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New Energy Economy -- Next Steps for Colorado and the Nation

Leslie Weise | Posted 11.09.2009 | Denver

Read More: Energy, Wind Power, Governor Ritter, Energy Efficiency, Green Jobs, Fossil Fuels, Xcel, Alternative Energy, Renewable Energy, Green Energy, Bill Ritter, Green Energy Economy, Solar Power, Denver News
Leslie Weise

There are many obstacles to transition our dependency on traditional fossil fuels to cleaner energy solutions, and Ritter has demonstrated the courage to confront those obstacles.

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What's Spanish for Total and Complete BS?

James Boyce | Posted 09.29.2009 | Green

Read More: Senate, Clean Energy, Waxman-Markey Climate Bill, Green Energy, Green Energy Economy, Global Warming, Climate Change, Green News
James Boyce

The money spent presenting fiction as fact over the past decade has had a real impact on the average American. Still, to this day, you will hear that there is debate about global warming, about whether it's happening at all.

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What if They Held an "Energy Citizen" Rally and Nobody Noticed?

Chris Savage | Posted 10.23.2009 | Business

Read More: Green Jobs, Energy Citizen, Energy Citizens Rallies, American Petroleum Institute, Michigan, Green Energy, Astroturf, Green Energy Economy, Business News
Chris Savage

Could it possibly be that they held an "Energy Citizens Rally" in Michigan and nobody actually noticed? Not one single media source picked it up?

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Cash for Coal Anyone?

Steve Kirsch | Posted 09.26.2009 | Green

Read More: Nuclear Power, Cash for Clunkers, Renewable Energy, Nuclear Energy, Nuclear Reactor, Climate Change, Climate Crisis, Green Energy, Green Energy Economy, Green-Energy-Jobs, Global Warming, Green News
Steve Kirsch

Since the "Cash for Clunkers" program was so successful in stimulating demand for new autos, why not use the same concept to stimulate the demand for new clean power plants to replace dirty coal?

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Add a Gigawatt a Day to Keep the Climate Crisis at Bay

Steve Kirsch | Posted 09.18.2009 | Green

Read More: Integral Fast Reactor, Nuclear Power, Renewable Energy, Lamar Alexander, Climate Change, Climate Crisis, Green Energy, Global Warming, Al Gore Global Warming, Obama Global Warming, Obama Energy Bill, Nuclear Energy, Nuclear Reactor, Green-Energy-Jobs, Energy Bill, Green Energy Economy, Climate Bill, Green News
Steve Kirsch

If we think we're going to make the goal from solar, wind, and other renewables alone, we must be smoking something. Every clean power technology, including nuclear, has to play a role.

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Booming U.S. Gas Fields Represent the Future of American Energy

Michael J. Newport | Posted 06.20.2009 | Green

Read More: Energy, Natural Gas, Green Energy, Green Energy Economy, Green News
Michael J. Newport

I believe it's time for America to decide if we are really serious about becoming an energy-independent nation, immune to geopolitical conflicts, or remain complacent.

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Speaking with Americans about Energy and Climate: From the Think Tank to the Kitchen Table

Drew Westen | Posted 06.19.2009 | Politics

Read More: Renewable Energy, Polls, Environment, Cap and Trade, Green Energy, Green Energy Economy, Framing, Energy Politics, Politics News
Drew Westen

What we found is that when we talk in plain, values-oriented language, we solidly move people, motivate them to action, and beat the industry's well-crafted messages by 20-40 points.

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Solar for the South Side: A 'Can Do' Plan for Urban Solar Array in Chicago?

Henry Henderson | Posted 05.24.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Chicago Solar Plant, Solar Power Plants, Exelon, Green Energy, Green Energy Economy, Chicago Solar Power, Chicago News
Henry Henderson

The plan to install 32,800 panels in a former industrial site on Chicago's South Side would amount to the largest solar power project in an American urban center.

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Peaceful Revolution: Childcare and Construction

Robert Drago | Posted 01.22.2009 | Politics

Read More: Karen Shellenback, National Infrastructure, Economic Crisis, Childcare Jobs, Green Energy, Pink Policy, Construction Workers Wages, Momsrising, Obama Economic Recovery Plan, Barbara Bergmann, Nancy Folbre, Green Infrastructure, Platform for Progress, Randy Albelda, Julie Matthaei, Childcare, Direct Care Alliance, Childcare Workers Wages, Construction Workers, Shawn Fremstad, Economic Recovery, Education Reform, Teachers, Ipetition, Green Energy Economy, Green Policy, Peri, Nwlc, Politics News
Robert Drago

We need to spend federal money now to help jump-start employment and incomes, but once we are spending money, we should devote it to something worthwhile.

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Each Of Us Must Help Make America Energy Smart

Brian Keane | Posted 01.08.2009 | Green

Read More: Energy, Energy Efficiency, Renewable Energy, Green, Obama Transition, Obama, Green Living, Green Energy, Green Energy Economy, Wind Power, Obama Energy Policy, Obama Administration, Sustainable Energy, Barack Obama Environmental Policy, Green News
Brian Keane

Americans must be proactive and do everything we can right now to support clean energy and energy efficiency -- without waiting for a new president, a new law or a new anything.

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Nationalizing Chrysler

Larry Abrams | Posted 04.14.2009 | Business

Read More: Financial Crisis, Politics, Big Three Automakers, Green Energy, Green Energy Economy, United Auto Workers, Detroit Bailout, Ford, Detroit Three, Automakers, Jobs, Bailout, Cars, Detroit Automakers, Unemployment, Detroit Bailout Reaction, Gm, Chysler, Automaker Bailout, The Big 3, Auto Industry, Detroit, Business News
Larry Abrams

The "creative destruction" argument conveniently forgets that it wasn't the "free market" that created the American Way of life, but a working class that was paid well enough to consume.

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From Floods of Hope to Rebuilding With Resilience

Graham Hill | Posted 04.15.2009 | Green

Read More: Ecosystems, Climate Change, Ecosystem Degradation, Resilience, Resilience Psychology, New Green Deal, Green Energy Economy, Green News
Graham Hill

All of us in the green movement who woke up Wednesday to the flood of hopeful feeling cascading through the country (and the world) in the wake of Bar...

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Clean Energy Outlook: Hands Off the Panic Button

Clint Wilder | Posted 11.26.2008 | Green

Read More: Green Energy, Green Energy Economy, Credit Crisis, Green Collar Jobs, Gas Prices, Renewable Energy, Clean Tech, Economic Crisis, Energy Efficiency, Global Warming, Energy, Green News
Clint Wilder

I'm not claiming that clean energy is recession-proof. Tight credit is slowing project investment, and jitters throughout the economy have many companies wary of new ventures.

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Clean Energy Sector: Make Your Voices Heard

Frances Beinecke | Posted 11.24.2008 | Green

Read More: Energy, Renewable Energy, Energy Efficiency, Green Collar Jobs, Green Energy Economy, Clean Tech, Global Warming, Green News
Frances Beinecke

Green collar workers, clean tech venture capitalists, and renewable energy manufacturers are already laying the groundwork. But now they need to go one step further.

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