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New CIA campus goes green

The CIA has apparently been green for years — yet somehow, nobody managed to find out. But the secret-keepers’ Chantilly, Va., campus was just outed as neerg gniog (that’s code for “going green”). The new campus is LEED certified and features a green roof, preferred parking for carpoolers, energy-efficient equipment, waterless urinals, and more. We’d […]

Duke Energy will build likely its last coal plant in North Carolina

Well, we’ve got good news and bad news: North Carolina air-quality officials have granted Duke Energy a permit for a new coal plant (boo) in what Duke Carolinas President Ellen Ruff says is “very likely the last coal plant you’ll see coming from Duke” in the Carolinas (rah!). The permit stipulates that four older Duke […]

Notable quotable

“Maybe we’re wrong.” — the Nader 2008 Presidential Exploratory Committee, getting halfway there

No such thing as a feebate lunch

Remember that cool experiment in feebates that was about to pass through California’s Assembly? Guess not.

On the Schwarzenegger endorsement

There is speculation all over the place about a Schwarzenegger endorsement. "Sources" tell CNN that he’ll endorse McCain tomorrow. McCain’s a gimmee for Arnie — another maverick Republican who supports action on global warming. And since it looks increasingly likely that McCain’s got it sewn up, that’s probably that. Matters would have been much more […]

Senators include clean-energy incentives in economic stimulus bill

More than 40 senators, of both the Democrat and Republican persuasion, got behind a successful effort to include green-job boosting and renewable-energy incentives in the Senate version of an economic stimulus package. The legislation passed markup in the Finance Committee today and now heads to the Senate floor for a final vote.

Sexy green Adrian Grenier to host new eco-show

Mmm … [Entourage star and über-hottie Adrian] Grenier has recently inked a deal with the Discovery Channel to star in a 13-episode series tentatively titled The Green Life, in which he’ll travel the country — presumably by patchouli-powered hybrid bus or something equally irritating — and dole out advice about how regular folks can remodel […]

The electrification of transportation will also help green the grid

I promised more on the impact of Project Better Place's electric car plans -- and I deliver with an article here.

Judicial ethics and global warming

Community Rights Counsel has spent much of the last decade researching and documenting undue, anti-environmental corporate influence on the federal judiciary, exposing the proliferation of privately-funded junkets billed as "judicial education seminars." Through reports such as 2004's Tainted Justice, we've highlighted the agenda of particular hosting groups, one steeped in libertarian economics and a regulatory agenda that is deeply opposed to government efforts to combat global warming. Recent ethics rules for the federal judiciary have addressed judges' participation in these junkets, but contained loopholes that have continued to benefit their supporters.

Companies are greening but progress is limited, says report

Hardly a day goes by without some U.S. company touting its green credentials, but don’t get too optimistic about corporate eco-friendliness. Consulting company Greener Media studied companies’ performance on 20 economic and environmental indicators, from alternative-fuel vehicles to telecommuting to pesticide use, and has published the results in a new 65-page report. Only eight of […]