Public Lands

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Salazar Cleans Up Bush-Era Cronyism in Dirty Oil-Shale Program

Frances Beinecke | Posted 10.23.2009 | Green

Read More: Public Lands, Green River, Fossil Fuels, Department of Interior, Oil Leases, Oil Shale, Ken Salazar, Wyoming, Colorado, Utah, Green News

Do we want energy development on our public lands to intensify global warming or a national energy policy that promotes technologies that are renewable and create four times jobs as fossil fuels?

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Decades Later, Public Land Fund Still a Great Idea

Will Rogers | Posted 11.15.2009 | Green

Read More: National Forests, Congress, Public Lands, Barack Obama, National Parks, Parks, Green News

As a former developer myself, I'm not against growth, but there are special places we all love that should be kept open and wild and not be developed.

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In a State of Crisis: Californians Must Save Our State Parks

Tracy Hepler | Posted 08.23.2009 | Green

Read More: Camping, Leo Carrillo State Beach, El Matador State Beach, Public Lands, Outdoors, Green Living Los Angeles, Green LA, Sacramento Budget Deficit, Hiking, State Parks, Green News

While it is clear that fiscal restraint is needed in California, closing the state parks should not be a way of achieving it.

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Green News Report - July 16, 2009 (Audio)

Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen | Posted 08.16.2009 | Green

Read More: Cap and Trade, Green Jobs, Public Lands, John Kerry, Mining, Swine Flu, Sarah Palin, Green News, Royalties, Climate Change, Green News Report, Pollution, Green News

Is this the end of the 'free ride' for mining companies?

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Renewable Energy on Public Lands Blocked by Conservation

Michael Hogan, CEO | Posted 08.15.2009 | Green

Read More: Renewable Energy, Environmentalism, Federal Lands Plicy and Management Act, Preservation, Public Lands, Energy Policty Act, Green News

These closures of the nation's public land will jeopardize America's strategic security, put our economic recovery at risk, stop job growth and prevent wind and solar development.

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Memorial Day Prayer to Charlie and Buffalo Bill

Deanne Stillman | Posted 06.25.2009 | Green

Read More: Environment, Horses, Public Lands, Buffalo Bill, Memorial Day, American-History, Animals, Man vs Wild, Green News

In 1887, a troupe of horses crossed the Atlantic, sailing out of New York harbor as excited crowds looked on.

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Balancing Renewable Energy Projects & Public Lands Stewardship

Robert Redford | Posted 05.07.2009 | Green

Read More: Renewable Energy, Energy, Wilderness, Google Earth, Green Living, Wilderness Protection, Public Lands, Renewable Energy Public Land, Robert Redford, Public Land Stewardship, Green News

America is on the verge of a renewable energy gold rush -- hundreds of applications have been filed for wind and solar projects on public lands. I think this is long overdue.

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Battlefield Bill, Gutted By Senate, Becomes Public Lands Omnibus

North Jersey.com | Posted 04.23.2009 | Politics

Read More: Senate Public Lands Omnibus, Public Lands, Public Lands Omnibus, Politics News

Take what you learned in civics about how a bill becomes a law and just throw it out. The U.S. Senate provided a graduate-level course in real-world ...

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