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Immigration reform -- for the climate
For environmentalists, population has long been a problem. Many of the things we do wouldn't cause so much trouble if there weren't so many of us. It's why I wrote a book some years ago called "Maybe One: An Argument for Smaller Families." Heck, it's...
Tags: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Ecosystems, Environmental Politics, Politics, Dominican Republic
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Obama to announce picks to head Energy Department, EPA
WASHINGTON -- President Obama is expected Monday to name Massachusetts Institute of Technology nuclear physicist Ernest J. Moniz to lead the Energy Department, and the Environmental Protection Agency's clean-air chief, Gina McCarthy, to run that agency,...
Tags: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Ecosystems, Environmental Politics, Politics, Barack Obama
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State Dept.: Minimal environmental impact from Keystone pipeline
WASHINGTON – The State Department issued a long-awaited environmental review of the controversial Keystone XL oil pipeline that concludes it would have a minimal impact on the environment, increasing the chances that the project might be approved in...
Tags: Keystone XL Pipeline, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, Groundhog Day, U.S. Department of State, Petroleum Industry
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Eat your meal(worms)! If nothing else, it could help the planet
Do you want to fight global warming? Do you like eating worms? If so, two scientists at Wageningen University in the Netherlands have an idea for you: Start substituting mealworms for the conventional animal proteins in your diet such as chicken, beef...
Tags: Science and Technology, Agricultural Research and Technology, Agriculture, Netherlands, Global Change
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L.A. protesters join campaign against Keystone oil pipeline
L.A. NOWHundreds of protesters marched on Los Angeles City Hall on Sunday as part of a nationwide demonstration designed to pressure President Obama into rejecting a Canadian pipeline that would bring oil into the United States.... -
Politics and energy policy
Quick: Name one thing mainstream Republicans and Democrats agree on when it comes to energy policy. Other than that both sides would like it to be cheaper, you're probably drawing a blank. That's why there was something a little quixotic in President...
Tags: Ecosystems, Politics, Barack Obama, State of the Union Address, Energy Saving
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Obama calls for 'smarter' government in State of the Union
WASHINGTON – Declaring that the nation is stronger “after years of grueling recession,” President Obama advocated an array of modest second-term initiatives Tuesday night that he said wouldn’t bust the federal budget. There...
Tags: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Gun Control, Ecosystems, Environmental Politics, Interior Policy
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Kerry expected to elevate climate change as secretary of state
Secretary of State nominee John Kerry, with 20 years of concern about climate change, is expected to push the issue to center stage as a slow-motion crisis in need of a global solution. When he sought to defeat President George W. Bush in 2004, the...
Tags: Ecosystems, Science and Technology, United Nations, Teresa Heinz Kerry, John Kerry
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Obama's State of the Union: Topic by topic
Climate change: By Neela Banerjee WASHINGTON -- In his State of the Union address, President Obama articulated a subtle but noticeable shift away from his longstanding discussion of climate change in almost entirely economic terms to making a moral...
Tags: Labor Legislation, Poverty, Michelle Obama, John McCain, Keystone XL Pipeline
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Sunlight stimulates release of carbon dioxide in melting permafrost
Ancient plant and animal matter trapped within Arctic permafrost can be converted rapidly into climate-warming carbon dioxide when melted and exposed to sunlight, according to a new study. In a report published Monday in the Proceedings of the...
Tags: Science and Technology, Science, Environmental Issues
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California leads nation in advanced bio-fuel companies, report says
It isn't often that one gets to say that California has gotten it right in terms of attracting and supporting cutting-edge business enterprises. But in advanced bio-fuels, a new report says the state is leading the way. E2, also known as Environmental...
Tags: Business Enterprises, Chevron Corportion, Petroleum Industry, Environmental Issues
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Dying for a burger and a hot dog: The toxic backyard BBQ
Meat is murder, as the singer and animal activist Morrissey reminded us earlier this week. It’s also incredibly bad for the environment. Livestock is among the causes of greenhouse gas emissions, which is responsible for global warming. (Watch...
Tags: University of California, Davis, Science and Technology, Hot Dogs, Environmental Issues, Standards
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