In WorldChanging - Posted 4 days ago

Imagine a future where government spending went to creating a low-carbon economy, powered by green collar workers and publicly-purposed investments. ...

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In Open Congress: Congress Gossip Blog - Posted 5 days ago

As Congress returns today for one last session this year, we are excited to announce My Political Notebook : a new way to save and share your fav...

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In Worldwatch Institute - Posted 5 days ago

Despite new leadership in the United States promising to cap the country's greenhouse gas emissions, some environmental leaders say it is unlikely tha...

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In Energy Stock Blog - Posted 6 days ago

The question of Mexico's viability as a key supplier of oil to the the U.S. is of great interest in terms of the price of oil, the strategic security ...

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In GristMill - Posted 1 week ago

By Kate Sheppard Obama is tapping many Clintonites for his transition team. Photo: John Raoux / AP The Obama-Biden transition announced the n...

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In WorldChanging - Posted 1 week ago

Sarajevo, 2008. Wolfgang Thaler Last week, just a few hours after having landed in Switzerland for the IETM Autumn Plenary Meeting (which focused on...

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In GristMill - Posted 1 week ago

By Joseph RommThere was no scientific consensus in the 1970s that the Earth was headed into an imminent ice age. Indeed, the possibility of anthropoge...

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In DeSmogBlog - Clearing the PR Pollution that Clouds - Posted 1 week ago

While the jury is still out on whether President-elect Barack Obama will prove able to usher in meaningful change during his time in office, his...

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In GristMill - Posted 1 week ago

By Guest authorThis is a guest post by Gary Gardner and Michael Renner, senior researchers with the Worldwatch Institute, an environmental research o...

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In Atomic Insights - Posted 1 week ago

The NY Times Green Inc. blog recently asked readers to provide some suggestions for an image makeover for nuclear power. I did not like the published ...

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