]> http://www.greenedia.com/tags/afghanistan Blog Articles Tagged with 'afghanistan' at http://www.greenedia.com en http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/the-green-skeptic/151358?rsstype=tag&tag=afghanistan Our very survival will demand invention and innovation on a scale never before seen in the history of human civilization, Van Jones writes in his book The Green Collar Economy. Only the business community has the requisite skills, experience, and ... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/the-green-skeptic/151358?rsstype=tag&tag=afghanistan Wed, 26 Nov 2008 22:29:00 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/treehugger/150591?rsstype=tag&tag=afghanistan Afghan security forces watch over a new wind farm in Afghanistan's Panjshir province. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Paul David Ondik.Over the past few years, there's been a lot of promising talk about bringing renewable energy to developing countries. Afgh... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/treehugger/150591?rsstype=tag&tag=afghanistan Sat, 22 Nov 2008 09:30:00 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/triple-pundit/150485?rsstype=tag&tag=afghanistan It seems that the word sustainable, or variants thereof, is never far away these days. It's been on the minds and lips of scientists, environmentalists, environmentally conscious politicians, policy advocates and green public relations ... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/triple-pundit/150485?rsstype=tag&tag=afghanistan Wed, 19 Nov 2008 16:17:09 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/worldwatch-institute/149973?rsstype=tag&tag=afghanistan Despite new leadership in the United States promising to cap the country's greenhouse gas emissions, some environmental leaders say it is unlikely that an international climate treaty will pass in the next year. During his campaign, U.S. president-el... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/worldwatch-institute/149973?rsstype=tag&tag=afghanistan Mon, 17 Nov 2008 06:00:00 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/gristmill/149706?rsstype=tag&tag=afghanistan By Guest authorThis is a guest post by Gary Gardner and Michael Renner, senior researchers with the Worldwatch Institute, an environmental research organization based in Washington, D.C. ----- When leaders of the 20 largest economies gather i... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/gristmill/149706?rsstype=tag&tag=afghanistan Fri, 14 Nov 2008 12:49:27 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/gristmill/149524?rsstype=tag&tag=afghanistan By Jon RynnConventional wisdom, that dour specter, seems to be saying we don't have enough money to fix many of our biggest problems, such as global warming or shifting to carbon-free energy. But wait! The Pentagon itself has determined that there ar... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/gristmill/149524?rsstype=tag&tag=afghanistan Fri, 14 Nov 2008 02:07:19 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/triple-pundit/149494?rsstype=tag&tag=afghanistan The Petroleum Ceiling and the Limits of GrowthSince the credit crisis began, we've been hearing a lot about how investing in a Green New Deal', A Green Economy', and A Clean Energy Economy' will rescue us. But how, specifically, will green s... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/triple-pundit/149494?rsstype=tag&tag=afghanistan Thu, 13 Nov 2008 21:58:35 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/worldwatch-institute/148971?rsstype=tag&tag=afghanistan By Gary Gardner and Michael Renner, Senior Researchers When leaders of the 20 largest economies gather in Washington this week, a centerpiece of their deliberations should be a Global Green Deal that capitalizes on the current economic crisis to buil... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/worldwatch-institute/148971?rsstype=tag&tag=afghanistan Wed, 12 Nov 2008 12:06:18 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/the-green-skeptic/148855?rsstype=tag&tag=afghanistan I've been thinking more about last week's panel discussion, What's Next for the Green Economy? A few of the questions made me think about President-elect Obama and what he'll be facing when he takes office in January.So I thought I'd try to answer s... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/the-green-skeptic/148855?rsstype=tag&tag=afghanistan Tue, 11 Nov 2008 22:51:00 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/gristmill/147418?rsstype=tag&tag=afghanistan By Sarah K. BurkhalterWorld leaders congratulated Barack Obama on his presidential win, and indicated that his environmental policies look to be a welcome change from the past eight years. Rajendra Pachauri, Chair, Intergovernmental Panel on Clima... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/gristmill/147418?rsstype=tag&tag=afghanistan Wed, 05 Nov 2008 21:59:48 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/gristmill/146109?rsstype=tag&tag=afghanistan By David RobertsMartin Feldstein -- a conservative Harvard economist and adviser to the McCain campaign -- joins the call for stimulus spending: The president-elect should focus on developing a mechanism for identifying and funding spending initia... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/gristmill/146109?rsstype=tag&tag=afghanistan Fri, 31 Oct 2008 13:56:17 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/world-is-changing/145380?rsstype=tag&tag=afghanistan The eyes of the world are riveted on the U.S. election. That's understandable: this may well be the most important election in the history of the world's most powerful nation. But while the last days of this campaign leading up to the election are im... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/world-is-changing/145380?rsstype=tag&tag=afghanistan Wed, 29 Oct 2008 13:20:34 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/mongabay-environment-news/144879?rsstype=tag&tag=afghanistan The snow leopard (Panthera uncia) is one of the rarest and most elusive big cat species with a population of 4,500 to 7,500 spread across a range of 1.2 to 1.6 million kilometers in some of the world's harshest and most desolate landscapes. Found in... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/mongabay-environment-news/144879?rsstype=tag&tag=afghanistan Tue, 28 Oct 2008 01:00:00 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/world-is-changing/143997?rsstype=tag&tag=afghanistan Outside, it is grey and rainy, but inside, the Camden library is warm and inviting. Today's special session merited an early arrival to Pop!Tech: Scaling the Bottom of the Pyramid, a 2-hour talk by longtime BoP innovators Paul Polak and Bunker Roy.B... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/world-is-changing/143997?rsstype=tag&tag=afghanistan Thu, 23 Oct 2008 20:19:15 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/gristmill/140528?rsstype=tag&tag=afghanistan By David RobertsA little while back CNN hosted an interesting discussion called dreaming of a climate bailout. It ran through a few ideas for what $700 billion could do if spent on green initiatives. (3,700 90MW offshore wind farms! Etc.) It's wor... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/gristmill/140528?rsstype=tag&tag=afghanistan Sat, 11 Oct 2008 02:20:03 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/world-is-changing/139224?rsstype=tag&tag=afghanistan Polymeme, my favorite source for news that's not all Palin, all the time, led me to a fascinating set of photos this morning. They're from Ilakaka, Madagascar, a town that's grown from little more than a truck stop into a wild west mining town in abo... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/world-is-changing/139224?rsstype=tag&tag=afghanistan Mon, 06 Oct 2008 20:51:50 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/gristmill/134055?rsstype=tag&tag=afghanistan By Tom PhilpottI like to think of myself as a reasonably cynical person, at least in matters of finance. When I started reporting on Mexico's markets in 1998, Russia had just defaulted in billions of debt. Russia and Mexico had virtually no direct fi... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/gristmill/134055?rsstype=tag&tag=afghanistan Wed, 17 Sep 2008 16:08:44 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/gristmill/129346?rsstype=tag&tag=afghanistan By Melinda HennebergerThis is part of a series of dispatches from Melinda Henneberger, who's talking to voters around the U.S. about their views on the environment and the election. Stanardsville, Va. -- A harvest moon is rising over... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/gristmill/129346?rsstype=tag&tag=afghanistan Fri, 29 Aug 2008 14:42:27 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/gristmill/129422?rsstype=tag&tag=afghanistan By Melinda HennebergerThis is part of a series of dispatches from Melinda Henneberger, who's talking to voters around the U.S. about their views on the environment and the election. Stanardsville, Va. -- A harvest moon is rising over... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/gristmill/129422?rsstype=tag&tag=afghanistan Fri, 29 Aug 2008 14:42:27 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/gristmill/129179?rsstype=tag&tag=afghanistan By GristBarack Obama.Photo: Alex Brandon / AP Thursday's much anticipated acceptance speech by Barack Obama was less like a political event than a rock concert. Except you've never seen people quite this excited at a rock concert. Obama took the s... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/gristmill/129179?rsstype=tag&tag=afghanistan Thu, 28 Aug 2008 22:37:40 -0400