Articles by Kate Sheppard
Kate Sheppard was previously Grist's political reporter. She now covers energy and the environment for The Huffington Post. Follow her on Twitter.
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Joe Biden’s Middle Class Task Force hosts summit on green jobs
Joe Biden will host the first meeting of his Middle Class Task Force on Friday at the University of Pennsylvania, focusing on the potential for green jobs to create a pathway to economic stability. The panelists gathered in Philadelphia — including greens, labor leaders, and the president’s top advisors — will explore several main questions: […]
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Van Hollen to introduce cap-and-dividend bill
Fans of carbon-pricing schemes that would return the vast majority of tax or carbon auction revenue to consumers think there’s increasing political momentum for their proposals in Congress these days. Proponents of cap-and-dividend — a carbon-pricing plan that would auction off pollution credits to industries and send roughly 90 percent of the resulting revenue to […]
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American Lung Association teams with enviros on clean air policy
The American Lung Association would like to remind you that air pollution is not only warming the planet, but it’s also bad for your health. The group released their Agenda for Clean Air [PDF] on Wednesday with a coalition of environmental groups, including Clean Air Watch. The report comes just a day after the association […]
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Coen brothers shoot an ad busting the ‘clean coal’ myth
The Reality Coalition is at it again. This time, they recruited the Coen Brothers to shoot an ad debunking the “clean coal” myth: The Coens are also shooting a second ad for the campaign, due out soon.
