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League of Conservation Voters' "I Will Point Out Hypocrisy" Campaign

Have you seen Chevron's "Will You Join Us" Campaign? In train stations, at bus stops, online, even on coffee cups, Chevron ads are trying to convince Americans that the key to ending our energy crisis is individual action.  Over pictures of everyday Americans, taglines from Chevron’s “Will You ... keep reading

Written by Leslie Berliant yesterday, about Climate Change, Coal & Oil, Media (1 comment)

Quantum Of Coal

Yes it's that time of year again. That devilishly handsome British secret agent is back to save the World one more time. This time though, he's got his work cut out for him. Not only must he save the entire planet from imminent destruction due to Global Warming ... keep reading

Written by John P. yesterday, about Coal & Oil, Media

GM Must Re-Make the Mass Transit System it Murdered

By Harvey Wasserman, author of SOLARTOPIA! OUR GREEN-POWERED EARTH, available at www.harveywasserman.com   and at www.solartopia.org  . He also edits the NukeFree.org   website. Bail out General Motors? The people who murdered our mass transit system? First let them remake what they destroyed. GM responded to the 1970s ... keep reading

Written by Harvey Wasserman yesterday, about Economics, Finance, Industry, Transport

California Energy Initiatives Rejected

As the dust settles after the election and Americans prepare for new leadership, the acceptance and rejection of certain ballot propositions has been another major indicator of the national mindset. In particular, the green state of California saw two substantial renewable energy initiatives shot down by residents who believed them ... keep reading

Written by Elissa Vallano this week, about Clean Technologies, Economics, Finance, Green energy, Politics

Day Two of the Governors' Global Climate Summit

The biggest take-away from day two of the summit is that much of what will happen in terms of global climate policy will happen at the regional level and through these kinds of regional and local agreements. President-elect Obama's message to the attendees yesterday committing to adopting California's ... keep reading

Written by Leslie Berliant this week, about Air Quality, Biofuels, Carbon Trading, Clean Technologies, Climate Change, Coal & Oil, Deforestation, Economics, Education, Electric vehicles, Emissions, Energy Saving, Environment & Wildlife, Environmental Disasters, Finance, Green energy, Health, Industry, Logging, Politics, Pollution, Population, Transport, Water (1 comment)

Eating the Sun: How Plants Power the Planet

Editor's Note: Today, we run excerpts from the upcoming book by Oliver Morton, Chief News and Features Editor at Nature, EATING THE SUN: How Plants Power the Planet, published by Harper Collins (additional excerpts available at the Harper Collins website). Introduction Here's what happened today. What really happened ... keep reading

Written by Oliver Morton this week, about Environment & Wildlife, Green energy

Governors' Global Climate Summit Convenes in Los Angeles

Yesterday in Beverly Hills, a bipartisan group of U.S. Governors, along with elected officials and representatives from around the world, convened for the Governors' Global Climate Summit, hosted by California's Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger. The purpose of the summit is to facilitate a high-level meeting between governmental "climate leaders ... keep reading

Written by Leslie Berliant this week, about Carbon Trading, Clean Technologies, Climate Change, Deforestation, Politics

An Interactive Map Reveals the Human Toll of Climate Change

Unfortunately, most of us are painfully aware of the projected catastrophes related to climate change. The haunting images of a planet already in peril linger on the forefront of our minds - polar bears stranded on melting ice caps and birds re-routing migration patterns. But it seems that less attention is ... keep reading

Written by Jennifer Biederman this week, about Climate Change, Health

Can a Rock Save Us Now?

Did you know that a common rock, peridotite, soaks up carbon dioxide (CO2)? Now you do. This amazing discovery has been making eyebrows raise since it's publication in the November 11 issue of the "Proceedings of the Natural Academy of Sciences." But just how much it soaks up and ... keep reading

Written by Rena Sherwood this week, about Carbon Sequestration, Climate Change (1 comment)

Dreaming of Electric Sheep

  Click for full view Courtesy: Throbgoblins You have to hand it to the folks at R&R Partners. They’re the clever advertising agency that made its name luring legions of suckers to Las Vegas with an ad campaign built on the slogan “What happens here, stays here.” But ... keep reading

Written by Marc Roberts this week, about Carbon Sequestration, Coal & Oil, Computing

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