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Bush Throws Polar Bears Under the Bus
Polar bear reacts to today’s news. Interior Secretary Dirk Kempthorne announces revisions to Endangered Species Act. ‘To finally admit that the science compels the listing of the polar bear as threatened due to global warming, but then deny it the … Continue reading
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Tagged Bush Legacy, Endangered Species, Environment, EPA, Global Warming, Interior Department, Polar Bears
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Curbing Emissions Through Construction Retrofits
Sustainable refit of the Department of Conservation office building in Wellington, New Zealand. Photo: Tom Walter.Construction Industry Could Trim Climate Emissions CheaplyDecember 8, 2008 POZNAN, Poland – Energy use in buildings accounts for one-third of global greenhouse gas emissions, but … Continue reading
One Family Is Changing the Face of Christmas
Colin Beavan plays with his daughter Isabellaat Washington Square Park near their home.Photo: Paul Dunn/YES! MagazineChristmas with No PresentsBy Colin Beavan / November 26, 2008 One family’s daring experiment: Christmas without all the stuff. If Christmas is about presents, then … Continue reading
Texas Toll Road Soup : The Environment, Federal Funding and Peak Oil
U.S. 281 N Toll Road near San Antonio. ‘”It’s been obvious to us from day one that TxDOT was willing to do and say anything to get a toll road on U.S. 281,” said Terri Hall of Texans Uniting for … Continue reading
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Tagged Environment, Peak Oil, Texas, Texas Highways, Toll Roads, Transportation, TXDot
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Climate Change : OMG. It’s Even Worse Than we Thought it was Worse Than.
House sliding into the sea. As climate change melts the permafrost, Arctic villages slip into the sea, taking a way of life with them. Photo by Robert Knoth / Mother Jones. The planet is now so vandalised that only total … Continue reading
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Tagged Carbon Emissions, Climate Change, Energy Crisis, Environment, Fossil Fuels, Global Warming
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World Willing to Pay More for Alternative Energy
These wind turbines at a USDA research lab in Texas generate power for submersible electric water pumps. Photo credit:US Department of AgricultureCLIMATE CHANGE: World Willing to Pay More for Green EnergyBy Wolfgang Kerler / November 19, 2008 NEW YORK – … Continue reading
Quack!!! Lame Duck Bush Ripping Through Wilderness Protection
‘With barely 60 days to go until Bush hands over to Barack Obama, his White House is working methodically to weaken or reverse an array of regulations that protect America’s wilderness.’By Suzanne Goldenberg / November 20, 2008 George Bush is … Continue reading
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Tagged Bush Legacy, Bush Presidency, Clean Water Act, Environment, EPA, pollution, Wilderness Protection
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Barack Obama on Climate Change : Crystal Clear
‘Obama on the environment is why I managed to “stuff it” over FISA, the Clintons, and everything else that was upsetting in the campaign.’By Thomas Cleaver / The Rag Blog / November 19, 2008 See ‘Obama sends clear message on … Continue reading
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Tagged Climate Change, Environment, Global Warming, Obama Presidency
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Bad News: Pollution Reaching from Arabia to Japan
In this 2007 satellite image, a band of brown haze crosses over South Korea, center, then spreads out over the Sea of Japan toward Japan, center right. According to a U.N. report released Thursday, a thick brown cloud of soot, … Continue reading
Bush’s Toxic Legacy : The EPA’s ‘Stalin Era’
‘It’s absolutely shocking what’s going on,’ say insiders. ‘Secretive changes have diluted science and jeopardized public health.’By Rebecca Clarren / November 11, 2008 This may sound like just another Erin Brockovich-style tear-jerker. Enter stage right: Poor people exposed to toxic … Continue reading
Rag Blog Report from Berlin : The Whole World is Watching
Reflections on the US elections and the possibilities for a better world By David MacBryde / The Rag Blog / November 4, 2008 BERLIN — You are not alone today. The whole world is watching. In Berlin tonight we are … Continue reading
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Tagged 2008 Elections, Berlin, David MacBryde, Environment, Germany, Global Economy, United Nations
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