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February 3rd
(Hint: They Pump $1 Billion into the State Economy and Support 13,000 Jobs) by Jessica Goad, cross-posted from ThinkProgress Green Former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney likes to sing about America the beautiful, but he mainly seems interested in minin...
February 3rd
I love riding my bike. But clearly not as much as Guillaume Blanchet, who “lived” on his bicycle for 382 days in Montreal — cooking food, showering, shaving and reading his email. Blanchet’s short film, “The Man Who Lived on His Bi...
February 3rd
Have we learned nothing from the disastrous 2010 oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico? Below is the summary of a comprehensive report on the inadequate disaster response capabilities in the Arctic. by Kiley Kroh, Michael Conathan and Emma Huvos When the Deepwa...
February 3rd
by Greg Hanscom, reposted from Grist It was apparently not enough to obliterate funding for bike lanes and walking paths and kids trying to get to school. House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) wants to keep our tax dollars from paying for public transit as ...
February 3rd
by Zachary Rybarczyk and Stephen Lacey Republican presidential front runner Mitt Romney makes more money in one day than the average American makes in a year. With $20.9 million in income last year and a lower tax rate than most middle-class Americans, pe...
February 3rd
Other stories below: Cedar trees are victims of climate change; Poor minorities face greatest health risks from climate change EU Climate Chief Seeks Doubling of Global Clean Energy at Rio European Union Climate Commissioner Connie Hedegaard said countrie...
February 2nd
A coal-industry astroturf group is running a public campaign to harass Pennsylvania State University climate scientist Michael Mann for his “radical agenda” of climate science. The Common Sense Movement/Secure Energy for America Political Action Committee...
February 2nd
by Jorge Madrid Another week, another misguided attack on green jobs. This week, Congressman Darrell Issa (R-CA) is going after the Department of Labor’s green jobs training program. The program, which was signed into law by fellow Republican George W. Bu...
February 2nd
Rep. Cantor (R-VA): In addition, Chairman Hastings will add provisions boosting domestic energy production and American jobs both offshore and on, highlighting innovative new technologies that will unlock our vast oil shale resources and reduce our depen...
February 2nd
Royal Dutch Shell announced today profits of $31 billion for 2011, up by 54 percent since 2010. Shell’s fourth-quarter profits slipped four percent compared to the fourth quarter last year. But spurred by high energy prices, the company is making mo...