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Will old-school green groups sleep through the Earth Summit?
Twenty years ago, major U.S. environmental groups helped rally support for the Earth Summit in Rio. Today, they can hardly be bothered with it.
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Don’t call me an environmentalist
The environmental movement’s approval ratings are going down the tubes, even as more Americans profess to live greener lifestyles. Here’s what’s up.
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Earth Summit 101: A Jedi’s primer to the meeting in Rio
Leaders from around the galaxy will meet in June to decide the fate of the blue planet. You hadn’t heard? Let us bring you up to speed, young Padawan.
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Clean energy: Still a wedge issue that favors Democrats
In his interview with Rolling Stone, Obama suggests that Republican politicians are out of touch with Republican voters. Democrats could exploit that weakness on the issue of renewable energy.
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A live chat with green-jobs guru Van Jones
Green economy pioneer Van Jones chatted with David Roberts and Grist readers. Check out a replay of the conversation.
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Fossil-fuel subsidies are the real job killers
Big Oil accuses environmentalists of killing jobs, but behind the scenes the oil industry is laying off thousands of workers and undermining our entire economy.
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People power: Crowdfunding fires up local solar projects
To fund community-scale solar power installation, the company Solar Mosaic has created a website that allows people to invest even small sums. It’s a surprisingly smart idea.
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If everyone used as much energy as Americans, we’d run out of oil in 9 years
Unlike gluttonous American industry, Europe's most profitable companies plan to make even more money by getting ahead of this whole peak oil trend.
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Everything that is good for the environment is a job
Solar panels don’t put themselves up. Houses don’t retrofit themselves. Farmers markets don’t run themselves. Green projects could give the economy a major boost, Van Jones argues in his new book.
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A bright green future for Kansas City [VIDEO]
The story of one neighborhood in Kansas City shows how investment in sustainability can transform entire communities.
