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Governor Ritter REDI-ing to Retire Coal Plants

Jeremy Nichols | Posted 12.10.2009 | Denver

Read More: Oil and Gas Drilling, Governor Ritter, Oil and Gas Leasing, Copenhagen 2009, Greenhouse Gases, Comanche 3, Renewable Energy, Climate Change, Aerial-Gunning, Wildearth Guardians, Coal, Global Warming, Wildlife, Colorado, Denver News

All the renewable energy in the world can't and won't make up for the fact that unless Colorado starts cutting back on coal burning, greenhouse gases are going to keep climbing.

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Why President Obama's Copenhagen Efforts Matter

Michael Meehan | Posted 12.10.2009 | Green

Read More: Copenhagen, Greenhouse Gases, Carbon Emissions, Climate Change, Kyoto Protocol, Green News

The US capitalizes on markets, and COP15 is a moment where it must seize the opportunity with climate change. But COP15 also represents an economic risk if we don't act because there are serious contenders abroad.

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Karl Rove On "O'Reilly" (VIDEO): Bush Was A Green Leader

Huffington Post | Gazelle Emami | Posted 12.10.2009 | Green

Read More: Bush Green Leadership, Karl Rove, Copenhagen 2009, Greenhouse Gases, George W. Bush, O'Reilly Factor, Copenhagen Climate Conference, Bill O'Reilly, Karl Rove Bush, Global Warming, Green News

Karl Rove, Wall Street Journal columnist and former adviser to George W. Bush, appeared on The O'Reilly Factor to discuss the Copenhagen climate confe...

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Saboteurs at Copenhagen

William S. Becker | Posted 12.10.2009 | Green

Read More: Cap and Trade, Climate Change, Copenhagen 2009, Greenhouse Gases, United Nations, Endangerment Finding, Epa, President Obama, Green News

The Obama Administration must get serious about using its regulatory authority to cut U.S. greenhouse gas emissions well below the levels being considered on Capitol Hill.

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GOP: EPA Greenhouse Gas Finding Threatens Kittens, Puppies

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 12.08.2009 | Green

Read More: Junk-Science, EPA Endangerment Finding, Epa, Environmental Protection Agency, Kittens, Greenhouse Gases, Puppies, Climate Change Legislation, Green News

Over at the Washington Independent, Mike Lillis pulls a quote from the Republican Study Committee, pushing back on the EPA's greenhouse gas endangerme...

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Copenhagen 2009: This Decade Declared Warmest On Record, All Eyes Turn To US And China

AP | JOHN HEILPRIN and CHARLES J. HANLEY | Posted 12.09.2009 | Green

Read More: US Copenhagen, China Copenhagen, Climate Change, Copenhagen 2009, Global Warming, Greenhouse Gases, Warmest Decade on Record, Green News

COPENHAGEN — A leaked Danish document at the U.N. climate conference provoked angry criticism Tuesday from developing countries and activists wh...

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EPA: Greenhouse Gases Are Danger To Human Health, Must Be Regulated

AP | DINA CAPPIELLO and H. JOSEF HEBERT | Posted 12.07.2009 | Green

Read More: Environmental Protection Agency, Climate Change, Global Warming, Greenhouse Gases, Epa Greenhouse Gases, Epa, Green News

WASHINGTON — The Environmental Protection Agency took a major step Monday toward regulating greenhouses gases, concluding that climate changing ...

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Salazar's Dirty Energy Disgrace

Jeremy Nichols | Posted 12.01.2009 | Denver

Read More: Powder River Basin, Copenhagen 2009, Greenhouse Gases, Department of Interior, Climate Change, Wyoming, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Ken Salazar, Coal Mining, Coal, Barack Obama, Global Warming, Denver News

Here's an international embarrassment waiting to happen. Interior Secretary Ken Salazar is not only planning to tag along with Obama in Copenhagen, he's going to be a keynote speaker.

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DIY Ecology: 4 Ways To Engineer A New Earth

Web Ecoist | Posted 11.27.2009 | Green

Read More: Sustainability, Greenhouse Gases, Green Technology, Greenhouse Effect, Green News

The planet has a fever and how we cool it down is the challenge of the century. How do we start? According to advocates of a branch of scientific tec...

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China To Send Premier To Copenhagen Climate Talks, Announces "Aggressive" Emissions Cuts

AP | CARA ANNA | Posted 11.27.2009 | Green

Read More: China Carbon Dioxide Emissions, China Copenhagen, Carbon Emissions, Copenhagen 2009, Greenhouse Gases, Climate Change, Green News

BEIJING — China promised to slow its carbon emissions, saying it would nearly halve the ratio of pollution to GDP over the next decade – a...

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California Releases First Draft 'Cap And Trade' Plan To Cut Greenhouse Gases

Sacramento Bee | Jim Downing | Posted 11.25.2009 | Los Angeles

Read More: Cap and Trade, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, California, Greenhouse Gases, Los Angeles News

The California Air Resources Board on Tuesday released a preliminary version of its first-in-the-nation "cap and trade" plan to cut greenhouse-gas emi...

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Whose Ridiculous Publicity Stunt Is It, Anyway?

Jeremy Nichols | Posted 11.24.2009 | Denver

Read More: Xcel Energy, Governor Ritter, Greenhouse Gases, Climate Change, Comanche 3, Renewable Energy, Colorado, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Denver, Coal, Wildearth Guardians, Global Warming, Denver News

A demonstration called on Governor Ritter to stop clowning around when it comes to confronting global warming. Greenhouse gas emissions are actually on the rise in Colorado thanks to Xcel Energy.

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Come on Al, Steak or the Earth?

Ingrid Newkirk | Posted 11.05.2009 | Green

Read More: Vegetarian, PETA Ads, Peta, Peta Protest, Glenn Beck, Al Gore, Vegetarianism, Ingrid Newkirk, Greenhouse Gases, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Meat, Global Warming, Video, Green News

Considering that the meat industry produces 40 percent more greenhouse gas emissions than all the world's transportation systems, we see no reason to back down in our criticism of Al Gore, among others.

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Exposed: The Worldwide Efforts Of The Global Energy Lobby To Kill Progress On Climate Change

Huffington Post | Katherine Goldstein | Posted 11.05.2009 | Green

Read More: Energy Lobby, Copenhagen 2009, cop15, Greenhouse Gases, Brazil, Killing Climate Bill, Climate Change, Climate Legislation, Lobbyblog, Coal, Global Warming, Coal Lobby, Green News

The Center For Public Integrity just released a blockbuster investigative report that details the intense corporate pressure to block an effective glo...

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Nation's Top Polluters: We're Green Too!

Tom McNichol | Posted 11.02.2009 | Green

Read More: Environment, Corporate Responsibility, Greenhouse Gases, Global Warming, Greenwashing, Greenwashing Companies, Dupont, Dow Chemical, Eastman Kodak, Air Pollution, Bayer Group, Archer Daniels Midland, Green News

Don't expect any of these companies to admit they have a poor environmental record. In fact, to hear the top polluters tell it, they're as green as Al Gore.

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Is Eating Meat The Global Warming Equivalent To Driving A Hummer?

nytimes.com | NICOLETTE HAHN NIMAN | Posted 10.31.2009 | Green

Read More: Food, Eating Meat, Global Warming, Greenhouse Gases, Climate Change, Food Politics, Green News

It's true that food production is an important contributor to climate change. And the claim that meat (especially beef) is closely linked to global wa...

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WildEarth Guardians, Environmental Group, Files Suit To Prevent Xcel From Opening New Coal Plant In Pueblo

AP | Posted 10.30.2009 | Denver

Read More: Coal Energy, Coal Power, Xcel, Colorado Department of Public Health, Publo Colorado, Coal Plant, Greenhouse Gases, Xcel Law Suit, Wildearth Guardians, Clean Air Act, Denver News

DENVER — An environmental group wants a judge to prevent Xcel Energy from firing up a new coal-fired plant in southern Colorado until a court ca...

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Green Housing for Veterans

Jonathan A. Schein | Posted 10.20.2009 | Green

Read More: Soldier On, Green Housing, Homeless Veterans, Greenhouse Gases, Solar Panels, Veterans, Green News

Soldier On is an organization that works to get homeless veterans off the streets and into housing. One particular housing project will use photovoltaic technology to power its 39 apartments.

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Environmentalists Upset Over Oil Industry Input

The Huffington Post | Jenna Staul | Posted 10.16.2009 | Business

Read More: Environmentalists, Lobbyblog, Greenhouse Gases, Business News

The Hill reports that lobbyists met with officials at the Office of Management and Budget to discuss altering proposed environmental regulations on a ...

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Environmentalists Upset Over Oil Industry Input In New Rules

The Huffington Post | Jenna Staul | Posted 10.16.2009 | Green

Read More: Environmentalists, Lobbyblog, Greenhouse Gases, Green News

The Hill reported Friday that lobbyists met with officials at the Office of Management and Budget to discuss altering proposed environmental regulatio...

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Global Warming Fight: Saudi Kingdom Wants Countries To Pay For Drop In Oil Revenue

New York Times | AD MOUAWAD and ANDREW C. REVKIN | Posted 10.14.2009 | Business

Saudi Arabia is trying to enlist other oil-producing countries to support a provocative idea: if wealthy countries reduce their oil consumption to com...

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Eco Etiquette: Is Recycling Bad For The Environment?

Jennifer Grayson | Posted 10.14.2009 | Green

Read More: Recycling, Methane Emissions, Landfills, Carbon Emissions, Green Advice, Recycling Myths, Composting, Greenhouse Gases, Green Living, Global Warming, Landfill Space, Environment, Green News

I have been hearing reports that recycling is bad. That the costs of shipping, mostly the carbon emissions from them, counteract any benefit from recy...

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Addressing Global Warming: Give Women Reproductive Choice

Mary Ellen Harte and John Harte | Posted 10.05.2009 | Green

Read More: Health Care Reform, Bearing Witness 2.0, Climate Change, Copenhagen 2009, Health Care, Reproductive Rights, Global Warming, Greenhouse Gases, Sir David Attenborough, Green News

Increasing population pressure in many nations is destroying, directly or indirectly, vitally important carbon storage systems on our planet.

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EPA moves to regulate smokestack greenhouse gases

AP | DINA CAPPIELLO | Posted 11.30.2009 | Home

Read More: Environment, Epa, Greenhouse Gases, Carbon Emissons, Pollution, Climate Change, Home News

WASHINGTON — The Environmental Protection Agency is taking its first steps to control climate-changing carbon dioxide emissions from power plants, factories and refineries.

The EPA proposed a rule Wednesday that would require polluters to install the best available technology to capture greenhouse gases whenever a facility is significantly changed or newly constructed. The rule applies to any industrial plant that emits at least 25,000 tons of greenhouse gases a year.

When the rule is final, the EPA said operators of as many 14,000 sources of pollution would have to get additional permits. The EPA action, announced the same day as a climate bill was introduce in the Senate, could put new pressure on Congress to pass legislation to avoid the federal rules.

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