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Environmentalists Fear Obama Will Forget Them In Economic Crisis

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
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There is a small but growing concern within environmental circles that the current economic crisis will push back some of the "green" agenda that Bara...

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Environmentalists draft bold roadmap for Obama

AP | DINA CAPPIELLO | Posted 05.25.2011 | Green
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WASHINGTON — A united and diverse coalition of environmental advocacy groups has sent President-elect Barack Obama its roadmap for change _ and ...

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Amber Waves of Antibodies

Gourmet | Barry Estabrook | Posted 05.25.2011 | Green
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Another week, another hole ripped in our food safety net. This one is courtesy of the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), which last month...

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Environmental Groups Congratulate Obama on Victory

Maura Judkis | Posted 05.25.2011 | Green
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Maura Judkis

Among the many celebrating Barack Obama's victory today are environmentalists. Here's what some have to say:

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Cartoon Contest Aims To Illuminate Federal Interference In The Sciences

Huffington Post | Posted 05.25.2011 | Green
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The third annual Scientific Integrity Editorial Cartoon Contest, sponsored by the Union of Concerned Scientists, encouraged politically-minded artists...

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Life Cycle: Look into the Light

Simran Sethi | Posted 05.25.2011 | Green
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Simran Sethi

People give you this whole rap about how easy saving the planet is. Change a light bulb and save the world. Yes and no. How about we consider it a start rather than an end destination?

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Video of Sleeping Guards Shakes Nuclear Industry

Washington Post | Steven Mufson | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
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Kerry Beal was taken aback when he discovered last March that many of his fellow security guards at the Peach Bottom nuclear power plant in Pennsylvan...

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