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Use Your Cell Phone Cam to Tell EPA You Want Clean Cars

Josh Dorner | Posted 04.03.2009 | Green

Read More: California Waiver, Epa, Environmental Protection Agency, Obama Administration, Lisa Jackson, Clean Cars, Sierra Club, Green News

This Thursday, we'll be delivering photos of folks from around the country, holding car keys (or bike lock keys or even just your house keys), and saying, "EPA is the key to cleaner cars."

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Dirty Coal Has Left the Building: Live Blog from DC

Jeff Biggers | Posted 04.02.2009 | Green

Read More: Dirty Coal, Lisa Jackson, Environmental Policy, Green News, Carol Browner, Climate Change, Steven Chu, President Obama, Ran, Capitol Climate Action, Mountaintop Removal, Clean Energy, Greenpeace, Cancer, Green Energy, Coal, Green News

Author Bill McKibben held down the corner of the park with plenty of media cameras. He declared simply: "Coal is killing the planet. Green energy is going to drive us out of this recession."

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Neutrality Update

Reese Schonfeld | Posted 03.27.2009 | Media

Read More: Environment, Epa, Environmental Protection Agency, New York Times, Lisa Jackson, Cable News, Cnn, Neutrality, Media News

The Times editorial leaves me with a good feeling about Ms. Jackson, and high hopes for the future effectiveness of the EPA.

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Cable News: The Triumph of Neutrality

Reese Schonfeld | Posted 03.26.2009 | Media

Read More: Lisa Jackson, Msnbc, Peter Lehner, The Business of Green, Lisa Jackson EPA, Cnn, No Child Left Behind Act, Epa, Tim Pawlenty, Cable News, US Chamber of Commerce, Journalism, Mike Barnicle, William Kovacs, Media News

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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A New World: When The EPA Speaks, Energy Industry Trembles

Huffington Post | Dave Burdick | Posted 03.22.2009 | Green

Read More: Energy, Epa, Carbon Dioxide, Lisa Jackson, Pollution, Green Politics, Regulating Carbon Dioxide, Green News

In the waning days of the Bush administration, the Environmental Protection Agency seemed to be the most blatant tool being used to execute "midnight ...

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The State of Green -- Obama and the First 20 days

Jack Hidary | Posted 03.10.2009 | Green

Read More: Epa, Doe, Lisa Jackson, Environmental Policy, Clean Tech, Carol Browner, Steven Chu, State of Green, Obama, Green Economy, Jim Jones, Todd Stern, 100 Days, Stimulus Bill, Green News

Holly Kaufman: "Obama has ushered in a refreshing reliance on science, and a commitment to letting scientific fact, and even scientific hunch, see the light of day."

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Dear Obama and Gov. Manchin: Act on Coal River Crisis

Jeff Biggers | Posted 03.07.2009 | Green

Read More: Dirty Coal, Coal, Carol Browner, Renewable Energy, George Washington, Martin Luther King, Mountaintop Removal, Black History Month, Stephen Chu, Big Coal, Civil Disobedience, Barack Obama, Wind Energy, Joe Manchin, Epa, Lisa Jackson, Green News

The mechanization of above-ground mountaintop removal has prevented a diverse economy and led to a decrease in coal mining jobs in some of the highest poverty stricken strip-mining areas.

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Obama's Emissions Standards Supported By Auto Executives

Politico | Posted 02.27.2009 | Politics

Read More: Lisa Jackson, Automaker Bailout, John Boehner, President Obama, Obama, Ray Lahood, Barack Obama, Obama Emissions Standards, Automakers, Ray Lahood Department of Transportation, First 100 Days, Lisa Jackson EPA, 100 Days, Obama First 100 Days, Auto Industry, Politics News

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

Read More: Carol Browner EPA, Lisa Jackson, Steven Chu Energy, Carol Browner Energy Czar, Lisa Jackson Obama Cabinet, First 100 Days, Carol Browner, Lisa Jackson EPA, Steven Chu Obama, Steven Chu, Obama First 100 Days, 100 Days, Steven Chu Energy Secretary, Global Warming, Obama Cabinet, Barack Obama Cabinet, Politics News

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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Lisa Jackson Confirmed As Head Of EPA After Anonymous Hold

Grist | Posted 02.23.2009 | Green

Read More: Epa, Tom Barrasso, Lisa Jackson, Obama's Cabinet, Green Politics, Green News

President Obama's "green team" is nearly complete, as the Senate on Thursday confirmed Lisa Jackson to run the Environmental Protection Agency and Nan...

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Anonymous Hold Put On Confirmation Of EPA Chief, Environmental Quality Chair

CQ Politics | Posted 02.21.2009 | Green

Read More: Epa, White House Council on Environmental Quality, Lisa Jackson Hold, Lisa Jackson, Obama's Cabinet, Nancy Sutley, Epa Administrator Confirmation, First 100 Days, Obama First 100 Days, 100 Days, Green News

***SEE UPDATES BELOW*** CQPolitics reports that not all of the confirmation hearings have gone smoothly for Obama appointees and that we can add two ...

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Lisa Jackson: Music to My Ears

Josh Dorner | Posted 02.14.2009 | Green

Read More: Epa, Barbara Boxer, California Waiver, Jeff Merkley, Clean Energy, Lisa Jackson, Sierra Club, Global Warming, Barack Obama, Environmental Protection Agency, Clean Air Act, Confirmation Hearings, Stephen Johnson, Oregon, Green News

EPA Administrator-designate Lisa Jackson was in the dock before the Senate today and I agree with Barbara Boxer that Jackson's answers to many questions were "music to my ears."

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Lisa Jackson: Science Will Rule At New EPA

AP | DINA CAPPIELLO | Posted 02.14.2009 | Green

Read More: Environment, Pollution, Lisa Jackson, Lisa Jackson Confirmation Hearing, Epa, Obama's Cabinet, Coal Ash, Coal, Energy Policy, Green News

WASHINGTON — Coal ash spilled onto Barack Obama's agenda Wednesday when his pick to run the Environmental Protection Agency spoke of possibly re...

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Enviro Group Slams Obama's EPA Pick

Mother Jones | Posted 02.14.2009 | Politics

Read More: Lisa Jackson, Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility, Obama Appointments, Lisa Jackson EPA, Obama Epa, Obama Appointees, Peer, Politics News

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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Sen. Boxer To Ask Tough Questions At EPA Designee's Hearing

ProPublica | Joaquin Sapien | Posted 02.13.2009 | Green

Read More: Epa, Barbara Boxer, Environment, Lisa Jackson Confirmation, Perchlorate, Lisa Jackson, Pollution, Obama's Cabinet, Green News

From ProPublica: In the latest volley of a years-long battle involving the Environmental Protection Agency, the military and the White House, the EPA...

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Obama's Animal Welfare Team

Michael Markarian | Posted 01.17.2009 | Politics

Obama has pledged to make progress for animal welfare and environmental stewardship, and we hope these appointees will prove to be an excellent team to help him meet these crucial goals.

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Obama's Climate Team Faces "New Energy Economy" Challenge

New York Times | JOHN M. BRODER and ANDREW C. REVKIN | Posted 01.16.2009 | Green

Read More: Steven Chu, Carol Browner, Green Collar Jobs, Climate Change, Environment, New Energy Economy, Lisa Jackson, Pollution, Green Economy, Barack Obama, Green News

The new team faces political urgency to deliver on promises made by Mr. Obama on the campaign trail. One was his pledge to use a cap-and-trade bill fo...

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Obama: 'We Understand that the Facts Demand Bold Action'

David Roberts | Posted 01.15.2009 | Green

Read More: Steven Chu, Energy, Green Economy, Carol Browner, Lisa Jackson, Nancy Sutley, Barack Obama, Green News

Obama, while introducing his green team today, made a point that he intends to make "again and again: There is not a contradiction between economic growth and sound environmental practices."

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

ProPublica | Joaquin Sapien | Posted 01.15.2009 | Green

Read More: Lisa Jackson, Lisa Jackson EPA, Green News

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

Read More: Bill Clinton, Environmental Protection Agency, Lisa Jackson, Carol Browner Energy Czar, Council on Environmental Quality, Lisa Jackson EPA, Carol Browner, Kathleen Mcginty, Epa, Environment, Nancy Sutley, Obama Administration, Al Gore, Barack Obama, Obama Cabinet, Barack Obama Cabinet, Politics News

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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This Just In: Adults Put Back in Charge at DOE

Josh Nelson | Posted 01.11.2009 | Green

For the past eight years our energy and environmental policies have been run by children. All of that is set to change with the welcome news of Obama's apparent new Energy Secretary, Steven Chu.

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Lisa Jackson, Environmental Protection Agency Administrator?

Posted 01.10.2009 | Politics

Read More: Obama Cabinet, Epa, Environmental Protection Agency, Lisa Jackson Obama Cabinet, Lisa Jackson EPA, Obama Administration, Lisa Jackson, Politics News

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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Obama's Next Picks: Energy Secretary, Environmental Chief

Washington Post | Al Kamen | Posted 01.07.2009 | Politics

Read More: Dan Reicher, Lisa Jackson, Obama Mcginty, Jim Rogers, Ralph Izzo, Obama Energy, Obama Inslee, Obama Smith, Obama Izzo, Fred Smith, Obama Epa, Obama Rogers, Obama Reicher, Kathleen Mcginty, Mary Nichols, Obama Transition, Jay Inslee, Obama's Cabinet, Politics News

The Obama transition team, moving along smartly to fill Cabinet posts, is planning to trot out nominees as early as next week for three jobs much watc...

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