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Arlen Specter's Climate Change Politics: What His Switch Means
Grist | Posted 05.29.2009 | Green
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So what are his positions on climate change? Roughly those of a conservative Democrat. He voted against the McCain-Lieberman climate bill twice and de...
Green Hangover
Jonathan A. Schein | Posted 05.29.2009 | Green
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It's no secret that that business has always been the fuel in America's economic engine. And creating a green economy is going to be one of the biggest economic drivers in the next fifty years.
Mountaintop Mining Rule REVERSAL Could Be Coming
AP | DINA CAPPIELLO | Posted 05.28.2009 | Green
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WASHINGTON — The Obama administration took steps Monday to reverse a last-minute Bush-era rule that allows mountaintop mining waste to be dumped...
Oldest US Nuclear Plant Shuts Down A Reactor
AP | Posted 05.28.2009 | Green
LACEY TOWNSHIP, N.J. — The operator of the nation's oldest nuclear power plant has manually shut down its reactor after equipment failed on one ...
Hey Mister Mayor, Shed Some Light for Us
Lisa Sharkey | Posted 05.27.2009 | Green
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Dear Mayor Bloomberg, I see you have just implemented new green guidelines for New York City. I applaud you for your eco-consciousness. Just want to...
California Fuel Rule To "Reward Innovation, Expand Consumer Choice"
AP | SAMANTHA YOUNG | Posted 05.25.2009 | Green
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SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California air regulators on Thursday adopted a first-in-the-nation mandate requiring low-carbon fuels, part of the state's...
Gore, Gingrich To Address Congress On Climate Legislation
AP | DINA CAPPIELLO and H. JOSEF HEBERT | Posted 05.25.2009 | Green
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WASHINGTON — Former Vice President Al Gore, the leading American voice on climate change, urged lawmakers Friday to overcome partisan difference...
Obama: America Must Be Leader In Creating New Energy Sources
AP | PHILIP ELLIOTT and MIKE GLOVER | Posted 05.24.2009 | Green
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NEWTON, Iowa — President Barack Obama, standing Wednesday in the shell of a once-giant Maytag appliance factory that now houses a wind energy co...
Cement Industry: Mercury And Toxins Must Stay!
AP | JOHN FLESHER | Posted 05.24.2009 | Green
TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. — A group representing the U.S. cement industry says a federal government plan for cutting emissions of mercury and other a...
Offshore Wind In Great Lakes Could Power New York
AP | CAROLYN THOMPSON | Posted 05.24.2009 | Green
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BUFFALO, N.Y. — A New York state utility is exploring whether it is possible to put electricity-generating wind turbines in the Great Lakes, rat...
Congress To Address "Pent Up Demand" For A Climate Bill
AP | DINA CAPPIELLO | Posted 05.20.2009 | Green
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WASHINGTON — The last time Congress passed major environmental laws, acid rain was destroying lakes and forests, polluted rivers were on fire an...
High-Speed Rail Routes That Could Get Upgrades (MAP)
AP | By The Associated Press | Posted 05.18.2009 | Green
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WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama on Thursday outlined plans for a high-speed rail network he said would change the way Americans travel, drawing c...
Congress, EPA Playing Good Cop, Bad Cop On Climate Law
e360.yale.edu | Posted 05.16.2009 | Green
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U.S. Rep. Edward Markey, a key figure in drafting climate legislation, has warned industry representatives that they can either work with Congress to ...
Report: Ethanol Partly Responsible For Rising Food Costs
AP | MARY CLARE JALONICK | Posted 05.11.2009 | Green
WASHINGTON — The increased use of ethanol could cost the government up to $900 million for food stamps and child nutrition programs, a congressi...
EPA Continues To Block Harmful Mining Projects
AP | TIM HUBER | Posted 05.11.2009 | Green
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is objecting to three more Appalachian surface mining permits, saying the operation...
Senate's Knock-Down, Drag-Out Energy Skirmishes Ramp Up
Grist | Posted 05.10.2009 | Green
The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee took up the first four components of its pending energy package last week, focusing on job-training ...
Offshore Energy Development Requires Delicate Balance
AP | CAIN BURDEAU | Posted 05.10.2009 | Green
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NEW ORLEANS — As the Obama administration formulates its energy policy, Interior Secretary Ken Salazar said Wednesday he would take a broad look...
Oyster Creek Nuclear Plant, Oldest In US, Licensed For 20 More Years
AP | WAYNE PARRY | Posted 05.10.2009 | Green
LACEY TOWNSHIP, N.J. — The nation's oldest nuclear power plant has been granted a new license allowing it to operate for another 20 years. The ...
Washington Post Reporter Calls Out George Will For Lying In Washington Post
Grist | David Roberts | Posted 05.08.2009 | Green
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What jumped out at me is this bit, toward the bottom of the piece: The new evidence--including satellite data showing that the average multiyear ...
Rich Countries Won't Budge, Stall UN Climate Talks
AP | ARTHUR MAX | Posted 05.07.2009 | Green
AMSTERDAM — Negotiators at U.N. climate talks, buoyed by U.S. promises to lead the fight against global warming, are demanding that industrial c...
Tim DeChristopher, Land Auction Prankster, Charged With Felonies
Los Angeles Times | April 2, 2009 | Posted 05.03.2009 | Green
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Salt Lake City -- A college student was charged with two federal felonies Wednesday for what he contends were acts of civil disobedience -- making fal...
Gray Wolves No Longer On Endangered List, Except In Wyoming
AP | BEN NEARY | Posted 05.03.2009 | Green
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CHEYENNE, Wyo. — The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service released a formal rule Wednesday to remove gray wolves from the federal endangered list in M...
Nobody Wants To Be In Charge Of Coal Mining In China
AP | CHRISTOPHER BODEEN | Posted 05.02.2009 | Green
BEIJING — Position open: Mayor of Chinese coal mining city notorious for frequent fatal accidents and heavy pollution. Prospective candidates: N...
More Natural Resource Conflicts To Come (AUDIO)
WorldFocus | Posted 05.02.2009 | Green
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Competition for natural resoures often lies at the heart of human conflict, from oil and water in the Middle East to contested coltan in the Democ...
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