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Country’s Largest Public Power Provider Takes Next Major Step to Move Beyond Coal
Today the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) announced it will retire coal boilers at three of its coal plants in Alabama and Kentucky. Retiring these coal boilers means less pollution in […]
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Overwhelming Support for Climate Action at EPA Listening Sessions
Last week, I rode a bus from Indianapolis to Chicago for one of eleven listening sessions on the carbon pollution standards being proposed by the Environmental Protection Agency. When we […]
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6 ways Bill de Blasio can make New York’s streets more people-friendly
Creating more pedestrian plazas, enforcing traffic laws, getting trucks off city streets -- there's lots the new mayor could do to make New York City safer for walkers and cyclists.
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Fasting for the Philippines
The Climate Action Network International (http://www.climatenetwork.org/press-release/civil-society-announce-they-will-fast-solidarity-philippines-yeb-sano) has organized an international fast in solidarity with Yeb Sano, the lead climate negotiator for the Philippines at the 19th United Nations Climate Conference […]
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The resurrection of Crist: Could he help save Florida from climate change?
Former Florida Gov. Charlie Crist wants his old job back, and if he gets it he's likely to be more of a climate champion than ever.
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No, global warming isn’t caused by solar flares or cosmic rays
There's now even more peer-reviewed research from actual scientists to debunk a favorite climate-denier theory.
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Look what’s slowing down global warming
It's us! Turns out temperatures would be higher if not for a 1987 pact to slash CFCs.
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How Vermont Has Promoted Local Renewable Energy: Episode 10 of Local Energy Rules Podcast
“A lot of the utilities don’t totally understand this new paradigm that’s coming.” David Blittersdorf of AllEarth Renewables has been working to advance renewable energy in Vermont for years, and […]
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Global warming finally reaches the last Arctic region
Yeah, no one gets to sit global warming out. New reports show that the last holdout region in northern Canada is rapidly succumbing.
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The War on Truth: Which side is Harvard on?
originally posted at Grip College students across the country are calling on their schools’ endowments to divest from fossil fuels. The campaign is taking off. But Harvard University President Drew […]
