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Did Bad Energy Policy Cause the Economic Crisis? (VIDEO)

Blaise Zerega | Posted 07.27.2009 | Green

Read More: David Goldstein, Energy, Natural Resources Defense Council, fora.tv, Nrdc, Economy, Economic Crisis, Environment, Green News, Blaise Zerega, Green Energy, Green News

David Goldstein of the Natural Resources Defense Council makes a convincing case linking jobs, inflation, and the savings rate to smart environmental practices.

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Green News Report - June 25, 2009 (Audio)

Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen | Posted 07.26.2009 | Green

Read More: Supreme Court, House of Representatives, Fema, Big Three Automakers, Mountaintop Removal, United Nations, Waxman-Markey, Green News, Hurricane Katrina, Climate Change, Green News Report, Pollution, Coal, Darryl Hannah, Green News

Darryl Hannah arrested (no, not for public intoxication); Floor fight pending over climate change; Big Three automakers ignored their own consumer research ... The Supreme Court kills a lake.

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Cameron Diaz on her Childfree Status and Why the Planet Needs More Non-breeders

Kirsten Dirksen | Posted 07.26.2009 | Green

Read More: Population, Cameron Diaz, Childfree, Childless, Green News, Children, Overpopulation, Carbon Footprint, Green News

Cameron Diaz: "I don't think it's a compromise to have children. I don't think it's a compromise not to... It's just a different choice." In 2009, women must still defend their choice to be child-free.

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NYC: Too Big to Fail

Thane Rosenbaum | Posted 07.24.2009 | New York

Read More: Greed, New York Yankees Stadium, Times-Square-Herald-Square-Closed-Traffic, Unemployment, Wall Street, Central Park, Too Big to Fail, Economic Crisis, Green News, FBI Crime Statistics New York, New York City, Recession, New York News

This city of excess had forgotten what it was like to be poor.

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Green News Report - June 23, 2009 (Audio)

Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen | Posted 07.24.2009 | Green

Read More: Environmental Protection Agency, Big Oil, Tennessee Coal Ash, Waxman-Markey, Uranium Mining, Exxon Mobil, Environment, Green News, Climate Change, Food Recall, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Exxon Valdez Oil Spill, Green News

IN TODAY'S AUDIO REPORT:: Saving the planet on less than 50 cents a day!; Energy companies sued for conspiracy; Do not ask for whom the Toll House co...

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Green News Report - June 18, 2009 (Audio)

Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen | Posted 07.20.2009 | Green

Read More: Energy Efficiency, Asbestos in Libby Montana, Water, Waxman-Markey, Epa, United Nations, Green News, Green, Climate Change, Green News Report, Energy Policy, Reducing Waste, Solar Power, Bottled Water, Green News

IN TODAY'S AUDIO REPORT:: Energy legislation fight now moves to the Senate; Climate change outlook now worse than before; Libby, MT now a "public hea...

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Beyond Photovoltaics: Rebirth of the Other Solar Power

Kirsten Dirksen | Posted 07.20.2009 | Green

Read More: Concentrating Solar Power, Desertec, Solar, Green News, Renewable Energy, Renewables, Solar Concentrators, Solar Thermal, Csp, Green News

When I stumbled across an inventor obsessed with perfecting the technology to roast coffee, I was unprepared for the lesson I was about to get in solar concentrating technology.

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Green News Report - June 11, 2009 (Audio)

Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen | Posted 07.13.2009 | Green

Read More: Solar Energy, Green Jobs, Mountaintop Removal, Swine Flu Pandemic, Green News, Green, Renewable Energy, Obama Administration, Endangered Species, Green News Report, China, Green News

It's official, it's a pandemic! (Go ahead and panic); Obama doubles down on mountaintop removal; Green jobs bring in the green. All that and more in today's Green News Report!

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Where a Train Beats a Plane: Lessons for the U.S. From Spain's High-Speed Rail

Kirsten Dirksen | Posted 07.13.2009 | Green

Read More: Madrid, High-Speed Rail, Stimulus Spending, Green News, Barcelona, Spain, Obama, Train, High-Speed Train, Green News

The train takes an hour and a half longer than the plane flight between the Barcelona and Madrid, but travelers are opting for the train because it travels from city center to city center, is reliable and nearly always on time.

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Convergence on Zero for Equitable Sustainability

Gavin D. J. Harper | Posted 07.12.2009 | Green

Read More: Wales, Prince Charles, Washington, Green, Green News, Washington DC, Sustainability, Events, Green News

Every year, the Smithsonian picks a country to focus on for it's annual folklife festival -- this year they have picked Wales.

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The Free Market's Marked Men, From The Niger Delta To The Amazon

Amy Goodman | Posted 07.10.2009 | World

Read More: Niger Delta, Alien Tort Claims Act, Wiwa v. Shell, Lima, World, World News, Environment, Politics News, Oil Spills, Peru, Peruvian Jungle Interethnic Development Association, Shareholders, Corporate Crime, Nigeria, Nicaragua, Amazon, Human Rights, Alberto Pizango, U.S./Peru Trade Promotion Agreement, Chevron, Africa, Royal Dutch Shell, Oil, Ken Saro-Wiwa, Pollution, Shell Oil, Center for Constitutional Rights, Rainforests, Ken Wiwa, Alan Garcia, Ecuador, Oil Companies, Genocide, Green News, Breaking Politics News, Ogoni, Ptpa, Aidesep, World News

Ken Saro-Wiwa's family and others just won a landmark settlement in U.S. federal court, ending a 13-year battle with Shell Oil. Alberto Pizango's ordeal is just beginning.

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Green News Report - June 9, 2009 (Audio)

Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen | Posted 07.10.2009 | Green

Read More: Long Beach, Biofuels, Peru Free Trade Agreement, Waxman-Markey, Nigeria Oil, Green News, Green, Chevron, Green News Report, Ethanol, Pollution, Niger Delta, Solar Power, Shell Oil, Green News

IN TODAY'S AUDIO REPORT: Protesting in Peru; Settling with Shell; Pollution solutions in Long Beach; PLUS: Republicans vow to block climate legislati...

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Smart Grid: 5 Cities Leading The Way

Huffington Post | Ami Cholia | Posted 07.10.2009 | Green

Read More: Energy, Electricitiy, Green News, Smart Grid, Climate Change, Environment, Power, Green Energy, Stimulus Package, Green News

The nation's electricity industry is in for an overhaul. Power lines spread across the country are finally moving into the digital age with smart grid...

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Green News Report - June 4, 2009 (Audio)

Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen | Posted 07.05.2009 | Green

Read More: Bpa, Carbon Capture and Storage, Green News, Congressional Democrats, Philadelphia, Green News Report, Coal, Green News

IN TODAY'S AUDIO REPORT: Obama moves mountains -- unfortunately; Coal state Democrats heart coal; Chemical industry hearts BPA; PLUS: Big Bellies now...

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Green News Report: June 2, 2009 (Audio)

Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen | Posted 07.03.2009 | Green

Read More: Ecological Issues, Roadless Rule, Green News, Climate Change, Green News Report, Green Living, Pollution, Guns, Green News

In Today's Audio Report: Rules of the road; Packing in the Parks; Is eco-system recovery even possible? Plus: Green News Report helps your troubles g...

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President Obama Folding on Promise to Make Corporations Pay to Pollute?

Josh Nelson | Posted 07.02.2009 | Green

Read More: Energy Policy, House Energy and Commerce Committee, President Obama, Politics, Green News, Clean Energy, Green, Green Energy, Global Warming, Energy, American Clean Energy and Security Act, Climate Change, Green News

Sensing the political difficulty of fulfilling his campaign promise of making polluters pay for poisoning the planet, Obama has indicated willingness to compromise on a fundamental principle.

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Green News Report - May 28, 2009 (Audio)

Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen | Posted 06.28.2009 | Green

Read More: Energy, Bpa, Stephen Chu, Carbon Emissions, Sonia Sotomayor, Green News, Climate Change, Green News Report, Fda, Green News

IN TODAY'S AUDIO REPORT: How 'green' is Sotomayor?; Bush and the baby bottles; PLUS: White is the new green! For roofs, that is .... All that and mor...

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Green News Report - May 26, 2009 (Audio)

Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen | Posted 06.26.2009 | Green

Read More: Green News, House of Representatives, Climate Change, Henry Waxman, Green News Report, Ban Ki-Moon, Waxman-Markey, Green Living, Green News

In Today's Audio Report: Another step forward in the House for climate and energy legislation -- but is it enough? Plus: You are brilliant, and The...

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Hooray for Emission Curbs

Diane Francis | Posted 06.20.2009 | Green

Read More: Saudis, Gasoline, Mexico, Green, Green News, Oil Prices, Cars, Green Energy, China, Detroit Bailout, Fuel Emissions, Bush, Green News

America finally has a smart leader, not a good old boy from Texas and his sidekick who were in the hip pockets of the Saudis and oil interests at home...

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Green News Report - May 19, 2009 (Audio)

Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen | Posted 06.19.2009 | Green

Read More: Environment, Green, Green News, Environmental Protection Agency, Superfund, Green News Report, Justice Department, CAFE Standards, President Obama, Green Living, Green News

In Today's Audio Report: One step forward and two steps back for Obama and the Democrats -- the changing political climate of climate change politics....

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Green News Report - May 14, 2009 (Audio)

Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen | Posted 06.14.2009 | Green

Read More: Pesticides, Evangelical Christians, Epa, Green News, Religious Right, Glenn Beck, Climate Change, Climate Legislation, Green News Report, Green News

In Today's Audio Report: Zombie lies that just won't die; EPA bans pesticide in U.S.; Just whose side is God on in the climate legislation debate?

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Major Compromise on Clean Energy and Green Jobs Bill

Josh Nelson | Posted 06.13.2009 | Green

Read More: Green Jobs, President Obama, Renewable Electricity Standard, Politics, Rick Boucher, Green News, Clean Energy, Copenhagen, Breaking Politics News, Congress, Green, Henry Waxman, Global Warming, Energy, American Clean Energy and Security Act, Climate Change, Green News

Roll Call is reporting that Representatives Waxman and Boucher have reached an agreement on several critical provisions of the American Clean Energy and Security Act.

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Green News Report - May 12, 2009 (Audio)

Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen | Posted 06.12.2009 | Green

Read More: Glaciers, Green News, Polar Bears, Coal Ash, Climate Change, Oceans, Green News Report, Coal, Endangered Species Act, Solar Power, Green News

In Today's Audio Report: Obama abandons polar bears, but exposes hidden Bush EPA study detailing cancer risks from coal ash; The highest ski run in the world, melted; Plus: The awesome new Clean Coal ringtones you've been waiting for!

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Zipcar: A Green Company Keeping America on the Go

Lynda Resnick's Blog | Lynda Resnick | Posted 06.12.2009 | Business

Read More: Green Cars, Green, Green News, Cars, Green Zipcar, Zipcar, Green Living, Zipcar Green Company, Business News

As the national zeitgeist begins to embrace both environmentalism and thriftiness, Zipcar finds itself at quite a profitable intersection. The rent-as...

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Green News Report - May 7, 2009 (Audio)

Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen | Posted 06.07.2009 | Green

In Today's Audio Report: Fires and bats and bears -- Oh My!; Congress to offer Cash For Clunkers; Some Democrats side with Republicans in stalling cli...

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