Environmental Policy

Al Gore Asks Scientists to Take Up Politics

Susan Cosier | Posted 03.26.2009 | Green

Read More: An Inconvenient Truth, Climate Change, Al Gore, Clean Coal, American Association for the Advancement of Science, Science, Environmental Policy, Global Warming, Green News

"The solution to this crisis depends on the spread of science into the world of politics," said Al Gore. Now that we have new leadership, we have to make a decision as a species.

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Letter From a Mountaineer to President Obama

Dave Cooper | Posted 03.26.2009 | Green

Read More: Appalachia, Coal Sludge, Environmental Policy, Mountaintop Coal Removal, Clean Coal, Mountaintop-Removal Mining, Health, President Obama, Environment, Mountaintop Removal, Pollution, Coal, Green News

During your presidential campaign, you declared: "We have to find more environmentally sound ways of mining coal than simply blowing the tops off mountains." That time is now. Or never.

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Climate Morality and 2009

John Wihbey | Posted 03.25.2009 | Green

Read More: Green, Politics, Climate Change, Hillary Clinton China, Environmental Policy, Hillary China, Green Policy, Green News

As Clinton implies, America helped start this climate mess. Now the question looms what steps -- or even just signals -- the country is willing to put forth this year to end it.

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The State of Green -- Obama and the First 20 days

Jack Hidary | Posted 03.10.2009 | Green

Read More: Epa, Doe, Lisa Jackson, Environmental Policy, Clean Tech, Carol Browner, Steven Chu, State of Green, Obama, Green Economy, Jim Jones, Todd Stern, 100 Days, Stimulus Bill, Green News

Holly Kaufman: "Obama has ushered in a refreshing reliance on science, and a commitment to letting scientific fact, and even scientific hunch, see the light of day."

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Beijing Will Give Drivers Money To Give Up Polluting Cars

Treehugger | Alex Pasternack | Posted 02.09.2009 | Green

Read More: Energy, Driving, Environmental Policy, China Air Quality, Green News, Beijing, Environment, China, China Economy, Green Policy, China Pollution, Green News

Beijing is so desperate to get high-polluting cars off the roads, the city has devised a scheme that will pay citizens as much as $3600 to give up he...

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Rights for Nature: In PA's Coal Region, A Radical Approach to Conservation Takes Root

Kate Beale | Posted 02.02.2009 | Green

Read More: Faith and Politics, Environmental Policy, Evangelical Climate Initiative, Tamaqua, Community Legal Defense Fund, Corporate Personhood, Evangelicals Environment, Pollution, Dick Cheney, Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life, Legal Rights, Green Fatigue, Environment, Environmental Law, Coal Mining, Vatican New Sins, Green News

Seeking legal rights for nature appears pragmatic: just witness how corporations have flourished enjoying the same legal status. At first glance it seems counterintuitive, but perhaps it shouldn't.

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EU Bans Certain Pesticides

Reuters | Jeremy Smith | Posted 01.18.2009 | Green

Read More: EU Parliment, Energy, Farming, Pesticides, Environmental Policy, Green News, Environment, European Union, Green Policy, Green News

European Parliament negotiators have struck a political deal with EU countries about revising pesticide authorization rules that would reduce the numb...

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Browner Not Greener: The Decline and Fall of Environmental Policy

Reese Schonfeld | Posted 01.17.2009 | Politics

Read More: Epa, Environmental Policy, Carol Browner, Environmental, Environment, Everglades, Environmentalism, Lisa Sutley, Barack Obama Environmental Policy, Barack Obama, Lisa P. Jackson, Patronage, Pollution, Global Warming, Politics News

The Times defined Carol Browner as "an acolyte of former Vice President Al Gore." The Clinton administration paid little attention to environmental issues and accomplished less.

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Obama's Animal Welfare Team

Michael Markarian | Posted 01.17.2009 | Politics

Obama has pledged to make progress for animal welfare and environmental stewardship, and we hope these appointees will prove to be an excellent team to help him meet these crucial goals.

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Obama: Rescue Detroit and Buyout Gas Guzzlers

Diane Francis | Posted 01.11.2009 | Business

Read More: Environmental Policy, Trade Deficits, Oil Imports, Gasoline Prices, Green, Obama, Reaction Against Detroit Bailout, Age of Oil, Cars, Oil Prices, Gas Guzzlers, Detroit, Environment, Fuel Efficiencies, Detroit Bailout Reaction, Detroit Bailout, Canadian Oil Imports, Business News

The U.S. and Canadian governments should devise a scheme to get the gas guzzlers off the highways.

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States Wrestle With Diversifying Energy Portfolios

Green Inc. | Kate Galbraith | Posted 01.05.2009 | Green

Read More: Energy, Environment, Efficiency, Environmental Policy, Economics, Climate Change, Renewable Energy, Emissions Reduction, Energy Economics, Alternative Energy, Green News

State renewable energy targets have an extraordinary number of variations - and sometimes loopholes. Take the example of California, which is workin...

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Green Edge 10: Can Government Create Green Jobs?

John Tepper Marlin | Posted 01.03.2009 | Green

Read More: Bloomberg, Environmental Policy, NYC Comptroller, Green Jobs, New York City, Salomon Brothers, Economic Development, Edc, Green News

I propose that the Mayor of New York should spend the money and time to convene meetings of green thinkers and entrepreneurs to launch new businesses.

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Environmentalists Fear Obama Will Forget Them In Economic Crisis

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 12.27.2008 | Politics

Read More: Rodger Schlickeisen, Environmental Policy, President Obama, Green Jobs, Eocnomy Environment, Environmental Concerns, Jim Lyonational, Union of Concerned Scientists, Greenpeace, Global Warming, Climate Change, Obama Environment, Environment, Defenders of Wildlife, Natural Resources Defense Council, Economic Debate, Gas Leaks, Barack Obama, Green Technology, Green News, National Wildlife Federation, National Audubon Society, President Elect Obama, Politics News

There is a small but growing concern within environmental circles that the current economic crisis will push back some of the "green" agenda that Bara...

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Environmentalists draft bold roadmap for Obama

AP | DINA CAPPIELLO | Posted 12.26.2008 | Green

WASHINGTON — A united and diverse coalition of environmental advocacy groups has sent President-elect Barack Obama its roadmap for change _ and ...

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Harvard Project Proposes Rich Nations Cut CO2 First

Reuters | Michael Szabo | Posted 12.25.2008 | Green

Read More: Energy, World Trade Organization, Environmental Policy, Harvard University, Carbon Emissions, Climate Change, Kyoto Protocol, Environment, Global Warming, Green News

Rich nations should make the first cuts in greenhouse gases while developing countries carry on business as usual for the time being, according to a p...

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States Flirting With Higher Gas Taxes

Green Inc. | Kate Galbraith | Posted 12.25.2008 | Green

Read More: Taxes, Environment, Gasoline, Environmental Policy, Green News, Gas Tax, Transportation, Business News, Gas Tax Holiday, Automobiles, Energy, Green News

For politicians, two of the most dreaded words in the English language are "gas tax," and it was only a few months ago that a few of them (including s...

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Politicians Save

Reuters | Deborah Zabarenko | Posted 12.20.2008 | Green

Read More: Environmental Policy, Natural Resources, S Renewable Energy, Mining, Boreal Forest, Environment, Green News, Oil, Conservation, Logging, Climate Change, Deforestation, Global Warming, Canada, Green News

Politicians actually listened when experts told them to protect Canada's boreal forest, a potent weapon against global warming, and the plan for this ...

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Bjork Battles Icelandic Aluminum Industry

Green Inc. | James Kanter | Posted 12.14.2008 | Green

Read More: Environment, Rio Tinto, Environmental Policy, Iceland, Energy Economics, Energy Politics, Aluminum, Geothermal Energy, Energy Business, Alcoa, Climate Change, Alternative Energy, BjöRk, Bjork, Green News

The hugely popular Icelandic singer Björk has gone into battle with another of the island's big exports - aluminum. Björk says the aluminum product...

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Green Groups Celebrate The Election Of President Obama

Grist | Sarah K. Burkhalter | Posted 12.07.2008 | Green

Read More: Environment, Slideshow, Environmental Policy, Barack Obama, Environmental Movement, President Elect Barack Obama, Green News

Big green groups were wholly delighted that voters elected Barack Obama as the next president of the United States on Nov. 4. Take a look at how sever...

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President Obama's Climate Challenge

environment360 | Bill Mckibben | Posted 12.06.2008 | Green

Read More: James Hansen, Environmental Policy, President Obama, Global Warming, Climate Change, Carbon Footprint, President Elect Obama, Carbon, Cap and Trade, Green Energy, Nations Climate Change Conference, Green News

And so our eight-year interlude from reality draws to a close, and the job of cleaning up begins. The trouble is, we're not just cleaning up after a f...

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California Says Yes To Animal Rights

Treehugger | Alex Smith | Posted 12.06.2008 | Green

Read More: Environment, Factory Farms, Farm Animals, Animal Rights, Proposition 2, California, Animal Cruelty, Environmental Policy, Agriculture, Sustainable Agriculture, Green News

Yesterday, California voters voted overwhelmingly in favor of Proposition 2, a historic move that brings animals legal rights in the land of factory f...

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Online Video Contest Aims To Inspire Lawmakers On Warming

Dot Earth | Andrew C. Revkin | Posted 11.21.2008 | Green

Read More: Politics, Environmental Policy, Carbon Offsets, Environment, Arts, Congress, Global Warming, Film, Climate Change, Green News

Winners have been chosen in an online video contest aimed at inspiring the next president, Congress and the public to take meaningful action on human-...

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Endangered Species Sashimi: The Plight Of Bluefin Tuna

Johanna Smith | Posted 11.16.2008 | Green

Read More: Food Matters, Environmental Policy, Politics of Food, Fish, Food Politics, Environment, Conservation, Sustainability, Sushi, Monterey Bay Seafood Watch, Endangered Species, Fishing, Oceans, Bluefin Tuna, Nobu, Green News

Bluefin tuna, one of the world's most highly prized marine species, have met their plight. These tuna, which the Monterey Bay Aquarium's reputed Seafo...

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Palin's Faith Based Science Creates Policy

Shannyn Moore | Posted 11.04.2008 | Politics

Read More: Alaska, Sarah Palin Aerial Wolf Hunting, Environmental Policy, Moose Populations, Palin Aerial Wolf Hunting, Sarah Palin, Politics News

The smell of fresh snow and the burning fuel of a Ski-Doo Olympic Snowmachine are part of my vivid childhood memories. I would hang on to my pop's sno...

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The Problem With Polls

Richard Stuebi | Posted 10.14.2008 | Green

Read More: Environmental Policy, Polling, Energy Policy, Green News

Now the key question: do we really want the government following the wishes of the masses on energy, if this is what the public wants or thinks it knows?

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