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Thank You Robert Redford, and I'm Sorry

Irene Rubaum-Keller | Posted 02.23.2009 | Green

Read More: Environment, Bush Administration, Sundance Film Festival, Green Energy, Global Warming, Nrdc, Robert Redford, Clothing, Peacoats, Three Days of the Condor, California, Environmentalism, Paul Newman, Pea Coats, Teenage Girls, Army Navy Store, Los Angeles, Teenagers, Natural Resources Defense Council, Awkwardness, Century City, Green News
Irene Rubaum-Keller

While other celebrities sit at home counting their money, you have used your fame to make the planet better, as did your good friend Paul Newman. Thank you!

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From Big-name Fashion to Banking, A Green Headquarters is Now a Must

Mairi Beautyman | Posted 02.21.2009 | Green

Read More: Banking, Environment, Environmentalism, Green Business, Fashion, Green Living, Green News
Mairi Beautyman

Somewhere, there's a little black book that contains everything you need to know to create a successful business: In the 21st century, that book says green headquarters.

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Staying in the Lead on Biofuel Development -- Part 2

Bob Dinneen | Posted 02.21.2009 | Green

Read More: Ethanol, Cellulosic Fuel, Biofuels, Biofuel, Brazil, Fuel Efficiency, Carbon Dioxide Emissions, Carbon Dioxide, Science, Environmentalism, Green Energy, Sugar, Cellulosic Ethanol, Corn-Based Ethanol, Alternative Fuels, Environment, Green News
Bob Dinneen

Producing ethanol from cellulose can cut carbon dioxide emissions by 86% compared to gasoline according to the US Department of Energy, and ethanol can be produced in almost every part of the country.

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5th Grader to Obama: "No school on Fridays. Less homework. Stop the war. Stop global warming."

Ted Wells | Posted 02.20.2009 | Green

Read More: Environment, Green, Survey, Letters to Obama, Global Warming, Barack Obama, Children, Kids, Environmentalism, The Future, Middle School, Obama for 5th Graders, Green News
Ted Wells

Erin, grade five: "I think you should pay attention to global warming. Why? Because global warming is happening on our planet Earth where both you and I live."

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Ten Green & Non-New-Agey Spiritual New Year's Resolutions. [Contribute Your Number One Aspiration]

Waylon Lewis | Posted 01.31.2009 | Green

Read More: New Year's Resolutions, Yoga, New Year's Eve, Activism, Mountain Climbing, New Year's Resolution, Green, Bicycling, Meditation, Environmentalism, New Year's Commentary, Parenting, Green Living, Buddhism, 2009, Family, Green News
Waylon Lewis

So what can you do, if you're concerned 1) about being truly happy inside and 2) helping everyone else and the outside world to be happy and healthy?

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Increasing Agreement on Carbon Taxes -- Goodbye 2008 Conventional Wisdom

Dan Rosenblum | Posted 01.30.2009 | Green

Read More: Climate Change, Obama Energy Policy, Thomas Friedman, Foreign Oil, Cap and Trade, Wto, Automakers Bailout, Charles Krauthammer, The New York Times Op-Ed, Gas Tax, Bob Inglis, Obama Administration Environmental Policy, Environmentalism, Obama Gas Tax, Arthur Laffer, Barack Obama, Republicans Gas Tax, Wall Stree Journal Op-Ed, Carbon Tax, David Frum, Congress Gas Tax, Detroit Bailout, Green News
Dan Rosenblum

This convergence of opinion from Left and Right signals an extraordinary opportunity to obtain bipartisan support for a revenue-neutral carbon tax.

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Recycled Light Has Never Been So Beautiful...

Hillary Newman | Posted 01.29.2009 | Green

Read More: Recycling, Green Living, Sculpture, Art, Environmental, Recycled Art, Green, Ecosystems, Environment, Eco-Friendly, Environmentalism, Light Fixtures, Plastic Bottles, Green News
Hillary Newman

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Stand Up Against Bush's Giveaway of America's Redrock Wilderness

Robert Redford | Posted 01.17.2009 | Green

Read More: Utah Land, Redrock, Environment, Environmentalism, Wilderness, Robert Redford, Utah, Wildlife, Robert Redford Utah, Green News
Robert Redford

This Friday, 110,000 acres of Utah wild lands go on the auction block, to be sold to the highest bidders -- a last-ditch effort by a corrupt administration to further enrich its friends in the dirty fuels business.

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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
Reese Schonfeld

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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Trash Talk

Zem Joaquin | Posted 01.16.2009 | Green

Read More: End-Use, Monstrous Hybrids, Biodegrade, Commoditizing Trash, William McDonough, Landfill, Garbage, Nike, Environment, Toxic Wasteland, Waste, Trash, By-Prodcuts, Simple Shoes, Google, Soda Bottles, Environmentalists, Environmentalism, Green Living, Oecotextiles, Etsy, Delphine, Green Products, Teracycle, Green News
Zem Joaquin

Almost every environmentalist agrees that we need a paradigm shift that acknowledges that nature doesn't have an "away," that everything created in nature is incorporated back in.

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Economic Stimulus Doesn't Have to Mean Ecological Disaster

Andy Lipkis | Posted 01.15.2009 | Green

Read More: Environment, Environmentalism, Los Angeles, Water, Green News
Andy Lipkis

Los Angeles must invest in "smart green," as opposed to old, gray infrastructure. The former uses an emerging set of technologies based on natural processes that provide multiple bangs for our buck.

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Please Forgive Us

Tri Robinson | Posted 01.15.2009 | Living

Read More: Animal Rights, Green Activism, Religion and Environmentalism, Christianity, Environmentalism, Climate Change, Church Activism, Green Living, Christianity and Environmentalism, St. Francis of Assisi, Irenaeus of Lyons, Living News
Tri Robinson

I can only ask for forgiveness from those outside of the church for the church's lack of leadership on the issue of climate change and actively engage with you in making a difference.

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Dispatches from Poznań: Change in the Weather, the United Nations in Poland

David Foster | Posted 01.11.2009 | World

Read More: David Foster, Poland, Climate, United Nations, Green, Environment, Environmentalism, Poznan, Climate Change, Green Living, Green Energy, Sustainability, Socialists, World News
David Foster

Civil society representatives have grasped that environmental investments are at the core of any viable strategy to reinvigorate the collapsing global economy.

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Robert Redford On Rachel Maddow Show: Redford Criticizes Bush Environmental Moves (VIDEO)

Huffington Post | Posted 12.25.2008 | Green

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The Bush Administration is engaged in a last-minute flurry of efforts to open up environmentally sensitive and protected wilderness in Utah to drillin...

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Greening Hollywood Launches EcoPreneur Salon

Paige Donner | Posted 12.25.2008 | Green

Read More: Ecostiletto, Eco-Friendly Business, Green for All, Green Jobs, Erm, AGL Grass, Environmentalism, Conversation, Green Living, Greening Hollywood, EcoPreneur Salon, Living With Ed, Disney, Green Economy, Aeg, Ecopreneur, Vie, Ecovations, Etta Designs, Lucky Earth, Green Business, Barack Obama Environmental Policy, Barack Obama Environment, Green News
Paige Donner

Being an EcoPreneur is simply infusing environmental practices in the everyday running of your business and capitalizing on a new product or service that is inherently environmental.

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Opening Night in Portland a Success! Only 9 More Screenings This Weekend!

Josh Tickell | Posted 12.21.2008 | Green

Read More: Movie Screening Portland, Fuel, Sustainable Energy, Fuel Movie Screening, Fuel Movie, Alternative Energy, Environmental Movies, Environmentalism, Green News
Josh Tickell

After a long-awaited 11 years, it was exciting to watch as people lined up outside the box office.

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Charles James: Chevron's In-House Karl Rove?

Andrew Woods | Posted 12.21.2008 | Business

Read More: Larry Bowoto, Bowoto vs Chevron, Human Rights, Charles James, Chevron Nigeria, Big Oil, Bowoto, Ecuador, Nigeria, Oil, Environmentalism, Environmental Law Suits, Chevron Burma, Bowoto v. Chevron, Chevron Ecuador, Karl Rove, Charles James Law Suit, Chevron Human Rights, Charles James Oil, Chevron Environmentalism, Charles James Chevron, Chevron Bowoto, Business News
Andrew Woods

One of the more interesting aspects of the Bowoto v. Chevron case has been the role played by attorney Charles James, who is considered a disciple of Karl Rove-style legal and political tactics.

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Elements for a New Economy

Charles D. Ellison | Posted 12.20.2008 | Business

Read More: Automakers, Education, President-Elect, Bailout, Environmentalism, Diy, Vocational Education, Economy, Detroit Bailout Reaction, Business News
Charles D. Ellison

Let's admit, a reasonable "big idea" alternative to the "bailout" plan is in short supply. Our imagination these days only goes so far as what fixes we can buy ourselves out of.

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Environmental Movement's Grandchild, Environmental Justice and Sustainability, Grows Up, Turns 30 in Brooklyn

Linda Cronin-Gross | Posted 12.18.2008 | Green

Read More: Environmental Education, Environmental Justice, Urban Environment, Brooklyn, Center for the Urban Environment, Environment, Sustainability, Environmentalism, Brooklyn Center for the Urban Environment, New York City, Urban Rangers, Green News
Linda Cronin-Gross

Today in Brooklyn, the Center for the Urban Environment will celebrate its 30th anniversary. There will be a "green tie" gala, locally grown food, an...

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What Can Environmentalists Expect from Obama?

David Roberts | Posted 12.07.2008 | Green

Read More: Renewable Energy, Energy, Environment, Environmentalism, Climate Change, Barack Obama, Obama Environment, Green News
David Roberts

Now everyone wants to know what he'll do. It's seems reasonable to expect that he'll stick with what seems to be his instinctive strategy: focus on the long game.

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Environmental Groups Congratulate Obama on Victory

Maura Judkis | Posted 12.06.2008 | Green

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Maura Judkis

Among the many celebrating Barack Obama's victory today are environmentalists. Here's what some have to say:

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What Would the Roosevelts Do?

Lloyd Alter | Posted 11.26.2008 | Green

Read More: Theodore Roosevelt, Franklin Roosevelt, Economy, Recession, Environment, Environmentalism, Green News
Lloyd Alter

Perhaps Teddy would see this as an opportunity to plant more trees, protect more natural landmarks, clean our air and water and fight climate change. He would certainly approve of Franklin's Conservation Corps.

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The Economic Crisis and the Environment

Michael T. Klare | Posted 11.17.2008 | Green

Read More: Renewable Energy, Environment, Financial Crisis, Alternative Energy, Energy Policy, Economic Crisis, Economy Green, Green, Environmentalism, Economy Energy, Green News
Michael T. Klare

How will the current economic crisis affect this picture? As in so many things, there's both good news and bad news.

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Jimmy Carter Should Receive the Truman Legacy Award for His Energy Positions

Byron Williams | Posted 11.16.2008 | Green

Read More: Green, Jimmy Carter, Harry Truman, Revisionist History, George Bush, Environment, Environmentalism, Green Energy, Green News
Byron Williams

America eschewed Carter's clarion call for conservation, opting instead to see itself as a shining city on a hill that required no change in its energy consumption.

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Sex Sells: Green Pinup-Girl Calendars

Maura Judkis | Posted 11.15.2008 | Green

Read More: Sexy Women, Environmentalism, Swimsuit, Green Living, Bikini, Philadelphia Eagles, Football, Calendar, Green News
Maura Judkis

Posters and public service announcements and "Inconvenient Truths" can attract only so much attention to green causes. That's why, when they wanted at...

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