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Strickland finally talks up energy and transit in Ohio guv race
Gov. Strickland has come out hard against his Republican opponent for talking about repealing the state's clean energy standard. On transit, too, Strickland positions himself as the forward-looking candidate.
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Koch Industries Shields CEO From College Student's Modest Debate Challenge on Prop 23
I traveled to Koch Industries headquarters in Wichita earlier this week where Joel Francis, the Cal State-Los Angeles senior and Marine Corps veteran, formally delivered his letter challenging CEO Charles Koch to a public debate about his funding of Prop 23. After receiving no response from Koch following the video posting of his challenge […]
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Schwarzenegger and James Cameron team up to terminate Prop 23
Schwarzenegger and James Cameron reunite to blast away at Prop 23, which would effectively kill California's global warming law. Watch their new ad.
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A beautiful coalition against dirty energy
This beautiful coalition gives us a glimpse of the green path forward toward clean energy, a prosperous sustainable economy, and a healthier planet.
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Key votes in California this November
On Nov. 2, Californians will have a chance to reiterate and renew their commitment to a clean energy future.
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Investing in metro areas is the key to sustainable growth
If our country stops fetishizing real estate and consumption, and gets back to incubating and executing innovation -- something that happens best in metro areas -- the future could look a lot brighter.
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Tuning out California's Prop 23 with a song
The fight to keep California's global-warming law intact takes a turn for the musical. Here's a little ditty clean-energy advocates are hoping California voters will be whistling on their way to the polls.
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New Jersey's Gov. Christie kills ARC Tunnel project dead
After two weeks of "reconsideration," Gov. Chris Christie (R-N.J.) has once again killed the nation's largest public transit project, a rail tunnel under the Hudson River that was pegged to cost $8.7 billion and create thousands of jobs. This time, it seems certain it will stay dead.
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Senate ag committee chair is opening up. Who's in line?
Blanche Lincoln, chair of the Senate agriculture committee, is headed for defeat. You won't catch me shedding tears over her exit, but who will replace her in this key role? A Big Ag politician, or one who might support Farm Bill reform?
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Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood talks about livable communities
Secretary of the Department of Transportation Ray LaHood would like to build the infrastructure that would let you leave your car at home. We had a chance to talk with him the other day about what exactly "livable communities" are -- and if Republican legislators will ever vote to fund them.
