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Steven Cohen: Clean Energy Caught in the Political Mire

2012-05-29T08:24:00Z

Forget about oil depletion allowances -- how about the construction of the interstate highway system? How about the deduction for mortgage interest and property tax? Both stimulated increased use of fossil fuels.

Read more: Renewable Energy, Politics, 2012 Presidential Election, Fossil Fuels, Sustainability, New York Times, Green News

Dylan Ratigan: Sustainability = Security: The Next Mission for America's Vets

2012-05-26T16:54:11Z

Over a million vets will be re-entering civilian life over the next five years -- one of the largest in our country's recent history. This Memorial Day weekend, we are focusing on the next mission facing our war heroes.

Read more: Energy, Sustainability, Liz Perez, Memorial Day, John Hofmeister, Veterans, Video, Iraq Veterans, Memorial Day 2012, Politics News

Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen: 'Green News Report' - May 22, 2012

2012-05-22T20:13:08Z

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Paula Crossfield: Cooking for Solutions: An Alternative to Chef-Provocateurs

2012-05-22T16:58:26Z

The proliferation of farm-to-table restaurants, farmers' markets and small food businesses, and the increased visibility of food policy issues in the media all speak to a sea change under way.

Read more: Environment, Sustainability, New York Times, Chefs, Thomas Keller, Agriculture, Cooking for Solutions, Food News

Jessie Alvarez: Plastic Pollution: How You Can Stop Our Environmental Menace

2012-05-22T09:21:57Z

I know that cutting back on all plastic is nearly impossible now, but by starting with these tips and pushing companies to explore other options instead of plastic, one day it won't be such a challenge.

Read more: Sustainability, Plastic, Plastic Pollution Coalition, Plastic Pollution, Teen News

Ellen Weinreb: The Greatest Impact -- Remember JCC Preschool Teacher Chris Walton

2012-05-21T18:50:50Z

Young professionals not only want successful careers but also want to contribute to society. Usually, they assume this will happen quite seamlessly in a fast-paced corporate world.

Read more: Education, Sustainability, Chris Walton, Education Sustainability, Preschool Education, Teachers, Teaching, Impact News

Erin Ruberry: The Pig Opens in Logan Circle for a Snout-to-Tail Small Plates Feast (PHOTOS)

2012-05-21T08:26:54Z

Yes, you're going to see a lot of pork. But fear not, vegetarians and non-porkers. There's plenty here for you, too. But if there was ever a reason to hop off the vegetarian train for the night ("Hi, my name is Erin and I'm a vegetarian... 98 percent of the time."), it's at The Pig.

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Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen: 'Green News Report' - May 17, 2012

2012-05-17T18:03:23Z

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Andrew Reinbach: Agenda 21: Sustainability? You Mean the New World Order, says John Birch Society

2012-05-17T16:12:51Z

The JBS is probably not expecting any dramatic rollback of the nation's environmental or sustainability laws in any event. More likely, it's playing moneyball -- staying in the game, feeding its fundraising machine, keeping its followers stirred up, and throwing sand in the government's gears.

Read more: Sustainability, John Birch Society, Right Wing, Agenda 21, John Birchers, United Nations, Politics News

Agenda 21, UN's Sustainability Measure, Banned By New Hampshire House

2012-05-17T12:34:56Z

The Tea Party-controlled New Hampshire House of Representatives voted Wednesday afternoon to ban implementation of policies connected to the United Na...

Read more: Bike Paths, Tea Party Movement, Video, Un-Agenda-21, Land Use, Mike Slattery Kansas, Kansas Politics, New Hampshire Politics, Christopher Serlin, Anne Cartwright, Sustainability, Agenda 21, Zoning Laws, Arizona Politics, Tea Party, Politics News

Claire Tomkins: California Is Leading: Will the Nation Follow?

2012-05-17T11:05:12Z

America needs to lead. We use the most energy. We use the most resources. And we generate more trash than anyone else on the planet. It's not that we don't know how to do it. We do already. Here in California.

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Robert Walker: Imperiling People, Posterity, and the Planet

2012-05-16T13:06:10Z

John Beddington, the U.K.'s chief science adviser, three years ago gave a speech in which he warned that population growth, climate change, and the world's rising demand for food, energy, and water constituted a "perfect storm" that could destabilize the world by 2030, or sooner.

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Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen: 'Green News Report' - May 15, 2012

2012-05-15T17:45:55Z

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Lars H. Thunell: Private Equity Investors Should Look to Environmental and Social Sustainability

2012-05-15T11:46:03Z

Given the long-term nature of equity investments, it is in the self interest of the private equity industry as a whole to embrace the Equator Principles. Some large private equity firms are hiring dedicated sustainability officers.

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Katherine Gustafson: Mobile Slaughterhouses Help Meat Go Local

2012-05-14T15:26:04Z

The meat industry, like much else in U.S. agriculture, has consolidated rapidly over the last half-century. Four giant companies produced 83.5 percent of U.S. beef as of 2007. It is in this context that the mobile slaughterhouse makes local slaughter available and affordable to small farmers.

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S. Jacob Scherr: You Can't Make Sushi With Lasagna: A Potluck Approach to the Rio+20 Earth Summit

2012-05-11T13:34:49Z

Imagine you are trying to come up with the perfect recipe for a summer solstice party you're hosting with 193 friends. The caveat: Each guest insists ...

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Kansas Lawmakers Condemn U.N. Sustainability Plan

2012-05-11T10:34:46Z

The Republican-controlled Kansas House of Representatives on Thursday adopted a resolution condemning the United Nations' Agenda 21 environmental acti...

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Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen: 'Green News Report' - May 10, 2012

2012-05-10T17:48:45Z

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John Friedman: Philanthropy Mindset Hampers Sustainability Efforts

2012-05-09T18:00:25Z

How can we say we are building a business model if so many of us building it are following the charity model ourselves? As we tell businesses that they can do well by doing good, how many of us are remaining content to do good without doing well?

Read more: Careers, Sustainability, Human Resources, Csr, Recruiting, Generation Y, Gender Pay Gap, Idealism, Business News

Robert Walker: Remembering "Mom" on Mother's Day

2012-05-09T14:52:57Z

Our mothers, including Mother Earth, have done their best to nurture and care for us. It's time to return the favor.

Read more: Population, Women's Empowerment, Population Growth, Women's Rights, Women, Family Planning, Mother's Day, Climate Change, Mother Earth, Reproductive Health, Environment, Sustainability, Motherhood, Mother's Day 2012, Global Motherhood, Maternal Health, Green News

Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen: 'Green News Report' - May 8, 2012

2012-05-08T18:52:19Z

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NYC Hires Recycling Czar

2012-05-08T16:20:25Z

From Mother Nature Network's Matt Hickman:

Hot on the tail of Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s promise to dramatically expand residential curbside pi...

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Steven Cohen: Hydrofracking Politics and Sustainability Management

2012-05-07T09:54:59Z

The idea that rules governing the development of scarce resources are anti-business is complete idiocy. We need an agile, flexible and intelligent approach to regulation.

Read more: Sustainability, Hydrofracking, Hydraulic Fracturing, Green Energy, Green Business Regulation, Government Regulation, Green News

Kevin Grandia: New York Times Calls on Lisa Jackson to Tackle "the Risk From Chemical Plants"

2012-05-04T17:02:09Z

The New York Times today called on EPA administrator Lisa Jackson to use her authority under the Clean Air Act to require dangerous chemical facilities to use safer processes, instead of storing large quantities of poison gases.

Read more: Green News, Sustainability, Chemical Security, New York Times, Lisa Jackson, Chemicals, President Obama, Environmental Protection Agency, Lisa Jackson EPA, Epa, Clean Air Act, Green News

Jacquelyn Ottman: What Green Consumer Polls Should Really Be Asking

2012-04-27T09:57:53Z

Ever since the resurgence of environmentalism in 1990, consumer polls have attempted to measure awareness, attitudes and behaviors towards environment...

Read more: Green Products, Green Consumers, Green Marketing, Business Sustainability, Environment, Marketing, Sustainability, Jacquelyn A. Ottman, Green News