]> http://www.greenedia.com/tags/policies Blog Articles Tagged with 'policies' at http://www.greenedia.com en http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/open-congress/131190?rsstype=tag&tag=policies When Congress returns from recess on Monday, they'll enter the homestretch of this session. Several extremely controversial bills have made significant progress in the legislative process, but haven't quite been completed and passed to President Bus... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/open-congress/131190?rsstype=tag&tag=policies Fri, 05 Sep 2008 21:04:00 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/world-is-changing/131117?rsstype=tag&tag=policies In celebration of the official debut of Worldchanging Seattle, we bring you our Seattle to the World series: a collection of the 100 best local innovations, institutions, policies and people that we think could benefit readers in cities around the wo... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/world-is-changing/131117?rsstype=tag&tag=policies Fri, 05 Sep 2008 19:44:29 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/world-is-changing/131076?rsstype=tag&tag=policies by Eric de PlaceWhat Canada's tax shift means for the U.S.British Columbia's recent carbon tax made waves in the US. (Sightline's written about it here, here, and here.) But it's not terribly popular in BC, as economist Marc Lee of the Canadian Cen... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/world-is-changing/131076?rsstype=tag&tag=policies Fri, 05 Sep 2008 19:17:21 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/world-is-changing/131081?rsstype=tag&tag=policies This interview was was conducted by Hassan Masum in February 2006. We're republishing it here as part of our month-long editorial retrospective.Joshua Farley is a professor at the Gund Institute for Ecological Economics - home of the original $33 tri... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/world-is-changing/131081?rsstype=tag&tag=policies Fri, 05 Sep 2008 17:38:54 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/treehugger/130983?rsstype=tag&tag=policies Treehuggers no doubt remember Knut. He's the polar bear cub who would likely have died after being rejected by his mother, save that he became a media sensation when his Berlin zookeepers decided not to let Nature take its course. While some animal a... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/treehugger/130983?rsstype=tag&tag=policies Fri, 05 Sep 2008 16:22:46 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/switchboard/130996?rsstype=tag&tag=policies With so much focus on who will be the next president and second-in-command, it's easy to forget a critical reality: the Bush administration is not over yet. Its policies and appointees still prevail at federal agencies, and is penchant for cutting ba... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/switchboard/130996?rsstype=tag&tag=policies Fri, 05 Sep 2008 13:19:13 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/worldwatch-institute/130876?rsstype=tag&tag=policies Satellite imagery released earlier this week providedfurther evidence that deforestation in Brazil's Amazon region accelerateddramatically this year. Between August 2007 and July 2008, 8,147 square kilometersof the Brazilian Amazon were cleared, acco... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/worldwatch-institute/130876?rsstype=tag&tag=policies Fri, 05 Sep 2008 06:00:00 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/mongabay-energy-news/131003?rsstype=tag&tag=policies Presidential nominee Barack Obama recently answered fourteen science-related questions for the organization Science Debate 2008. The questions covered a wide-variety of topics, including the importance of innovation, science and math education, ener... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/mongabay-energy-news/131003?rsstype=tag&tag=policies Fri, 05 Sep 2008 01:00:00 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/mongabay-environment-news/131005?rsstype=tag&tag=policies Presidential nominee Barack Obama recently answered fourteen science-related questions for the organization Science Debate 2008. The questions covered a wide-variety of topics, including the importance of innovation, science and math education, ener... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/mongabay-environment-news/131005?rsstype=tag&tag=policies Fri, 05 Sep 2008 01:00:00 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/gristmill/130818?rsstype=tag&tag=policies By Kate Sheppard John McCain. Republican presidential candidate John McCain's acceptance speech in St. Paul this evening had plenty of references to the nation's energy concerns, calling for drilling here and now, as well as nuclear, clean... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/gristmill/130818?rsstype=tag&tag=policies Thu, 04 Sep 2008 23:14:18 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/open-congress/130802?rsstype=tag&tag=policies via an email from Senate Democrats We hope this message finds you enjoying the last days of the August recess. When the Senate goes back into session next week, we begin a busy work period with much legislative business to complete before the Nove... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/open-congress/130802?rsstype=tag&tag=policies Thu, 04 Sep 2008 16:25:00 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/world-is-changing/130784?rsstype=tag&tag=policies This article was written by Jamais Cascio in May of 2005. We're republishing it here as part of our month-long editorial retrospective.This week, I spoke at the first MeshForum conference, held in Chicago. The following is an adaptation of my talk, w... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/world-is-changing/130784?rsstype=tag&tag=policies Thu, 04 Sep 2008 16:22:30 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/world-is-changing/130696?rsstype=tag&tag=policies This article was written by Alex Steffen in December of 2003. We're republishing it here as part of our month-long editorial retrospective.Open source: we pay a lot of attention to it here, so much so that several worldchangers have asked why. Outsid... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/world-is-changing/130696?rsstype=tag&tag=policies Thu, 04 Sep 2008 15:46:46 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/cnet-green-tech-blog/130616?rsstype=tag&tag=policies Alaska Governor Sarah Palin bolsters McCain camp's support for more domestic oil and natural gas drilling, sharpening differences with Obama's energy policies.... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/cnet-green-tech-blog/130616?rsstype=tag&tag=policies Thu, 04 Sep 2008 11:17:00 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/economists-view/130506?rsstype=tag&tag=policies The Great Unbundling is more unpredictable, sudden, and individual than in the past:Globalisation as the great unbundling(s): What should governments do?, by Richard Baldwin, Vox EU: The Kiel Institute's Global Economic Symposium something like... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/economists-view/130506?rsstype=tag&tag=policies Thu, 04 Sep 2008 04:26:00 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/gristmill/130491?rsstype=tag&tag=policies By David RobertsTonight's Republican speeches reveal quite a bit about how the rest of the election will play out. McCain began this election beloved by the press and expected to compensate for the lack of rightwing base enthusiasm by going hard for ... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/gristmill/130491?rsstype=tag&tag=policies Thu, 04 Sep 2008 03:43:40 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/gristmill/130449?rsstype=tag&tag=policies By Kate SheppardBefore Sarah Palin's VP nomination acceptance speech tonight, the McCain campaign released a new ad, Alaska Maverick. It compares Palin to Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama: She has a record of bi-partisan reform, it ... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/gristmill/130449?rsstype=tag&tag=policies Wed, 03 Sep 2008 21:15:58 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/gristmill/130366?rsstype=tag&tag=policies By Joseph RommLooks like the Congressional Democrats are shrewd enough to take on the GOP big lie that Republicans in Congress actually believe in an all of the above energy policy. Greenwire reports today that Democrats plot strategy for putting ... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/gristmill/130366?rsstype=tag&tag=policies Wed, 03 Sep 2008 18:47:53 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/switchboard/130381?rsstype=tag&tag=policies An important, new study just came out that addresses the effect of urban planning and road development on the health risk of students attending schools near major roadways. Researchers at the University of Cincinnati looked at the proximity of p... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/switchboard/130381?rsstype=tag&tag=policies Wed, 03 Sep 2008 18:43:46 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/sierra-club/130389?rsstype=tag&tag=policies Anchorage -- A close examination of her record as governor reveals that Sarah Palin is nothing if not consistent. Policies that would be described as pork, waste, taxes, or welfare if they benefited all Americans cannot, by definition, be those awful... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/sierra-club/130389?rsstype=tag&tag=policies Wed, 03 Sep 2008 17:04:07 -0400