Joe Biden
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Joe Biden wants to be the anti-Trump. Here’s what that could mean for climate policy.
The former veep will inherit Obama's climate record -- both the good bits and the bad ones.
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Fracky Friday: Delay means victory for fracktivists in Delaware — for now
Residents of New York, Philadelphia, and neighboring areas can turn on their taps without worrying about the flammability of their water for at least a little while longer. The Delaware River Basin Commission (DRBC) made anti-fracking supporters happy this week when they announced the cancellation of a crucial Monday vote to approve fracking in Trenton, […]
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Critical List: Biden stumps for clean energy; the magical green properties of concrete
"The biggest mistake this nation has made in its entire history" would be not to invest in clean energy, VP Joe Biden said yesterday at the National Clean Energy Summit 4.0
The Russian government just cut a deal with Exxon to look for oil in that country’s sector of the Arctic. The next day, Russia raided BP’s Moscow offices.
George Monbiot argues that fracking without regulation is insane.
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Biden doesn't support China's one-child policy, and neither does any other American with power
Gaffe-prone Joe Biden put foot firmly in mouth last week while talking about China's one-child policy. Top Republicans jumped all over his goof, but they were just grandstanding.
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The Climate Post: Primaries move GOP to the right (on climate)
Read about the GOP primary results, new sources of green energy, upcoming climate change impacts, Dilbert, and more.
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The federal government needs to take command of the disaster response
This post is co-authored by Tom Kenworthy. There are obvious limits to how much control the federal government can exert over the frantic and so far hapless effort to stem the catastrophic oil eruption that threatens the entire Gulf of Mexico with ecological devastation. As Coast Guard Commandant Thad Allen said Monday, the government does […]
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This Earth Day, it's about Hip Hop and Hard Hats
On April 22nd, 1970, twenty million Americans took action for the first Earth Day, marking the unofficial birth of the modern environmental movement. Forty years later, Earth Day is as much about hip hop and hard hats as it is about polar bears and Ponderosas. Over the past few years, the green movement has seen […]
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Biden: Nearly 900,000 new clean energy jobs thanks to Recovery Act
On Dec. 15, Vice President Joe Biden released a “Progress Report: Transformation to a Clean Energy Economy.” It documents the advances in clean energy investments and job creation during the first year of the Obama Administration. Biden determined that the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, and administrative actions are laying the foundation for a clean […]
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Weatherization will save us all
Doug Letterman via flickrPop quiz: What saves money, saves energy, creates green jobs, fights climate change, can fix the economy, will make America great again, and is both a floor wax and a dessert topping? Answer: It’s weatherization! And both the U.S. government and the European Union are embracing its potential. In a report released […]