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Gore: Potential for Congress climate deal growing

Source: The Hill, Nov 21 2012, 1:45pm CST

Former Vice President Al Gore says a window is opening to work on climate change legislation in Congress. “I’m not saying we’re right on the tipping point. I know better than that. But neither do I think it’s accurate to say t ...

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3 hours ago

The World of Our Children

Source: Global Research  |   May 24 2013, 7:32pm CDT

The front cover of the May edition of National Geographic has an intriguing headline. Just over a large photo of a baby of several months are the words: “THIS BABY WILL LIVE TO BE 120.” Wow. In smaller type an asterisk points ...

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To defeat Keystone, environmental movement goes from beltway to grassroots

Source: EcoEarth News  |   May 24 2013, 6:59pm CDT

As decision day nears on the Keystone XL oil pipeline, the environmental movement looks different than it did in 2009—the last time a major climate policy fight took center stage in Washington. Then, the nation's largest green groups were the main en ...

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26 weeks ago


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"I really do believe it’s premature to put a definitive interpretation on what it means about his intentions"


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5 hours ago

Open thread: 'Al Gore. Al Gooore,' says the cat

Source: Daily Kos  |   May 24 2013, 5:47pm CDT

You must add at least one tag to this diary before publishing it. A tag is a way to search for this diary. If someone is searching for "Barack Obama," is this a diary they'd be trying to find? Use a person's full name, without any title. ...

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Devising a Strategy for Climate Change

Source: The New York Times  |   May 24 2013, 5:42pm CDT

Re “ Climate Warnings, Growing Louder ” (editorial, May 19): It was heartening to see The Times call upon the Obama administration to get on with steps to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, especially since we are at the 400 parts per m ...

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Organizing for Action Says It Can’t Move Climate Change Legislation In Congress

Source: techPresident  |   May 24 2013, 5:03pm CDT

When asked whether Organizing for Action plans to push Congress to take any specific action on climate change legislation, such as enacting a carbon tax, Navin Nayak, the League of Conservation Voters' senior vice president of campaigns, ba ...

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8 hours ago

Bill McKibben: Keystone: What We Know

Source: The Huffington Post  |   May 24 2013, 3:15pm CDT

Ever since the Keystone fight began, the smart money has insisted the pipeline will be approved. But so far: no pipe. And the opposition got a serious boost this week, when Republicans in the House of Representatives forced a v ...

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9 hours ago

Week of 5/24: NRDC's plan to reduce carbon pollution, Keystone pipeline, fracking wastewater, and more NRDC in the News

Source: Natural Resources Defenses Council  |   May 24 2013, 2:09pm CDT

Peter Lehner penned a piece in Good about the huge potential urban air quality improvements from medium-duty truck retrofits (e.g. delivery and garbage trucks)... Dan Lashof could be heard on National Public Radio’s “Morning Edition” outli ...

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9 hours ago

State Department releases thousands of Keystone XL comments

Source: Lincoln Journal Star  |   May 24 2013, 2:03pm CDT

Gasoline prices were retreating locally and regionally Friday as refinery troubles got no worse, and replacement supplies from the Gulf arrive… The U.S. State Department released about 100,000 public comments it has received on TransCanada's prop ...

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Latin America Green News: Chilean Senate approves renewable energy bill, Costa Rica markets carbon, high cost of climate change in Mexico

Source: Natural Resources Defenses Council  |   May 24 2013, 12:17pm CDT

Latin America Green News is a selection of weekly news highlights about environmental and energy issues in Latin America. Climate change is costing Mexico approximately $6 billion dollars (75 billion pesos) annually due to ...

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