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'Green News Report' - May 8, 2012

Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen | Posted 05.08.2012

Read More: Green Jobs, 350.Org, France, Epa, Regulation, Clean Energy, Nuclear, Green News Report, Pollution, Green Energy, Greenpeace, Coal, Pipeline, Colorado, Climate Scientists, Video, Solar Energy, 2012 Presidential Election, Fossil Fuels, Big Oil, Climate Science, Protest, Anti-Science, Gop, Climate Change, Climate Change Denial, Global Warming Deniers, Air Pollution, Global Warming, Energy, Britain, Carbon Dioxide, Environmentalism, Barack Obama, Toxic Chemicals, Connect the Dots, Dept. Of Energy, Aei, BRAD BLOG, Water, Tipping Point, Green News, Warren Buffett, Sustainability, James Hansen, Natural Gas, Hydraulic Fracturing, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Wildlife; Endangered Species; Wind Energy, Extreme Weather, Republicans, Green News

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'Green News Report' - May 3, 2012

Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen | Posted 05.03.2012

Read More: Green Jobs, Epa, Regulation, Clean Energy, Nuclear, Green News Report, Pollution, Green Energy, Coal, Pipeline, Climate Scientists, 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, Carbon Dioxide, Environmentalism, Barack Obama, Toxic Chemicals, Aei, BRAD BLOG, Water, Tipping Point, Green News, Sustainability, Natural Gas, Hydraulic Fracturing, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Extreme Weather, Republicans, 350.Org, France, Greenpeace, Colorado, Protest, Britain, Dept. Of Energy, Connect the Dots, James Hansen, Warren Buffett, Wildlife; Endangered Species; Wind Energy, Green News

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Stopping Coal in Its Tracks: Will Historic Actions This Week Launch Summer Uprising?

Jeff Biggers | Posted 05.03.2012

Read More: Rainforest Action Network, Bank of America, Appalachia, Dirty Coal, James-Hansen, Duke Energy, Mountaintop Removal, Greenpeace, Mickey McCoy, Coal, Anti-Big Coal, Anti Big Coal, Green News

Activists in North Carolina tagged Apple's logo on the coal trains today, calling out the tech company's increasingly coal-fired needs at it expanding Maiden, NC, datacenter.

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Hansen Had It Right in 1981 Climate Report

Neil Wagner | Posted 04.29.2012

Read More: Michael E. Mann, Dr. James Hansen, James Hansen, Climate Change, Climate Science, Global Warming, Climate Scientists, Green News

A recently rediscovered 1981 paper, written by NASA atmospheric physicist James Hansen and others, has been analyzed and found to be impressively accurate about the course of climate change.

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'Green News Report' - March 13, 2012

Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen | Posted 05.13.2012

Read More: Gas Prices, William Nordhaus, Green Jobs, Australia, Regulation, Green News Report, Pollution, Green Energy, Climate Scientists, Video, Rising Sea Level, 2012 Presidential Election, Fossil Fuels, Big Oil, Climate Science, Gop, Climate Change Denial, Climate Change, Tornadoes, Global Warming Deniers, Air Pollution, Global Warming, Energy, Fukushima, Carbon Dioxide, Environmentalism, Subsidies, Barack Obama, Water Pollution, BRAD BLOG, Green News, Sustainability, Ocean Acidification, James Hansen, Oceans, Japan, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Extreme Weather, Republicans, Floods, Fracking, James Inhofe, Ohio, Rick Santorum, Earthquake, Hydraulic Fracturing, Coal, Solar Power, Water, Ozone, Green News

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'Green News Report' - March 8, 2012

Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen | Posted 05.08.2012

Read More: Iowa, Gas Prices, Chevy Volt, William Nordhaus, Green Jobs, Economy, Agriculture, Factory Farms, Regulation, Iran, Green News Report, Pollution, Green Energy, Climate Scientists, Video, 2012 Presidential Election, Fossil Fuels, Big Oil, Climate Science, Gop, Climate Change, Climate Change Denial, Tornadoes, Newt Gingrich, Global Warming Deniers, Air Pollution, Solar Power, Global Warming, Energy, Environmentalism, Subsidies, Barack Obama, Water Pollution, BRAD BLOG, Green News, Sustainability, Ocean Acidification, Food, BP Oil Spill, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Extreme Weather, Republicans, Carbon Capture and Storage, Antarctica, Australia, Iceland, Rising Sea Level, Fukushima, Biofuels, Carbon Dioxide, Kiribati, James Hansen, Algae, Alaska, Japan, Oceans, China, Refugees, Green News

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WATCH: James Hansen Explains Why He 'Must Speak Out About Climate Change'

Posted 03.07.2012

Read More: Ted Talks 2012, Video, TED Talks, Keystone XL Pipeline, Climate Science, Dr. James Hansen, James Hansen, Keystone XL Protests, Climate-Change, Ted, James Hansen Keystone Xl Pipeline, Global Warming, Climate Scientists, Green News

Climate scientist Dr. James Hansen, began a recent TED talk with two important questions. He asks, "What do I know that would cause me -- a retice...

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'Green News Report' - February 2, 2012

Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen | Posted 04.03.2012

Read More: Asian Carp, Fracking, Economy, United Nations, Epa, Renewable Energy, Regulation, Green News Report, Pollution, Green Energy, Coal, Pipeline, Canada, Tar Sands, Drought, Video, 2012 Presidential Election, Heat Wave, Big Oil, Fossil Fuels, Climate Science, Great Lakes, Gop, Groundhog Day, Climate Change Denial, Climate Change, Global Warming Deniers, Air Pollution, Global Warming, Energy, Invasive Species, Environmentalism, Subsidies, State Department, Barack Obama, Texas, Energy Efficiency, Pennsylvania, BRAD BLOG, Keystone XL Pipeline, Green News, Fox News, James Hansen, Illinois, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Hydraulic Fracturing, Extreme Weather, Republicans, Gasland, Wall Street Journal, Brad Pitt, Daily Show, Insurance, Saudi Arabia, Daily Mail, Josh Fox, Green Building, Eminent Domain, Munich Re, Cuba, Green News

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'Green News Report' - January 31, 2012

Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen | Posted 04.01.2012

Read More: Chevy Volt, Fracking, Economy, West Virginia, Epa, Renewable Energy, Mitch Daniels, Regulation, Conservation, Green News Report, Pollution, Green Energy, Coal, Pipeline, Canada, Tar Sands, Video, 2012 Presidential Election, Fossil Fuels, Big Oil, Climate Science, California Air Resources Board, Gop, Climate Change, Climate Change Denial, Global Warming Deniers, Air Pollution, Global Warming, Energy, Nanotechnology, Environmentalism, Subsidies, State Department, Barack Obama, Energy Efficiency, BRAD BLOG, Keystone XL Pipeline, Conocophillips, Green News, Food, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Hydraulic Fracturing, China, Republicans, Exxon Valdez, Muppets, Eric Bolling, Exxon Mobil, Invasive Species, Rick Santorum, Snakes, Fox News, Florida, Bill O'Reilly, Wind Energy, United Nations, Drought, Heat Wave, Electric Cars, Illinois, Texas, James Hansen, Gmos, Green News

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Methane in the Twilight Zone (Second Episode)

Nathan Currier | Posted 03.18.2012

Read More: Methane Emissions, Ecology, Green News, Climate Science, Climate Change, Environment, New York Times, Science, James Hansen, Methane, Global Warming, Green News

The most important paper on climate change in quite a while was published two days ago in Science (Shindell et al, 2012: read about it here). But sorr...

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Keystone as a Political Barometer

Chris Ladd | Posted 03.18.2012

Read More: Climate Change, Keystone Pipeline, Barack Obama, Global Warming, Alberta Oil Sands, James Hansen, Environmental Policy, Tar Sands, Politics News

The Keystone opposition is not about global warming or protecting the environment. The debate over Keystone is a barometer of how difficult it has become for Americans to address any political issue in a rational manner.

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'Green News Report' - January 12, 2012

Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen | Posted 03.13.2012

Read More: Fracking, Epa, Renewable Energy, Nigeria, Regulation, Power Plants, Conservation, Iran, Innovation, Green News Report, Pollution, Tar Sands, Drought, Video, Oil Spill, Fossil Fuels, Big Oil, Climate Science, Africa, Gop, Climate Change Denial, Climate Change, Global Warming Deniers, Air Pollution, Global Warming, Energy, Environmentalism, State Department, Toxic Chemicals, BRAD BLOG, Keystone XL Pipeline, Fish, Green News, BP Oil Spill, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Hydraulic Fracturing, Extreme Weather, Methane, Television, Heat Wave, Germany, Solar Power, Thomas Edison, Transocean, Barack Obama, Energy Efficiency, Haiti, James Hansen, Republicans, Green News

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Methane in the Twilight Zone (First Episode)

Nathan Currier | Posted 03.12.2012

Read More: Methane Emissions, Ecology, Green News, Climate Change, Environment, Andrew Revkin, New York Times, James Hansen, Global Warming, Methane, Climate Science, Green News

Last month saw methane emissions entering the twilight zone for the first time. By an odd quirk of timing, two incongruous things happened virtually at once.

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The Occupation of COP17 was Inevitable

Bianca Jagger | Posted 02.08.2012

Read More: Durban Climate Talks, Durban, Cop17, James Hansen, Lord Stern, Ban Ki Moon, Green News

Today, the planet is entering a period of consequences. If allowed to proceed unchecked, climate change will exact a huge cost in terms of human life and our economies.

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The Quest for Connection

Craig K. Comstock | Posted 12.06.2011

Read More: Energy, Oil, The Quest, Peak Oil, Climate Change, James Hansen, Daniel Yergin, Global Warming, Richard Heinberg, Green News

Daniel Yergin has succeeded as a historian of energy, but failed as envisioner of a tolerable future. On the jacket of his new book, a parade of e...

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'Green News Report' - October 4, 2011

Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen | Posted 12.04.2011

Read More: Epa, Nigeria, Renewable Energy, Regulation, Green Belt Movement, Green News Report, Pollution, Solar Decathlon, Coal, Radiation, Engineering, Military, Radioactivity, Oil Spill, Big Oil, Fossil Fuels, Climate Science, Gop, Climate Change Denial, Climate Change, Global Warming Deniers, Solar Power, Global Warming, Bp, Energy, Lobbying, Nuclear Energy, Environmentalism, Shell Oil, Texas, Energy Efficiency, Koch Brothers, Dept of Energy, BRAD BLOG, Green News, Koch Industries, Sustainability, Logging, Natural Gas, BP Oil Spill, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Extreme Weather, Solyndra, China, Salmon, Navajo Nation, Shipping, Forests, Salmonella, Factory Farming, Mining, Uranium, James Hansen, Tuvalu, Green News

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Obama: Did I Say I'd Restore Science to Its 'Rightful Place?'

Shawn Lawrence Otto | Posted 11.15.2011

Read More: Nasa, Smog, Keystone XL Pipeline, James Hansen, Climate Change, Barack Obama, Clean Air Act, Ozone, Obama Epa, Green News

President Obama pledged to restore science to its rightful place -- but he didn't say just what he thought that rightful place to be.

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The Climate Post: Tar Sands Pipeline Gets Green Light in Environmental Review

Mason Inman | Posted 11.02.2011

Read More: Tar Sands, Carbon Capture and Storage, Wind Power, Greenhouse Gases, James Hansen, Obama Administration, Hydraulic Fracturing, Solar Power, China, Green News

In a major step last week, the State Department published its final environmental review saying the pipeline wouldn't impact most resources.

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Interview: James Hansen on the Tar Sands Pipeline Protest, the Obama Administration and Intergenerational Justice

Jerry Cope | Posted 10.21.2011

Read More: Obama Administration, Climate Change, Alberta Tar Sands, Civil Disobedience, Gus Speth, Bill Mckibben, Keystone XL Pipeline, James Hansen, Green News

"What we are doing to the future of our children, and the other species on the planet, is a clear moral issue. As Albert Einstein said, "thought without action is a crime." Choosing silence and safety is not an option."

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Will Chicago Aldermen Make Clean Energy History or Disappear Into Big Coal's Shadow Tomorrow?

Jeff Biggers | Posted 06.20.2011

Read More: Dirty Coal, Clean Power Chicago, Pilsen, Fisk, Alderman Joe Moore, Eco-Justice Collaborative, Mayor Daley, James Hansen, Danny Solis, Greenpeace, Coal, Coal-Fired Plants, Clean Power Ordinance, Chicago News

Last week's fatal coal train wreck in Iowa was a tragic reminder of the stunning human and environmental cost of coal burning in the Windy City. That could all change on Thursday, April 21st.

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The Right to a Future: We Need a New Lexicon for Conveying Climate Collapse

Raffi Cavoukian | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: James Hansen, 350ppm, Framing, Greenhouse Gases, Global Warming, Climate Change, The-Long-Emergency, Green News

Are we tweeting while Earth burns? Is climate collapse our new collective Titanic? How do we best describe the survival struggle of 7 billion in a way that connects?

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Green News Report: December 28, 2010 (Audio)

Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Cap and Trade, Green Jobs, Epa, Christianity Environmentalism, Factory Farms, Regulation, Contaminated Water, Pipelines, Clean Energy, Green News Report, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Coal, Offshore Drilling, Evangelicals, Marines, Rising Sea Level, Fossil Fuels, Big Oil, Greenhouse Gases, US Senate, Africa, Christmas, Hexavalent Chromium, Gop, Climate Change, Climate Change Denial, Gulf of Mexico, Global Warming Deniers, Global Warming, Bp, Farming, Toxic Water, California, Research, Carbon Emissions, Environmentalists, European Union, Global Temperature, Arctic, BRAD BLOG, Mining, Oil, Green News, Sustainability, Ocean Acidification, James Hansen, Climate Legislation, Endangered Species, BP Oil Spill, Ethanol, Extreme Weather, Green News

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Green News Report: December 23, 2010 (Audio)

Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Cap and Trade, Green Jobs, Epa, Christianity Environmentalism, Regulation, Contaminated Water, Pipelines, Clean Energy, Green News Report, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Coal, Offshore Drilling, Evangelicals, Rising Sea Level, Fossil Fuels, Big Oil, Greenhouse Gases, US Senate, Christmas, Gop, Climate Change, Climate Change Denial, Gulf of Mexico, Global Warming Deniers, Global Warming, Bp, Toxic Water, California, Research, Carbon Emissions, Environmentalists, European Union, Global Temperature, Arctic, BRAD BLOG, Mining, Oil, Green News, Sustainability, Ocean Acidification, Endangered Species, Climate Legislation, BP Oil Spill, Ethanol, Extreme Weather, Factory Farms, Marines, Africa, Hexavalent Chromium, Farming, James Hansen, Green News

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How to Bring Down the Coal and Oil Goliath: A Million Personal Letters

Steve Valk | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Wind Power, 350.Org, Climate, Clean Energy, Congress, Coal, New Yorker, Fossil Fuels, Lester Brown, Climate Change, Environment, Oil, James Hansen, Bill Mckibben, Global Warming, Senate, Solar Power, Lobbyists, Epa, Carbon Pricing, Advertising, Brookings Institution, Green News

A price on carbon is still our best hope. But how do we overcome the insidious influence of dirty energy and pass effective climate legislation?

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PHOTOS: 100 ARRESTED, Including NASA Scientist, At Mountaintop Mining Protest In DC

AP/Huffington Post | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Protest Mountaintop Mining, James Hansen Protest, James Hansen Arrested, James Hansen, Mountaintop Removal, Activism, Protest Mountaintop Removal, Mountaintop Removal Protest, Mountaintop Mining Protest, Slideshow, Green News

WASHINGTON — Around 100 people have been arrested outside the White House while protesting against mountaintop removal mining, including NASA sc...

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