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EPA's Jackson Is Moving Fast to Regulate Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Ann Carlson | Posted 10.01.2009 | Green

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Today's newly proposed rule is one step toward what is likely to be much more extensive regulations aimed not just at new businesses that emit large amounts of greenhouse gases but also at existing ones.

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Copenhagen UN Climate Summit Needs to Produce

Mike Smith | Posted 09.25.2009 | Green

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There will likely not be a "Kyoto-style Treaty" emerging from the UN Summit on Climate Change in Copenhagen, Denmark early December.

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Lisa Jackson, Head Of The EPA, Talks Climate Change And Small Business On The "Daily Show" (VIDEO)

Huffington Post | Alex Leo | Posted 06.15.2009 | Green

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Lisa P. Jackson, the new administrator of the EPA and the first African-American woman to hold the post, appeared on the "Daily Show" last night. She ...

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Obama Gets Gender Right in First 100 Days: Women in Top Spots, Policies Signal Shift toward Equality

C. Nicole Mason | Posted 05.21.2009 | Politics

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What is also significant is about Obama's appointments is that more than half are women of color -- this is more than any other president in the history of the country.

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Cable News: The Triumph of Neutrality

Reese Schonfeld | Posted 03.26.2009 | Media

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The use of "neutral" content is a cheap and lazy way of filling air time, which is why we see so much of it on the cable news networks.

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Obama's Emissions Standards Supported By Auto Executives

Politico | Posted 02.27.2009 | Politics

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Auto-industry officials were surprisingly receptive to President Obama's announcement about tightening emission standards, saying the steps he announc...

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Obama Cabinet's Commitment To Real Science: Will Direct Focus First Towards Global Warming

Salon | Posted 02.27.2009 | Politics

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The greatest task of the Obama administration -- and the next 10 presidents -- is to avoid catastrophic global warming. The latest science warns that ...

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Enviro Group Slams Obama's EPA Pick

Mother Jones | Posted 02.14.2009 | Politics

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Only a few of Obama's cabinet nominations have received any criticism during this transition period; most have been fuss-free. But Lisa Jackson, commi...

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Obama Has Good Taste in Women: Take a Look at His Cabinet

C. Nicole Mason | Posted 01.22.2009 | Politics

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President-Elect Barack Obama is on track to nominate the most women to his cabinet than any other U.S. President in history. While President Bush had...

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Lisa Jackson, EPA Chief Pick, Has A Record That Raises Eyebrows

ProPublica | Joaquin Sapien | Posted 01.15.2009 | Green

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Lisa Jackson, who President-elect Barack Obama is expected to name Monday evening to lead the Environmental Protection Agency, is already being hailed...

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Browner's Second Chance: Obama's Green Team Traces Its Roots Back to Gore

David Roberts | Posted 01.11.2009 | Politics

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When Obama promised change, he wasn't talking about plucking amateurs from outside government. He was talking about a change from incompetence and stagnation to competence and progress.

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Lisa Jackson, Environmental Protection Agency Administrator?

Posted 01.10.2009 | Politics

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The AP reports that Obama intends to name Lisa Jackson, the former Commissioner of the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, as his Envir...

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