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To Tip or Not to Tip -- That Is the Question for Copenhagen

Johan Rockström | Posted 10.20.2009 | Green

Read More: Reduce Emissions, Climate Change, Greenhouse Gas, Environment, Emissions, Stockholm, Copenhagen, Global Warming, Carbon Footprint, Green News
Johan Rockström

To reduce the risk of tipping into the unknown, we need a new global deal for sustainable development. Copenhagen should be viewed as a first necessary step toward this new deal.

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Arctic 'Warmest In 2,000 Years'

BBC NEWS | Posted 10.19.2009 | World

Read More: Green Living, Artic Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Artic, Climate Change, Greenhouse Gases, Greenhouse Gas Regulation, Greenhouse Gas, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Greenhouse, Global Warming, Greenhouse Effect, World News

Arctic temperatures are now higher than at any time in the last 2,000 years, research reveals. Changes to the Earth's orbit drove centuries of coolin...

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India Emissions 'Triple By 2030'

BBC NEWS | Posted 10.19.2009 | World

Read More: Greenhouse Gas India, India Pollution, Industralized Countries, Greenhouse Gas, India Green, India, India Pollution Control, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, India Emissions, India-Climate-Change, Greenhouse Effect, World News

India's greenhouse gas emissions will more than triple over the next two decades, a report has projected. But the document, compiled by experts for t...

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The Food-Climate-Atrazine Connection Explained

Grist.org | Tom Philpott | Posted 10.17.2009 | Green

Read More: Farming, Atrazine, Roundup, Sustainable Food, Climate, Climate Change, Greenhouse Gas, Food Politics, Environment, Food, Global Warming, Green News

By Tom Philpott. This post originally appeared at grist.org. In the ongoing debate about whether sustainable agriculture can "feed the world," it's i...

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Save the Planet: Have Fewer Kids

LiveScience.Com | Posted 09.03.2009 | Green

Read More: Sustainable Living, Children, Child, Kids, Greenhouse Gases, Greenhouse Gas, Green, Environment, Greenhouse, Green Living, Green Energy, Carbon Footprint, Greenhouse Effect, Green News

For people who are looking for ways to reduce their "carbon footprint," here's one radical idea that could have a big long-term impact, some scientist...

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Obama's Earth Day Energy Declaration: California May Be The Model He Says, But It's Not Enough

William Bradley | Posted 05.24.2009 | Green

Read More: Solar Energy, Wind Energy, Climate Change, Iowa, Greenhouse Gas, Jerry Brown, George W. Bush, Geopolitics, Renewable Energy, V. John White, Earth Day, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Barack Obama, California, Nuclear, Coal, Oil, Natural Gas, Gray Davis, Green News
William Bradley

For those who think that it's too hard to build an economy without pursuing the old course on energy, Obama pointed to California, the world's seventh largest economy.

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What's The Matter With Kansas? The Fight Against Big Coal Hits the State Legislature, with National Repercussions.

Simran Sethi | Posted 10.23.2009 | Green

Read More: Supreme Court, Energy, Carbon Emissions, HB 2182, Air Quality Permit, Massachusetts v. EPA, Greenhouse Gas, Utilities, House Bill, Heather Mueller, Colorado, Kathleen Sebelius, Scott Allegrucci, Coal, Clean Air Act, Epa, Climate and Energy Project, Climate Change, Mercury, Roderick Bremby, Sunflower Electric Cooperative, Global Warming, Simran Sethi, Kansas, Gpace, Holcomb, Cep, Green News
Simran Sethi

If built, the plants in Holcomb, Kansas will belch out about 11 million tons of carbon dioxide a year, to become the largest new source of greenhouse gas emissions in the United States.

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Bush's Midnight Regulations Value Profits More Than People

Leo W. Gerard | Posted 01.29.2009 | Business

Read More: U.S. Labor Department, Occupational Safety and Health Administration, Public Citizen, Greenhouse Gas, George W. Bush, Regulation, National Marine Fisheries Service, Beryllium, Afl-Cio, Barack Obama, Clean Air Act, Midnight Regulations, Charlie Gibson, Silica, Gao, Endangered Species, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, ABC News, President Bush, Government Accountability Office, Worker Exposure to Toxic Materials, Labor Regulations, Worker Safety, Osha, Labor Rights, Workers' Rights, Truck Driving Regulations, Business News
Leo W. Gerard

The legacy of George W. Bush's final days in office will be degradation of the environment, endangered species and the safety of working people.

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Bridge Project Spans Gap Between Business and Green

Green Inc. | Libby Tucker | Posted 01.18.2009 | Green

Read More: Green Construction, President Obama, Vancouver, Green News, Portland, Washington, National Infrastructure, Economy, Bridges, Mexico, Oregon, Columbia River Crossing Project, Traffic, Green Infrastructure, President-Elect Barack Obama, Development, Columbia River, Transportation, Greenhouse Gas, Automobiles, Emissions Reduction, Pollution, Climate Change, Architecture, Infrastructure Investment, Barack Obama, Columbia River Crossing Coalition, Government Policy, Candada, Portland Oregon, Green News

President-elect Barack Obama's recent promise to make "the single largest new investment in our national infrastructure since the creation of the fede...

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Why Just Bail Out Automakers? How About Some Buy In?

Edward Humes | Posted 01.05.2009 | Green

Read More: Big Three, Chrysler, General Motors, Andy Frank, James Worden, Electric Car, Ford, Environment, Carmakers, Edward Humes, Eco Barons, Zero Emissions Vehicle, Greenhouse Gas, Green News
Edward Humes

Congress is understandably skeptical about the Big Three's plea for a multi-billion-dollar bailout of their failing auto businesses. These are, after ...

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Green Smoke and Mirrors: A Voice of Reason On Israel's Electric Car Hype

Karin Kloosterman | Posted 04.17.2009 | Green

Read More: Auto Industry, Greenhouse Gas, Electric Cars, Renewable Energy, Carbon Dioxide Emissions, Israel, Renault-Nissan, Travel, Project Better Place, Shai Agassi, Green Transit, Green News
Karin Kloosterman

Today, with Renault-Nissan signed on to build the first prototype (it was released a couple of weeks ago), it seems that Israel could be the world's first to pilot test the electric car on a national scale.

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Ferrari Experiments With Ethanol To Cut Emissions, Boost Power

AP | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business

Read More: Cars, E85 Ethanol, Ehtanol, F430 Spider Biofuel, 430 Scuderia, Greenhouse Gas, Lower Emissions, Ferrari, Business News

Ferrari is experimenting with ethanol to help its luxury sports cars produce lower emissions and improve fuel economy. Ferrari said Monday it develop...

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Extreme Hybrid Showcases Green Technology

CBS News | Seth Doane | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business

Read More: AFS Trinity Power Corporation, Environment, Global Warming, Green Technology, Hybrid, Greenhouse Gas, Business News

From the outside, the AFS Trinity Power Corporation's concept vehicle looks almost unremarkable. But the company's Chief Technology officer, Don Bend...

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