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Green Isn't So Fringe After All

Deirdre Imus | Posted 02.28.2009 | Green

Read More: Eco-Building, Non-Toxic Cleaning, Social Responsibility, Natural, Green, Consumers, Green Living, Whole Foods, Green Economy, Deirdre Imus, Environmenally Conscious, Non-Toxic, Sustainable, Green News
Deirdre Imus

We have finally come to the crossroad where patriotism and environmental responsibility intersect. As a new administration comes into power, a new environmental agenda is on the horizon.

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Mass Transit Slighted: Searching For The "Green" In The Stimulus Package

TPMDC | Elana Schor | Posted 04.17.2009 | Green

Read More: Mass Transit, Economy, Green Stimulus, Green Economy, Green Politics, Stimulus Package, Trains, Green News

We've been talking about this for a while now, but mass transit is getting woefully little attention in the economic recovery proposals released so fa...

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Substance is the New Sexy in Our Nation's Capital: Echoes from Inaugural Parties

Christina Erickson | Posted 02.22.2009 | Green

Read More: Green Jobs, Green Economy, HuffPost Inauguration Ball, Green, Green Energy, Obama Inauguration, Politics, Obama's Inauguration, Green News
Christina Erickson

We've all heard the old adage that Washington, DC is Hollywood for ugly people. As a geeky law grad, I am comfortable saying that DC just got a whole lot sexier over the past few days.

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The Solar Rush Of '09: California Desert Land Selling Like Hotcakes

Clean Technology | Posted 02.21.2009 | Green

Read More: Energy, Mojave Desert, Solar Rush, Bureau of Land Management, Green Economy, Green Energy, Solar Power, Green Technology, California, Green News

Not since the Gold Rush has there been such a stampede to stake out land in California and surrounding states, except this time, solar energy is the p...

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Green Career Advice From The Experts

Treehugger.com | Posted 02.20.2009 | Green

Read More: Green Collar Jobs, Green Careers, Unemployment, Green Economy, Green Jobs, Sustainability, Green News

The US is not the only place where talk of a Green New Deal has sprung up as a result of the economic crisis we find ourselves in. The UK too has seen...

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Bicycle Caucus Sees Great Opportunity In Bad Economy

New York Times | CORNELIA DEAN | Posted 02.13.2009 | Green

Read More: Bike Culture, Bicycles, Earl Blumenauer, Construction, Green Economy, Green Stimulus, Stimulus Package, Congressional Bicycle Caucus, Portland Oregon, Green News

Mr. Blumenauer, a passionate advocate of cycling as a remedy for everything from climate change to obesity, represents most of Portland in Congress, w...

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Staying in the Lead on Biofuel Development -- Part 1

Bob Dinneen | Posted 02.12.2009 | Green

Read More: Energy, Cellulosic Ethanol, Ethanol, Biofuels, Foreign Oil, Green Jobs, Cole R. Gustafson, Brazil Biofuels, Energy Independence, Dr. Gustafson, Mexico Biofuels, Green Economy, Green Energy, North Dakota State University, Green News
Bob Dinneen

Given the higher cost for building new cellulosic plants, changes in tax provisions will help with financing. But more is needed if we are to sustain the growth of this vital home grown industry.

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Stimulus Is Favored By Most Americans: Poll

FiveThirtyEight | Posted 02.09.2009 | Politics

Read More: Green Infrastructure, Economic Stimulus Package, Public Opinion Polls, Public Opinion, Green Economy, Economic Stimulus, Obama Economic Recovery Plan, Politics News

A new poll from Politico suggests that the public does not see Barack Obama's stimulus package in the same category as one of the myriad number of bai...

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Exxon CEO Doesn't Think Obama Can Meet Green Goals

Reuters | Posted 02.09.2009 | Green

Read More: Rex Tillerson, Exxon, Obama Environment, Oil, Obama Stimulus, Green Economy, Green Stimulus, Exxon CEO, Green News

Exxon Mobil CEO Rex Tillerson said on Thursday it would be difficult to meet President-elect Barack Obama's goal to significantly boost U.S. alternati...

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Obama: Green Stimulus Will Include Smart Energy Grid

Grist | Kate Sheppard | Posted 02.09.2009 | Green

Read More: Energy, Green Jobs, Obama Environment, Smart Energy Grid, Smart Grid, Environment, Economic Stimulus, Obama Stimulus, Green Stimulus, Green Economy, Barack Obama, Green Technology, Green News

On Thursday, President-elect Barack Obama called for doubling production of alternative energy in the United States over the next three years as part ...

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John Passacantando, Greenpeace Leader, Departing After 8 Years Of Fighting Bush

Grist | Posted 02.02.2009 | Green

Read More: Bush Environment, John Passacantando, Environment, George W Bush, Greenpeace, Green Economy, Green Stimulus, Green News

Grist: While we're hearing people talk about green stimulus and green economy and all of that, you still hear people argue that we can't afford it, th...

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Carbon Neutrality: What It Means And What It Doesn't Mean

Huffington Post | Dave Burdick | Posted 01.30.2009 | Green

Read More: Dell Environment Plan, Corporate Responsibility, Carbon Offsets, Carbon Neutrality, Dell, Computers, Environment, Green Economy, Green Business, Dell Carbon Neutral, Sustainability, Green News

The Wall Street Journal reported today on corporate goals of "carbon neutrality" and just what those goals entail. The story presents a highly skeptic...

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Greening Hollywood: TerraCycle's Big Green Business

Paige Donner | Posted 01.25.2009 | Green

Read More: Green Jobs, Green Economy, Green Business, Green Living, Terracycle, Tom Szaky, Tom Freund, Jackson Browne, EcoGift Festival, Carnegie Hall, Green News
Paige Donner

Beauty is in the eyes of the beholder. We've all heard that axiom before. Tom Szaky, Founder and CEO of TerraCycle, offers up his own twist: He sees no trash.

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Red vs. Green Infrastructure

Amitai Etzioni | Posted 01.19.2009 | Politics

Read More: Green, Infrastructure, Green Infrastructure, Green Economy, Green Living, Green Jobs, Green Energy, National Infrastructure, Politics News
Amitai Etzioni

Obama is preparing a Christmas list for us in the form of a massive stimulus package but his promises of support for green industries are not included in the infrastructure package.

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New Labor Secretary is Brown and Green

Van Jones | Posted 01.18.2009 | Green

Read More: Appointment, Green Jobs, Obama's Cabinet, Labor, Green Economy, Obama, Solis, Van Jones, Green Collar Economy, Hilda Solis Labor, Hilda Solis, Hilda Solis Obama Labor, Hilda Solis Labor Secretary, Green News
Van Jones

Solis is the right secretary of labor to take advantage of a great opportunity not only to make America's economy stronger by making it greener, but also to make Americans living in poverty part of a revitalized middle class.

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Obama's Forceful Call to Arms: Defining the Nation's Energy Future

Raymond J. Learsy | Posted 01.16.2009 | Green

Read More: Renewable Energy, Oil, European Union, President-Elect Obama, Obama Climate Change, Green Economy, Green Energy, Energy, Wind Solar Power, Green News
Raymond J. Learsy

In an extraordinary press conference yesterday, Obama conveyed a sense that our new government is about to lead us out of our long and hapless wanderings in the desert of fossil fuel enslavement.

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Obama's Climate Team Faces "New Energy Economy" Challenge

New York Times | JOHN M. BRODER and ANDREW C. REVKIN | Posted 01.16.2009 | Green

Read More: Steven Chu, Carol Browner, Green Collar Jobs, Climate Change, Environment, New Energy Economy, Lisa Jackson, Pollution, Green Economy, Barack Obama, Green News

The new team faces political urgency to deliver on promises made by Mr. Obama on the campaign trail. One was his pledge to use a cap-and-trade bill fo...

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Obama: 'We Understand that the Facts Demand Bold Action'

David Roberts | Posted 01.15.2009 | Green

Read More: Steven Chu, Energy, Green Economy, Carol Browner, Lisa Jackson, Nancy Sutley, Barack Obama, Green News
David Roberts

Obama, while introducing his green team today, made a point that he intends to make "again and again: There is not a contradiction between economic growth and sound environmental practices."

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Leadership, Strategy, and Experts. More lessons for Obama.

John O'Neil | Posted 01.15.2009 | Politics

Read More: Job Losses, Political Experts Bias, Green Collar Jobs, Republican Party Deregulation, Economic Experts, Economy, National Infrastructure, John Gardner, New Jobs, Obama Leadership, President Obama, Obama Administration, Obama Community Organizer, Obama Economic Recovery Plan, Obama White House, Obama Advisers, Community Organizers, Deregulation, Green Economy, Al Gore, President Bush Deregulation, Dallas, Politics News
John O'Neil

The nation must boldly rebuild to avoid the perils of a dangerously gyrating world where yesterday's swaggering certainty is tomorrow's worn out wisdom.

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Australia's Green Economic Stimulus

AFP | Sun Dec 14, 6:19 Pm ET | Posted 01.15.2009 | Green

Read More: Australia, Green Collar Jobs, Green Stimulus, Green Economy, Green News

Australia will bring forward millions of dollars in funding for solar and other renewable energy sources, in part to help boost the economy, Prime Min...

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Obama's Global Challenge

Marco Trbovich | Posted 01.11.2009 | Green

Read More: President Obama, Coal Energy, Cap and Trade, Global Economy, Clean Coal, Dirty Energy, Globalization, Obama Administration, Clean Energy, Energy Policy, Robert Rubin, Clintonian, Steve Hildebrand, Consumer Goods, Obama Appointees, Green Economy, Barack Obama Environmental Policy, President Elect Obama, Citigroup, Green News
Marco Trbovich

America's energy future is a goods news, bad news joke. The good news is that America has enough domestic resources to meet its energy needs. The bad news is, the resource is coal.

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Why Are Congressional Democrats Giving in to Bush on the Auto Bailout?

Mitchell Bard | Posted 01.10.2009 | Politics

Read More: 2008 Elections, Thomas Friedman, John McCain, Mitch McConnell, Chrysler, American Automobile Industry, Honda, George W. Bush, Ford, Democrats, Democrats Congress, Energy Policy, Barack Obama, Auto Bailout, General Motors, Rod Blagojevich, Reducing Emissions, Subaru, New York Times, Car Czar, Mitsubishi, Green Economy, Bank Bailout, Global Warming, Detroit Bailout, Politics News
Mitchell Bard

You would think that winning the White House and overwhelming majorities in both houses of Congress would instill some backbone into Democrats on Capitol Hill. You would, of course, be wrong.

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The Trash Crash: Recyclables' Value Dives With Economy

New York Times | MATT RICHTEL and KATE GALBRAITH | Posted 01.08.2009 | Green

Read More: Recycling, Economy, Recylables, Waste, Financial Crisis, Green Business, Green Economy, Green News

The economic downturn has decimated the market for recycled materials like cardboard, plastic, newspaper and metals. Across the country, this junk is ...

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Google CEO on Energy Efficiency: "Doing the Right Thing Is Also the Right Thing for Business"

Frances Beinecke | Posted 01.03.2009 | Business

Read More: Energy, Google, Energy Efficiency, Green Technology, Eric Schmidt, Green Economy, Clean Energy, Green Energy, Business News
Frances Beinecke

Eric Schmidt, the CEO of Google, who is also a member of President-elect Obama's Economic Advisory Board, talked about how America can create a very different energy future.

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Green Stimulus Plan Idea: Require Energy Star For Government

GreenBiz | Leanne Tobias, December 2, 2008 | Posted 01.03.2009 | Green

Read More: Department of Energy, Green Stimulus, Green Economy, Energy Star, Green News

You'd already guessed it ... but now it's official: The U.S. has been in recession since December 2007. The official announcement was made Monday, fol...

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