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Reduce Your Carbon Footprint With Carbon Credits -- AOL Real Estate
realestate.aol.com via @greenexistence &bull 1 Hour AgoSarah Warren considers herself an "unlikely environmentalist": someone who a few years ago would only casually recycle her garbage but who now has fully embraced the green lifestyle. That happened after Warren, a psychologist in Evanston, Ill. realized how environmental degradation poses "a clear threat to the health and well-being of my children," she says. After that, Warren switched from incandescent to compact fluorescent lightbulbs, vigilantly turned off… Full Story »
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Fresh fuel economy stickers intended for automobiles forthcoming - Vox
sararyans.vox.com via @MizzSarah &bull 2 Hours AgoThere could be a fresh watch for fuel economy stickers at dealerships, and also the Obama administration, Environmental protection agency, and also the Department of Transportation want some different information displayed on them. You can check out the two fresh… Full Story »
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Judge to Climate Change Denier: Get Real
environment.change.org via @ClimaTweets &bull 5 Hours AgoIn a ruling Monday, a city circuit judge quashed Cuccinelli's witch hunt-er, investigation-into climate scientist Michael Mann, who formerly worked at the University of Virginia. The rogue AG claimed Mann used grant funds to produce "junk science" about our warming… Full Story »
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Lisa Jackson's High-Wire Act on Carbon Controls - BusinessWeek
www.businessweek.com via @michaelmeehan &bull 5 Hours AgoEarly in his Presidency, Barack Obama made it clear that if Congress failed to limit carbon emissions, he would use his authority under the Clean Air Act to control greenhouse gases. Now that Congress has pulled the plug on legislation, that task has fallen to Lisa Jackson, Obama's Environmental Protection Agency chief. Caught between business groups and some Senate Democrats who want to stop her, and environmental organizations that say… Full Story »
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Eco-Contests Channel Kids' Competitive Urges
Sierra Club: The Green Life &bull Yesterday
College students aren't the only young people getting rivalrous in the race to save the planet. Even sixth graders are vying to reduce their consumption and innovate green solutions. Considering that science fairs and math contests have long been extracurricular… Full Story »
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EPA Ignores Tennessee and Alabama Coal Ash Victims, Nearest Hearing Is 260 Miles From TVA Disaster Site
Desmog Blog &bull Yesterday
September is back to school month, but the next big test for the White House and EPA has already begun. How the Obama administration handles the proposed regulation of coal ash - the toxic waste left over from coal-burning power plants loaded with mercury, lead, and arsenic - will serve as a… Full Story »
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Campement d'Action Climatique!
It's Getting Hot In Here &bull Yesterday
Last week saw the culmination of the Quebec Climate Action Camp, the most recent in a series of similar events around the world. Climate Camps look different in different places, but the general idea is to bring together like-minded people… Full Story »
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Senate should move on climate change legislation - The Hill's Congress Blog
thehill.com via @CareerAndBizOps &bull YesterdayAt the turn of the 20th Century, smoke meant jobs. When noxious fumes spewed from factory stacks, workers brought home paychecks. Industries hired. The future was bright as molten iron flowing from a blast furnace. In industrial Pittsburgh's heyday, the smoke was so dense streetlights remained lit at noon. White collar workers changed soot-covered shirts mid-day. The region's residents suffered high rates of asthma and emphysema. In 1948, an inversion trapped industrial pollution in a small town south of Pittsburgh, killing 20. Now, however, good-paying industrial jobs need… Full Story »
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Eco-terrorism hits Maryland: 'Inconvenient Terrorist' latest in long line
www.cfact.org via @chemicallygreen &bull YesterdayJames Lee, the gunman and hostage taker who was shot and killed by a SWAT team in the Discovery Channel Building in Silver Spring, Maryland, is the latest of a long line of eco-terrorists who have killed and maimed innocent people for over three decades. The quick and decisive action by the Montgomery County Police Department enabled Lee's three hostages to escape unharmed, a happy ending to an incident that brought the scourge of eco-terrorism to the gates of the nation's capital. Before he met his end, Lee issued a manifesto which contained a set of demands aimed at the… Full Story »
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Fighting Coal Ash, Bureaucracy and Confusion
Sierra Club Compass &bull Yesterday
This is the weekly blog post from Bruce Nilles, Director of the Sierra Club's Beyond Coal Campaign. As I have mentioned on this blog before, the Environmental Protection Agency is currently holding public hearings at sites around the country to hear your input on draft regulations for the disposal of toxic coal ash. This week's blog post comes from Sierra Student Coalition Apprentice Margaret Hoerath, who writes about an activist who travelled to the coal ash hearing in Virginia earlier this week. This is… Full Story »
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Hybrid Car Review: Report Card for Cars, What Grade Will Your Car Get?
hybridreview.blogspot.com via @michaelcdoherty &bull YesterdayI'm an analyst with obviously too much time on my hands. I enjoy techno baubles, games, and sports. New Fuel Economy Sticker for Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicles The EPA and DOT are working together to create a new fuel economy… Full Story »
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Climate Risks That Every Executive Should Know About
GreenBiz.com &bull YesterdayWe often think that climate change is something for the government to worry about -- the news is packed full of debate around government response to global warming, whether it's the climate bill, or how China is outpacing us yet again in carbon markets. But there's a more… Full Story »
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Consumer Reports Cars Blog: New-car fuel-economy stickers promise abundant information and connectivity
blogs.consumerreports.org via @MyOpenRoad &bull YesterdayOfficials from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) put two basic proposals out to consumers for a vote. These car window stickers provide much more detailed information than today's Monroney stickers, giving consumers… Full Story »
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Christopher Simmons Does the Government Finally Care About Design?
minesf.com via @troubleinxanadu &bull YesterdayEarlier this year President Obama appointed Edward Tufte as an information design advisor, hoping to make the government's use of stimulus funds more clear to the American public. The administration has also rolled out new logos for several programs and… Full Story »
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Barefoot and Progressive: Rand Paul doesn't think global warming is a hoax?
barefootandprogressive.blogspot.com via @TheAquaBuddha &bull YesterdayOf course he thinks it's a hoax. Just like his dad, he thinks that it is a global conspiracy to bring down capitalism and usher in the communist revolution. It is a hoax that conservatives like him are to smart… Full Story »
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GM says Chevy Cruze Eco with an automatic will hit 36 mpg highway
AutoBlogGreen &bull Yesterday
GM delivers first drivable Chevrolet Volts to ChinaCoda names former GE exec Mark Jamieson as chief financial officerBetter Place expands Tokyo battery swap trials; taxis have changed packs 2,122 times alreadyVariable displacement oil pump helps Chevrolet Cruze hit 40 mpgOhio State University claims… Full Story »
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Brownfields Grant Fact Sheet: King County, WA | Brownfields and Land Revitalization
cfpub.epa.gov via @EPAgreenbldg &bull YesterdayEPA's Brownfields Program empowers states, communities, and other stakeholders to work together to prevent, assess, safely clean up, and sustainably reuse brownfields. A brownfield site is real property, the expansion, redevelopment, or reuse of which may be complicated by the presence or potential presence… Full Story »
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New EPA Clean Air Act Advisory Committee to Exclude Lobbyists under Obama Directive
www.uslawwatch.com via @Barack_On_Blast &bull YesterdayWASHINGTON, D.C.-The Environmental Protection Agency is appointing new members of the Clean Air Act Advisory Committee without including lobbyists in response to a directive from President Obama. Full Story »
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GM announces $15,910 MSRP for Chevy Express, GMC Savana CNG packages
AutoBlogGreen &bull Yesterday
GM delivers first drivable Chevrolet Volts to ChinaCoda names former GE exec Mark Jamieson as chief financial officerBetter Place expands Tokyo battery swap trials; taxis have changed packs 2,122 times alreadyVariable displacement oil pump helps Chevrolet Cruze hit 40 mpgOhio State University claims another electric speed record with Buckeye Bullet2013 Tesla Model R rendered, maybeMini rules out possibility of a diesel hybrid model, but will still shoot for more mpgCheers! Starting this fall,… Full Story »
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Grading Cars on the Curve | The Energy Collective
theenergycollective.com via @patobrian &bull YesterdayBy now you may have seen some prototypes of the new-car fuel economy stickers on which the EPA is seeking public comment. The versions that prominently display letter grades for overall fuel economy performance are certainly eye-catching, rising above the potentially confusing mix of numbers and graphics in the body of the sticker. Yet although the current stickers are clearly inadequate to illuminate the choices and consequences associated with buying vehicles powered by an increasingly diverse array of fuels, devising a similarly simple summary page may be beyond the skills of even the cleverest engineers and graphic designers. And in… Full Story »
