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Obama Administration Environmental Policy

A Message to Congress: Energy Smart Programs Will Save the Economy

Brian Keane | Posted 02.09.2009 | Green

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Brian Keane

Despite Friday's piece in the Times, there seems to be a growing consensus around Washington that the road to our nation's economic salvation will be ...

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Increasing Agreement on Carbon Taxes -- Goodbye 2008 Conventional Wisdom

Dan Rosenblum | Posted 01.30.2009 | Green

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Dan Rosenblum

This convergence of opinion from Left and Right signals an extraordinary opportunity to obtain bipartisan support for a revenue-neutral carbon tax.

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Salazar at the Interior Department: So Much at Stake

Frances Beinecke | Posted 01.18.2009 | Green

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Frances Beinecke

As Secretary of the Interior, Ken Salazar has to send a powerful signal that the era of unethical behavior and unchecked industry influence is over.

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