Green Transition

Phoenix opens $1.4 billion light-rail system

Yahoo! News | David Schwartz | Posted 04.17.2009 | Green


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Salazar at the Interior Department: So Much at Stake

Frances Beinecke | Posted 01.18.2009 | Green


Frances Beinecke

As Secretary of the Interior, Ken Salazar has to send a powerful signal that the era of unethical behavior and unchecked industry influence is over.

The Environmental Appointments: Obama Means What He Says

Frances Beinecke | Posted 01.12.2009 | Green


Frances Beinecke

Browner was an inspiring leader and an aggressive regulator who took seriously her responsibility as head of the Clinton EPA to enforce the nation's environmental laws.

Obama's Got It Right on Smart Meters

Frances Beinecke | Posted 01.12.2009 | Green


Frances Beinecke

It is a device that gives real-time, highly specific information about how much electricity your home or office is using at any given time, so you can asses your own energy use.

Environmental Community Offers Obama a Green Economic Recovery Plan

Frances Beinecke | Posted 12.27.2008 | Politics


Frances Beinecke

The plan covers a range of issues that merit prompt presidential attention, but it underscores the immediate need to solve the entwined economic, climate, and environmental crises.