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What the New Power Plant Carbon Standard Means for Coal
In the words of our Vice-President, this is a BFD. On Friday, September 20, the Environmental Protection Agency released draft carbon pollution standards for new power plants. If finalized as […]
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British anti-fracking occupation will continue
A local council in England tried to evict a high-profile fracking protest, but a judge ruled that the protesters can stay.
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Labor and Climate Justice: 60+ Environmental Justice groups appeal to AFL-CIO on eve of convention
On the eve of the annual AFL-CIO 2013 convention, over 60 environmental justice groups wrote a letter to the Labor Movement about climate change. Its a sort of tough-love letter […]
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The Global Land Rush
By Lester R. Brown Between 2007 and mid-2008, world grain and soybean prices more than doubled. As food prices climbed everywhere, some exporting countries began to restrict grain shipments in […]
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Protecting Americans from Power Plant Pollution
On September 20, the Environmental Protection Agency will release new safeguards against carbon pollution that, if expectations are on target, will confirm something investors, governors, community leaders, and everyday Americans […]
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Utility Agrees: (Their) Solar Should Supplant Natural Gas
Five months ago, one of the country’s ten largest electric utilities told regulators in Minnesota that it needed three new natural gas power plants to handle peak energy demand. This […]
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Digging deep to uncover biocarbon’s advantages for farmers
Filed under: Northwest Biocarbon Initiative, NBI, biocarbon, carbon, home, agriculture Soaking carbon from the atmosphere into farm soils is a widely advocated climate solution. A new Australian study kicks dirt […]
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A “No Deniers Rule” for Solutions Companies
Is it possible for environmentally conscious companies to operate in Washington, D.C., without selling their clean energy souls? Customers asked this question earlier this year when Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s […]
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Why would Kiewit want the risk of an expanded coal mine?
That’s the question at the heart of a letter sent today to the CEO of Kiewit and the President of its mining subsidiary as this major construction company considers whether […]
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Is this a La Niña or El Niño year? Try La Nada
For more than a year now, the Pacific Ocean has been without La Niña or El Niño. In its place is La Nada, which could be a lot more extreme than it sounds.
