]> http://www.greenedia.com/tags/enviros Blog Articles Tagged with 'enviros' at http://www.greenedia.com en http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/gristmill/149702?rsstype=tag&tag=enviros By Kate SheppardEarlier this week, members of Michigan Rep. John Dingell's whip team -- the group formed to rally support behind his chairmanship of the Energy and Commerce Committee -- sent a letter to their Democratic colleagues urging them to jo... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/gristmill/149702?rsstype=tag&tag=enviros Fri, 14 Nov 2008 14:36:25 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/dateline-earth/149014?rsstype=tag&tag=enviros Saying the nation's interest in training Navy sailors to practice using sonar plainly outweighs the need to protect orcas and other marine mammals, the U.S. Supreme Court strikes down environmentalists' efforts to restrict sonar use during training... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/dateline-earth/149014?rsstype=tag&tag=enviros Wed, 12 Nov 2008 03:30:00 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/dateline-earth/148474?rsstype=tag&tag=enviros The timber industry and environmental groups find themselves in rare agreement about something they call WHOPPER -- actually the Western Oregon Plan Revision by the Bureau of Land Management. The timber industry is citing the same cases that enviros ... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/dateline-earth/148474?rsstype=tag&tag=enviros Mon, 10 Nov 2008 15:54:00 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/gristmill/147900?rsstype=tag&tag=enviros By Kate Sheppard There's a growing push in Washington for a green economic-stimulus package, and enviros have reason to hope President-elect Barack Obama will lead the charge. Finding the new driver of our economy is going to be critical. The... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/gristmill/147900?rsstype=tag&tag=enviros Fri, 07 Nov 2008 07:37:13 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/gristmill/147490?rsstype=tag&tag=enviros By Kate Sheppard More from Politico on Henry Waxman (D-Calif.) challenging John Dingell for the chairmanship of the House Energy and Commerce Committee. Apparently, some on the Hill are accusing Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) of plotting to overth... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/gristmill/147490?rsstype=tag&tag=enviros Thu, 06 Nov 2008 11:35:49 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/world-is-changing/147355?rsstype=tag&tag=enviros What does the election mean for climate change and energy policy?There's been a bit of chatter in recent weeks about whether an Obama victory would truly be as transformative as many progressives hope and expect. Some have quietly suggested that noth... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/world-is-changing/147355?rsstype=tag&tag=enviros Wed, 05 Nov 2008 18:50:29 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/gristmill/147222?rsstype=tag&tag=enviros By David RobertsHoly sh*t: President-elect Barack Obama is strongly considering Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to head the Environmental Protection Agency, a Cabinet post, Democratic officials told Politico. I must say, I don't see this: The selection ... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/gristmill/147222?rsstype=tag&tag=enviros Wed, 05 Nov 2008 15:31:45 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/gristmill/147228?rsstype=tag&tag=enviros By Sarah van SchagenOnce the BIG race for the White House was called, Seattle-area voters turned their attention to that other Washington. Here are some key races in Washington state and a look at what the election results could mean for the environm... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/gristmill/147228?rsstype=tag&tag=enviros Wed, 05 Nov 2008 11:45:17 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/terrablog/147059?rsstype=tag&tag=enviros by Adam Stein I have to run this post before the election results are 100% certified. Perhaps it will be our Dewey Defeats Truman moment. Nevertheless, here are some immediate thoughts on what an Obama presidency means for the climate and for ... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/terrablog/147059?rsstype=tag&tag=enviros Wed, 05 Nov 2008 00:22:18 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/gristmill/147232?rsstype=tag&tag=enviros By Kate Sheppard Because of what we did on this day, at this defining moment, change is coming to America, Barack Obama promised in his victory speech after a landslide victory in his quest for the presidency. Obama made brief reference... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/gristmill/147232?rsstype=tag&tag=enviros Wed, 05 Nov 2008 00:17:45 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/gristmill/145082?rsstype=tag&tag=enviros By David RobertsI'm at REFF-West -- a clean tech conference in Seattle -- today. These conferences are a dime a dozen these days, so I probably won't bombard you with tons of posts. But as I was listening to Kostya L. Zolotusky of Boeing, I had a tho... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/gristmill/145082?rsstype=tag&tag=enviros Tue, 28 Oct 2008 19:05:37 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/gristmill/145084?rsstype=tag&tag=enviros By David RobertsIn a thoroughly excellent interview with Streetsblog, Rockafeller Foundation managing director Nicholas Turner urges a pragmatic approach to transportation: ... if you're thinking about transportation ... as being a tool that helps... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/gristmill/145084?rsstype=tag&tag=enviros Tue, 28 Oct 2008 17:43:41 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/gristmill/144796?rsstype=tag&tag=enviros By Kate Sheppard Mary Landrieu. Photo: Mary Landrieu / Flickr Sen. Mary Landrieu of Louisiana, who's seeking reelection for a third term, is the only Democrat to make the League of Conservation Voters' Dirty Dozen list this year. LCV has... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/gristmill/144796?rsstype=tag&tag=enviros Mon, 27 Oct 2008 18:30:34 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/watchdog-earth/144449?rsstype=tag&tag=enviros Don't look for either challenger Bruce Lunsford or incumbent Sen. Mitch McConnell to do much about mountaintop removal mining.That's my assessment based on statements each submitted to The Courier-Journal that are now posted online, as part of our th... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/watchdog-earth/144449?rsstype=tag&tag=enviros Sun, 26 Oct 2008 07:00:00 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/gristmill/144242?rsstype=tag&tag=enviros By Kate Sheppard Mitch Mcconnell. In January, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) released an ad for his reelection campaign in which he proclaimed himself the Godfather of Green and an environmental champion. Anyone who's... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/gristmill/144242?rsstype=tag&tag=enviros Fri, 24 Oct 2008 16:46:10 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/gristmill/143561?rsstype=tag&tag=enviros By Kate Sheppard Tom Udall. New Mexico Democrat Tom Udall is battling for a vacant Senate seat in a race that enviros are watching closely this year -- just like his cousin in Colorado. Republican New Mexico Sen. Pete Domenici is retiri... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/gristmill/143561?rsstype=tag&tag=enviros Wed, 22 Oct 2008 14:22:07 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/gristmill/142770?rsstype=tag&tag=enviros By Kate Sheppard The 110th Congress achieved some notable victories for the environmental community. The Democratic majorities secured the first major increase in automobile fuel-economy standards in nearly three decades, along with tougher efficien... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/gristmill/142770?rsstype=tag&tag=enviros Mon, 20 Oct 2008 14:17:36 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/gristmill/142771?rsstype=tag&tag=enviros By David RobertsSolar companies are getting some swagger: We designed the eight-year tax credit extension very purposely, said Rhone Resch, president of Solar Energy Industries Association. We believe that at the end of that time, solar will ha... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/gristmill/142771?rsstype=tag&tag=enviros Mon, 20 Oct 2008 13:47:04 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/gristmill/142611?rsstype=tag&tag=enviros By Russ WalkerIf you listen real hard, you can hear Harry and Louise revving up their SUV, preparing to drive right over any effort to kill economic growth or raise costs on the consumer with job-killing carbon taxes. Green groups still have... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/gristmill/142611?rsstype=tag&tag=enviros Sun, 19 Oct 2008 16:34:48 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/gristmill/142612?rsstype=tag&tag=enviros By David RobertsIn part the first I made four points about political context: Obama's no ordinary candidate -- given his considerable political liabilities, he is at unique pains to appear reasonable and post-partisan and unexotic. The Amer... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/gristmill/142612?rsstype=tag&tag=enviros Sun, 19 Oct 2008 14:00:19 -0400