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An open letter to Michael Morris, CEO of American Electric Power
An open letter to a utility executive asking him to rethink his opposition to EPA climate regulations.
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Fortune 500 energy and enviro veteran named chair of solar startup
In any industry, there are turning points that bear watching. BrightSource Energy, a California solar developer, announced John E. Bryson as its new chair.
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Big league sports join the green team, score with solar
An alliance between sports and the green community has American pro leagues urging teams to solarize their stadiums. Some teams are ahead of the game
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Groups: Gas must be included in Gulf disaster tally
The National Wildlife Federation has been a leader in pressing the federal government to hold BP and other parties fully accountable for the Gulf disaster. While attention has been focused on the oil spilled, NWF joined NRDC today in writing a letter [PDF] to Eric Holder, asking the U.S. attorney general to also consider the […]
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22 cities that are smart about energy
Several cities around the country are finding ways to get smart about energy, at the same time saving money and pumping up their eco cred.
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Report: Energy efficiency can save oil, avoid dangerous drilling
Retrofitting houses to run on cleaner fuel and make them more energy efficient could save as much oil as would be spilled in two Deepwater Horizon disasters a month. So says a report from the Natural Resources Defense Council and the Institute for Market Transformation.
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Chamber of Commerce goes after climate dissenters in its ranks
A split over climate policy is brewing within the US Chamber of Commerce. The Chamber is already working behind the scenes to discredit the new group
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Attack on clean air protections planned in Senate
NRDC has obtained a copy of amendments that Sen. George Voinovich (R-Ohio) appears poised to lodge next week in the Senate Environment Committee to wage a sweeping attack on the Clean Air Act on behalf of dirty power plants.
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U.S. faces climate-driven water shortages
As global warming accelerates, the world will become not only hotter, flatter, and more crowded but also thirsty, according to a new study that finds 70 percent of counties in the United States may face climate change-related risks to their water supplies by midcentury.