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Island nation of Maldives to buy land elsewhere, fearing effects of climate change
The new president of the Maldives, a tiny nation comprised of low-lying islands and atolls in the Indian Ocean, has said the country will begin using a portion of its tourism money to buy a new homeland for its citizens given that sea-level rise from climate change may eventually make many of the islands uninhabitable. […]
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Congress to vote on clearing way for road through remote wildlife refuge
Congress is expected to vote this month on a potentially precedent-setting land swap that would clear the way for a road through Izembek National Wildlife Refuge in southwestern Alaska. Locals say the road’s main purpose would be to help evacuate sick people during bad weather, but environmentalists and others suspect the move is an attempt […]
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Obama’s team considers how to tackle energy and climate policy
An economic recovery plan will be priority No. 1, President-elect Barack Obama said on Saturday (and enviros hope that plan will include green elements). As part of its economic planning, the Obama team is looking at ways to support the auto industry and at the same time get it involved in helping to cut U.S. […]
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Obama looks to reverse Bush’s drilling efforts in Utah
President-elect Barack Obama may move quickly to reverse the Bush administration’s push to expand oil and gas drilling in Utah, Obama transition team leader John Podesta said on Sunday. “They want to have oil and gas drilling in some of the most sensitive, fragile lands in Utah that they’re going to try to do right […]
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Environmental leaders offer their elevator pitches for Obama
We asked a number of leaders in environment and sustainability issues to imagine they found themselves in an elevator with the president-elect — giving them one minute of his undivided attention. Here are their messages to Obama about how he should approach environment, energy, and climate policy. (For more perspectives, check out Part 1 and […]
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Election-week polls find voters support both clean energy and offshore drilling
Seventy-eight percent of voters believe that investing in clean energy is important to revitalizing the economy, according to a new Zogby International poll commissioned by the National Wildlife Federation. The findings support growing calls for a green economic-stimulus package. The poll of 3,357 voters nationwide, conducted Nov. 5-6, found that support for green investment is […]
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New New Deal
The Campaign for America’s Future on the possibility of a new New Deal:
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E-waste scandal on 60 Minutes
60 Minutes will be airing a segment on the global toxic trade in e-waste tonight. Here’s a preview story and video.
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Chinese Premier: Rich nations should ditch ‘unsustainable’ lifestyles and stop buying our crap
OK, maybe Premier Wen didn’t say that last part: BEIJING (AFP) — Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao said Friday that rich nations should alter their lifestyles to help tackle global warming, at the start of a two-day meeting on climate change, state media reported. “The developed countries have a responsibility and an obligation to respond to […]
