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The American Dream is Leaving the Station

John F. Wasik | Posted 08.21.2009 | Business

Read More: Economy, American Dream, Green News, Foreclosure, Real Estate, Green Living, Housing Crisis, Income, Business News
John F. Wasik

There is no safety net to stop this free fall in our aspirations and nest eggs. Can we still afford the American Dream in a market economy?

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Green News Report - July 16, 2009 (Audio)

Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen | Posted 08.16.2009 | Green

Read More: Cap and Trade, Green Jobs, Public Lands, John Kerry, Mining, Swine Flu, Sarah Palin, Green News, Royalties, Climate Change, Green News Report, Pollution, Green News
Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen

Is this the end of the 'free ride' for mining companies?

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How Green Building Can Save the Housing Industry

John F. Wasik | Posted 09.08.2009 | Green

Read More: Renewable Energy, Green News, Green Living, Green Energy, Energy Policy, President Obama, Ecofriendly Homes, Green Homes, Green Technology, Sustainability, Green News
John F. Wasik

Homebuilding needs to join the 21st century and apply the best, efficient technologies to lower costs and reduce energy and resource consumption.

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How To Go Green At Work (VIDEO)

Huffington Post | Posted 08.09.2009 | Green

Read More: Sustainable Living, Energy, Green Work, Workspace, Work, Office, Green, Environment, Green News, Diy, Green Workplace, Green Living, Green News

You may not be able to control everything that happens in your office, but there are definitely things you can do to make sure your office is on its w...

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Green News Report - July 9, 2009 (Audio)

Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen | Posted 08.09.2009 | Green

Read More: Wind Power, T. Boone Pickens, G8 Summit, President Obama, Mt. Rushmore, Arizona, Fda, Green News Report, Greenpeace, Monsanto, Arctic, Bald Eagles, Creationism, Indoor Air Quality, Green News, Climate Change, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Green News
Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen

IN TODAY'S AUDIO REPORT: Obama on Mt. Rushmore; Monsanto lobbyist moves to FDA; Bald eagles move to D.C....

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4 Hottest Green Jobs

thedailygreen.com | Posted 09.08.2009 | Green

Read More: Skylight, Green Urban Planning, Green-Jobs, Best Green Jobs, Green Jobs, Roofing Installer, Urban Planning, Going Green, Green Business, Green Living, Insulation Installer, Best-Green-Jobs, Green Techology, Green News, Sustainability, Urban-Planning, Green News

One of the quickest ways into a green collar job is through the burgeoning field of green building. ...

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Green News Report - July 7, 2009 (Audio)

Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen | Posted 08.08.2009 | Green

Read More: Cell Phones, Nrcc, House of Representatives, U.S. Senate, France, Nuclear Power, Exxon Mobil, Green News, Climate Change Denial, Climate Change, Green News Report, American Clean Energy and Security Act, Green News
Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen

Will the climate change in the Senate over climate change legislation?; ExxonMobil pays up & pays out; Universal cell phone charger for the EU, but not for you!; Nuclear Power vs. Summer...

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Egypt's Green Live in Garbage

Olivia Sterns | Posted 08.08.2009 | World

Read More: Recycling, Green Jobs, Cairo, Egypt, Swine Flu, Africa, Green, Green News, Trash, Green Living, Development, Garbage, Zabaleen, Sanitation, World News
Olivia Sterns

The efficiency rate of the Zabaleen is almost 85%, rivaling the best of Western urban recycling models. Even still, the state seems intent on wiping them out.

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Can White Paint, Reflective Windows and Closed Doors Save the Planet?

Kirsten Dirksen | Posted 09.08.2009 | Green

Read More: Whitewash, Cooling, Geoengineering, Ac, Green News, Cars, Climate Change, Global Warming, New York City, Green Technology, Sustainability, Green News
Kirsten Dirksen

NYC utilities provider Con Edison estimates that if 1,000 businesses keep their doors open, they are wasting 4,600 barrels of oil and releasing 2,200 tons of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere.

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Use the Precautionary Principle

Andrew Kimbrell | Posted 08.03.2009 | Green

Read More: White House Garden, White House, Obama White House, Lead, Michelle Obama, Eddie Gehman Kohan, The Obama Girls, Gardening, Epa, Green News, Lead Poising, Sewage Sludge, Obama Administration, Organic Gardening, Organic Food, National Park Service, Toxic Chemicals, Green News
Andrew Kimbrell

At the White House, the precautionary principle should be used: lead contaminated soil should be removed and replaced with organic compost. That would be the safe and truly organic way.

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Green News Report - July 2, 2009 (Audio)

Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen | Posted 08.02.2009 | Green

Read More: Cap and Trade, Exxon Mobil, Epa, Green News Report, Exxon Valdez, Bush Administration, Waxman-Markey, California Emissions Standards, Green News, Environment, Fox News, Coal Ash, Climate Change, Climate Change Denial, Food Recall, Gray Wolves Endangered Species, Forests, Republicans, Green News
Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen

IN TODAY'S AUDIO REPORT: California wins one for a change; Where's the beef? Recalled!; Did EPA suppress study from global warming skeptic?... PLUS:...

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Green News Report - June 30, 2009 (Audio)

Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen | Posted 07.31.2009 | Green

Read More: Nuclear Weapons, Carbon Emissions, Water, Waxman-Markey, Cfl, Green News, Climate Change, Green News Report, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Pollution, American Clean Energy and Security Act, Green News
Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen

IN TODAY'S AUDIO REPORT: The heat was on as members of the U.S. House of Representatives angrily debated and narrowly passed the landmark American C...

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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
Blaise Zerega

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
Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen

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
Kirsten Dirksen

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
Thane Rosenbaum

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
Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen

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
Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen

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
Kirsten Dirksen

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
Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen

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
Kirsten Dirksen

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
Gavin D. J. Harper

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
Amy Goodman

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
Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen

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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