June 19, 2013

Edition: U.S.

Interior Department

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'Green News Report' - June 13, 2013

Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen | Posted 06.13.2013 | Green

Read More: Floods, Green Jobs, Fracking, Renewable Energy, Clean Energy, Green News Report, Green Energy, Coal, Colorado, Drought, Video, New Mexico, Fossil Fuels, Climate Science, Anti-Science, Gop, Climate Change, Climate Change Denial, Global Warming Deniers, Air Pollution, US Forest Service, Sequestration, Global Warming, Interior Department, Energy, Climate, Carbon Dioxide, Washington DC, Utilities, Science, Environmentalism, Energy Efficiency, Carbon Tax, BRAD BLOG, Water, Tipping Point, Green News, Sustainability, Natural Gas, Hydraulic Fracturing, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Sequester, Extreme Weather, Supreme Court, Canada, Pipeline, Tar Sands, Water Wars, Louisiana, Oil Spill, Hurricane Sandy, Oklahoma, Brazil, Michael Bloomberg, New York, Texas, Toxic Chemicals, Wildfires, Amazon Rainforest, Green News

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'Green News Report' - June 11, 2013

Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen | Posted 06.11.2013 | Green

Read More: Floods, Green Jobs, Fracking, Renewable Energy, National Mall, Nevada, Clean Energy, Green News Report, Green Energy, Coal, Colorado, Drought, Video, New Mexico, Fossil Fuels, Climate Science, Anti-Science, Gop, Genetically Modified Food, Climate Change, Climate Change Denial, Boulder Colorado, Global Warming Deniers, Air Pollution, US Forest Service, Sequestration, Global Warming, Interior Department, Energy, Gmos, Climate, Carbon Dioxide, Washington DC, Utilities, Science, Environmentalism, Energy Efficiency, Carbon Tax, BRAD BLOG, Water, Tipping Point, Connecticut, Green News, Sustainability, Natural Gas, Hydraulic Fracturing, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Sequester, Extreme Weather, Green News

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'Green News Report' - June 6, 2013

Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen | Posted 06.06.2013 | Green

Read More: Green Jobs, Renewable Energy, Clean Energy, Green News Report, Green Energy, Video, Fossil Fuels, Climate Science, Anti-Science, Gop, Genetically Modified Food, Climate Change, Climate Change Denial, Global Warming Deniers, Air Pollution, Global Warming, Energy, Gmos, Climate, Carbon Dioxide, Environmentalism, Energy Efficiency, Carbon Tax, BRAD BLOG, Water, Tipping Point, Green News, Sustainability, Natural Gas, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Extreme Weather, Floods, Fracking, National Mall, Nevada, Coal, Colorado, Drought, New Mexico, Boulder Colorado, Sequestration, US Forest Service, Interior Department, Science, Utilities, Washington DC, Connecticut, Wildfires, Hydraulic Fracturing, Sequester, Green News

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New Mexico County First To Ban Fracking Over Water Safety Concerns

The Huffington Post | Lucia Graves | Posted 05.29.2013 | Green

Read More: LA Times, Interior Department, Mora County, New Mexico, Fracking, House Natural Resources Committee, American Petroleum Institute, Api, Los Angeles Times, Hydraulic Fracturing, Ny-Hydraulic-Fracturing-Ban, New York Fracking Ban, Pittsburgh, Green News

Mora County, a conservative ranching community in New Mexico, is the first U.S. county to ban the practice of fracking, according to reports from the ...

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Interior Issues New Fracking Rule

AP | MATTHEW DALY | Posted 05.16.2013 | Green

Read More: Interior Department, Energy, Interior Department Fracking, Hydraulic Fracturing, Fracking Rule, New Fracking Rule, Fracking, Hydraulic Fracturing Rules, Green News

WASHINGTON -- Companies that drill for oil and natural gas on federal lands will be required to disclose publicly the chemicals used in hydraulic frac...

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Facing National Scrutiny, BLM Struggles to Explain Wild Horse Program

Suzanne Roy | Posted 05.15.2013 | Green

Read More: Lisa Myers, Blm, NBC News, Horse Slaughter, Interior Department, Sally Jewell, Wild Horses, Video, Green News

As the NBC story points out, even though wild horses are protected by an act of Congress, they have powerful enemies. The power of the people is what's needed now to overcome the special interests allied against America's mustangs.

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Sally Jewell: An Ideal Choice to Lead Our National Parks Into Their Next Century

Tom Kiernan | Posted 06.11.2013 | Green

Read More: Interior Department, Department of Interior, Sally Jewell Interior Secretary, National Parks, Sally Jewell, Green News

To me, this spoke volumes about Sally's personality -- it showed her sensitivity, her quickness to act, and her dedication to helping others, even if it means changing her own plans to take the most responsible action.

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'Green News Report' - March 21, 2013

Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen | Posted 05.21.2013 | Green

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'Green News Report' - March 19, 2013

Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen | Posted 05.19.2013 | Green

Read More: Wind Power, Green Jobs, Fracking, Epa, Renewable Energy, Abu Dhabi, Clean Energy, Green News Report, Green Energy, Video, Energy Department, Big Oil, Fossil Fuels, Climate Science, Anti-Science, Gop, Climate Change, Climate Change Denial, Global Warming Deniers, Air Pollution, Solar Power, Global Warming, Energy, Interior Department, Fukushima, Environmental Health, Climate, Nuclear Power, Carbon Dioxide, Environmentalism, Gulf Oil Spill, Transocean, Barack Obama, Arctic, Shell Oil, BRAD BLOG, Water, Tipping Point, Fish, Green News, Sustainability, Endangered Species, Natural Gas, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Japan, Argonne National Laboratory, Republicans, Green News

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'Green News Report' - March 14, 2013

Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen | Posted 05.14.2013 | Green

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Sally Jewell: From REI to DOI?

Michael Brune | Posted 05.14.2013 | Green

Read More: Interior Department, David Brower, Sierra Club, Sally Jewell, Green News

From everything I've seen, Sally Jewell has the potential to be a great Secretary of the Interior. Based on the Obama's administration's track record of protecting public lands thus far, though, I have to hope this expert kayaker doesn't find herself paddling into the wind.

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'Green News Report' - March 7, 2013

Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen | Posted 05.07.2013 | Green

Read More: Floods, Green Jobs, Australia, Epa, Renewable Energy, Clean Energy, Green News Report, Green Energy, Video, Fossil Fuels, Big Oil, Climate Science, Anti-Science, Gop, Climate Change, Climate Change Denial, Global Warming Deniers, Air Pollution, Global Warming, Energy, Environmental Health, Climate, Carbon Dioxide, Environmentalism, State Department, Carbon Tax, BRAD BLOG, Water, Tipping Point, Keystone XL Pipeline, Green News, Sustainability, BP Oil Spill, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Extreme Weather, Republicans, Fracking, Colorado, Antibiotic Resistance, Fort Collins, Solar Power, Sinkholes, Interior Department, Transcanada, Sally Jewell, China, Green News

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Obama Naming New Cabinet Post

AP | MATTHEW DALY | Posted 04.08.2013 | Politics

Read More: Interior Department, Sally Jewell Department of the Interior, Video, Sally Jewell Interior, Sally Jewell Interior Secretary, Department of the Interior, Sally Jewell, Interior Secretary, Politics News

WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama's choice for interior secretary is a lifelong outdoors enthusiast who likes to bike, ski and climb mountains...

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Barack Needs a Binder of His Own

Martha Burk | Posted 03.27.2013 | Politics

Read More: Female Cabinet Members, Interior Department, Epa, Obama Cabinet, Binders Full of Women, Transportation Department, Obama Inauguration, President Obama, Women's Groups, Department of Labor, Cabinet Appointments, Commerce Department, Politics News

The president has weathered a good deal of criticism for a lack of women in high-level appointments. The administration has defended its mostly white-guy picks, and told the girls to wait -- more female appointments are coming. Here are a few entries to get them started.

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Sustainable Agriculture, Wilderness and Drakes Bay Oysters: The Role of Science in Policy

Peter H. Gleick | Posted 01.23.2013 | Science

Read More: Interior Department, Drakes Bay Oyster Farm, John Muir, Oysters, Sustainable Agriculture, Science, Pt. Reyes, Climate Change, Ken Salazar, Gifford Pinchot, Science News

Scientific integrity, logic, reason and the scientific method are core to the strength of our nation. We may disagree about matters of opinion and policy, but we (and our elected representatives) must not misuse, hide or misrepresent science in service of our preferences and ideology.

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Report: Interior Secretary To Step Down

Posted 01.16.2013 | Politics

Read More: Interior Department, Video, Ken Salazar Interior Department, Solar Energy, Wildlife Refuges, Obama-Cabinet, Ken Salazar, Senate Energy and Natural Resource Committee, Gulf Oil Spill, National Parks, Deepwater Horizon Explosion, Politics News

Interior Secretary Ken Salazar reportedly plans to step down from his cabinet position in the Obama administration. According to The Denver Post, S...

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Romney Mocks Planet; Will Obama Mock Arctic?

Glenn Hurowitz | Posted 10.30.2012 | Green

Read More: Coalition, Interior Department, Offshore Driling, Arctic, Shell, Climate Change, Romney, Oil, Drilling, Polar Bears, Obama, Oceans, Coal, Global Warming, Wildlife, Green News

Obama's political team looks at the Shell Oil decision - and every other major policy choice facing them in the next few months - purely as a risk: risk of giving the Tea Party material to whine about, risk of riling up Koch brothers, risk of giving Mitt Romney an issue.

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'Green News Report' - July 26, 2012

Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen | Posted 09.25.2012 | Green

Read More: Floods, Green Jobs, United Nations, Epa, Regulation, Clean Energy, Green News Report, Pollution, Green Energy, Stephen Colbert, Drought, Video, Solar Energy, 2012 Presidential Election, Fossil Fuels, Big Oil, Climate Science, Anti-Science, Gop, Climate Change, Climate Change Denial, Global Warming Deniers, Air Pollution, Global Warming, Energy, Farming, Climate, Carbon Dioxide, Environmentalism, Carbon Tax, BRAD BLOG, Tipping Point, Green News, Sustainability, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Extreme Weather, Republicans, Nasa, Glaciers, Arctic Ice Melt, Agriculture, Navy, Public Lands, Greenland, Ken Salazar, Ray Mabus, Usda, Interior Department, Biofuels, Tom Vilsack, Great Green Fleet, Food, Olympics, Infrastructure, Africa, London Olympics, Geoengineering, Ozone, David Letterman, Green News

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Brewer Deals Surprise Blow

Reuters | Posted 07.15.2012 | Politics

Read More: Interior Department, Jan Brewer, Video, Brewer Federal Lands, Reuters, Blm, Sagebrush Revolt, Jan Brewer Federal Land, Politics News

(Adds comment from Sierra Club) By Tim Gaynor and David Schwartz PHOENIX, May 14 (Reuters) - Arizona Governor Jan Brewer...

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Federal Fracking Regulations In Draft Report Would Require Disclosure Of Chemical Fluids

HuffingtonPost.com | Lucia Graves | Posted 02.07.2012 | Green

Read More: Interior Department, Video, Fracking, Rob Portman, Obama SOTU, Fracking Regulation, Epa, Office of Management and Budget, Fracking Fluid Disclosure, Interior Secretary Ken Salazar, Hydraulic Fracturing, Mary Landrieu, Adam Fetcher, Green News

WASHINGTON -- Natural gas drillers would be required to disclose the chemicals they use in hydraulic fracturing or "fracking" on public lands, accordi...

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Feds: Offshore Wind Power Will Not Cause 'Major Environmental Damage'

AP | ALEX DOMINGUEZ | Posted 04.03.2012 | Green

Read More: Offshore Wind Power, Renewable Energy, Wind Power, Energy, Interior Department, Wind Energy, Video, Offshore Wind Development, Ap, Green News

BALTIMORE (AP) — The view off the mid-Atlantic shore in the next decade could include giant wind turbines generating electricity for homes in severa...

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Obama Takes To Nevada And Colorado To Talk Energy, Expanding Drilling In The Gulf

HuffingtonPost.com | Lucia Graves | Posted 03.27.2012 | Green

WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama will double down on his "all-of-the-above" energy strategy on Thursday when he announces the Interior Department'...

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Report Unveils Nation's Top Conservation Projects

AP | MATT VOLZ | Posted 01.03.2012 | Green

Read More: Obama Conservation Projects, Interior Department, Obama-Administration, Video, Public Lands, Department of the Interior, Conservation Projects, Conservation, America's Great Outdoors Initiative, Obama Administration, Obama, Ken Salazar, Green News

HELENA, Mont. — An Interior Department report released Thursday identifies 101 high-priority conservation projects across the nation as part of ...

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Three Major Companies Cited Over Alleged Gulf Oil Spill Violations

AP | By MICHAEL KUNZELMAN | Posted 12.12.2011 | Green

Read More: Bp, Interior Department, Video, Oil Spill, Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill, Environment, Deepwater Horizon, BP Oil Spill, Gulf Oil Spill, Gulf of Mexico, Halliburton Oil Spill, Transocean Oil Spill, Green News

NEW ORLEANS -- Federal regulators on Wednesday cited oil company BP PLC and two other companies – Transocean Ltd. and Halliburton – for al...

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Standing Up for Our Western Lands and Heritage

Bill Eikenberry | Posted 11.23.2011 | Green

Read More: Interior Department, Public Lands, Oil Drilling, Oil, Bureau of Land Management, Ken Salazar, Wyoming, Gulf Oil Spill, Air Pollution, Categorical-Exclusions, Wildlife, Green News

Despite claims by oil and gas companies, the truth is that we can have both more responsible energy development and common sense protections for western lands.

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