above Photography Exhibition Shows Unique Perspectives Of Planet (PHOTOS)

Huffington Post | Johanna Smith | Posted 11.08.2008 | Green

Read More: Environment, Photography, Earth, Activist Art, Aerial Photos, Slideshow, Yann Arthus-Bertrand, Green News

The view from a hovering helicopter affords perhaps the best vantage point from which to observe and capture the Earth's beauty -- and fragility. I re...

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Now For A Green Bailout: Twice The Bang, Half The Bucks

Van Jones | Posted 11.03.2008 | Green

Read More: Energy, Energy Consumption, Green Bailout, Wall Street Bailout, Wall Street, Bailout, Earth, Financial Crisis, Green Living, Consumption, Green News
Van Jones

I am willing to concede that Wall Street and the big bankers need some propping up. But while we are at it, we should find a way to bail out the little people -- and the planet.

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Life Cycle: Styrofoam: Mark of the Plastic Beast

Simran Sethi | Posted 10.23.2009 | Green

Read More: Devil, Non-Biodegradable, Green, Earth, Landfill, Chinese Takeout, Pollution, Green Living, 6, Plastics, Recycling, Containers, Recycle, Styrofoam, Waste, Environment, Trash, Food, Eating, Sarah Smarsh, 666, Cups, Biodegradable, Brangelina, Simran Sethi, Green News
Simran Sethi

Life Cycle is a series of posts that looks at the life and death of everyday things. Your Styrofoam lunch container of Mooshu pork is labeled with...

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Life Cycle: Greening the Other White Meat

Simran Sethi | Posted 10.05.2008 | Green

Read More: Green Living Advice, Livestock, Hog, Swine, Green, Earth, Manure, Chinese Takeout, Pollution, Meat Packing Plants, Pig Farm, Green Living Tips, Pig, Green Living, Environment, Waste, Food, Sarah Smarsh, Eating, Pork, Bacteria, Simran Sethi, Mooshu, Green News
Simran Sethi

Large, corporate pig farms are home to deep vats of untold tons of pig crap, called "lagoons," which regularly overflow or seep past inadequate lining into the earth.

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Out Of Line: Confused Geography

Mort Gerberg | Posted 08.05.2008 | Politics

Read More: Cartoons, John McCain, Geography, Earth, Planet, Cartoon, Politics News
Mort Gerberg

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New Discovery: More of the Worlds!

Joel Schwartzberg | Posted 07.03.2008 | Living

Read More: Star, Astronomers, Astronomy, Outer Space Pictures, Pluto, Science, Earth, Cosmos, Planet, Celestial, Life on Other Planets, Galaxy, Universe, Living News
Joel Schwartzberg

Last week, astronomers uncovered new planets in the celestial lounge: we'll wonder how quickly they'll take our jobs, then we'll build a border fence around the planet. That's just the kind of worldly neighbors we are.

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Astronomers: Discovery Of Earth-Like Planets Inevitable

space.com | Posted 07.02.2008 | Home

Read More: Earth-Like Planets, Earth, Planet Hunters, Astronomers, Planet, Astronomy, Home News

Planet hunters say it's just a matter of time before they lasso Earth's twin, which almost surely is hiding somewhere in our star-studded galaxy. Mom...

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The Last Lecture and Living in Technicolor

Kimberly Brooks | Posted 04.27.2008 | Living

Read More: Randy Pausch, Kimberly Brooks, The Last Lecture, Exhibition, Light, Nature, Earth, Landscapes, Painting, Fine Art, Illness, Death, Family, Living News
Kimberly Brooks

Much has been made recently of Randy Pausch's "The Last Lecture". He is a Professor at Carnegie Mellon and six months ago he was diagnosed with pancr...

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Kissing The Earth Goodbye In About 7 Billion Years

New York Times | DENNIS OVERBYE | Posted 03.28.2008 | Home

Read More: Earth Destruction, Earth, Red Giant, Sun, Death of Earth, Red Sun, Earth Destroyed, Home News

In the end, there won't even be fragments. If nature is left to its own devices, about 7.59 billion years from now Earth will be dragged from its orb...

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Independent Scientific Panel Criticizes Focus Of Bush Admin's Climate Program

New York Times | ANDREW C. REVKIN | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics

Read More: Carbon Dioxide, Science, Earth, Global Warming, Greenhouse Gases, Bush Administration, Climate Change, Politics News

A Bush administration program for improving climate research across 13 government agencies has clarified some scientific questions, but is saddled wit...

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