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New poll confirms majority of public support renewable energy	14.6.2013	Environmental News Network
A new survey report has revealed that the majority of the public believe the Government should support the construction of more renewable energy sources like solar, wave and tidal power. And the poll, commissioned by the Institute of Mechanical Engineers, found a third of those questioned would even consider investing in small-scale community renewable projects like wind farms, solar farms or small-scale biomass plants.
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Action: Amnesty International demands real human rights assessment of Canadian trade and investment in Colombia	10.6.2013	rabble.ca - News for the rest of us
The federal government has not yet tabled a human rights impact assessment of the Canada-Colombia Free Trade Agreement -- an annual requirement of the still controversial deal. This could be because Parliament was not sitting that week. Or it could signify a lack of interest in taking seriously the real impacts that increased trade and investment can have on human rights, Indigenous rights and the environment. Prime Minister Harper was just in Colombia to pursue even more free trade through the Pacific Alliance but mining seemed to be the only thing on his mind . read ...
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Howard Learner: Two Iowa Energy Headlines That Say a Lot About the Electricity Market and Policy Changes	10.6.2013	Green on HuffingtonPost.com
"MidAmerican Decides Against Iowa Nuclear Plant," Des Moines Register, June 3, 2013. "MidAmerican Energy to Invest $1.9 Billion Building 1,050 MW of New Wind Power...
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Verizon inks deal to roll out Bloom Energy fuel cells	7.6.2013	Business Operations \| GreenBiz.com
Tech giant moves forward with $100 million green energy program, signing up to install fuel cells at three major U.S. facilities.
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Theodore Johnson: China, Bacon and the Evolution of Uncle Sam	7.6.2013	Green on HuffingtonPost.com
Smithfield's know-how and stature will help the Chinese pork industry combat some of the environmental and quality concerns that have plagued it. For Americans, however, the deal comes at a time when many are wary of China's growing stature.
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Dr. Dave Randle: Malawi Partners With USF Patel College of Global Sustainability in Vision Toward Sustainable Tourism	6.6.2013	Green on HuffingtonPost.com
Liwonde National Park is the jewel of the national park system in Malawi. Drawing on the expertise of the PCGS, the IFAW, local Malawians and many other collaborators, the vision for a model National Park sustainable tourism plan in Africa just may become a reality.
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EPA Reports to Congress on National Safe Drinking Water Needs	5.6.2013	Environmental News Network
Some 52,000 community water systems and 21,400 not-for-profit non-community water systems across the US will require approximately $384.2 billion of infrastructure investment through 2030 in order to assure the provision of safe drinking water to 297 million Americans, according to the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) "Drinking Water Infrastructure Needs Survey and Assessment: Fifth Report to Congress" (DWINSA).
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How investors can help avert climate catastrophe	5.6.2013	Business Operations \| GreenBiz.com
In the current economic and environmental climate, investors and asset owners have the choice of business as usual, incremental change -- or they can become part of the solution.
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Elizabeth Kucinich: TAFTA (Part 2): Citizens of the Food Movement, Be Prepared!	5.6.2013	Green on HuffingtonPost.com
Given that around 26 states in the U.S. have moved to enact more comprehensive labeling requirements for GMOs, any trade measures that could threaten the rights of U.S. citizens to democratically determine higher standards in food labeling, should be opposed.
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What to do about Harper's corporate rights deals: A few thoughts from the B.C. trade justice tour	4.6.2013	rabble.ca - News for the rest of us
Forget the acronyms, fight the overall corporate agenda. If there was a general message to my six-city trade justice tour with Harjap Grewal this week in B.C., that was it. We're facing an onslaught of agreements with names like CETA (Canada-EU Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement), TPP (Trans-Pacific Partnership), FIPA (Foreign Investment Protection and Promotion Agreement) and permutations of the three. But at heart they're all about chipping away at democracy so multinational corporations can improve, however marginally, their profits. read ...
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The New Economic Frontier Is a Chance for Community Resilience	1.6.2013	Commondreams.org Views
Rob Hopkins There’s a TV advert I remember from the 1980s that has stuck with me. It features a recently unemployed man telling his wife that he and his friend are “going it alone”, that “the bank says yes”, and that they are going to set up their own business. I think the ad was for a car or something. read more
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Justin Guay: The Chinese Coal Bubble	30.5.2013	Green on HuffingtonPost.com
It seems everywhere you look the coal industry's 'supercycle' hype fails to match reality. Whether it's the EU, Japan or India shameless propaganda about current...
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Gay Donors Cutting Off 'Democratic Cowardice'	30.5.2013	Politics on HuffingtonPost.com
* Donor: "stop investing in Democratic cowardice" * Concerns that marriage provision would scuttle immigration bill * Schumer focused on finding Republican support By Rachelle...
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Why shareholder engagement with fossil fuels companies won’t work	29.5.2013	Business Operations \| GreenBiz.com
Divestment activist Bill McKibben speaks out at Chicago SRI conference.
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Terry Tamminen: Winning the Climate Change Challenge	29.5.2013	Green on HuffingtonPost.com
So if the U.S. is lagging behind countries like Australia and Germany, why should anyone be optimistic about solving the climate crisis with tools that make economic sense?
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GE To Invest Billions In Controversial Drilling	28.5.2013	Green on HuffingtonPost.com
PITTSBURGH (AP) — One of America's corporate giants is investing billions of dollars in the new boom of oil and gas drilling, or fracking. General...
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3 paths to advancing the building energy retrofit market	24.5.2013	Business Operations \| GreenBiz.com
A Ceres roundtable on energy efficiency retrofits resulted in three types of recommendations for spurring movement.
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Nancy Pfund: Cleantech Investing: We Are Just Getting Started	24.5.2013	Green on HuffingtonPost.com
Co-authored by Noah Walker, Joint MBA/MEM Candidate at Yale University Americans are voting with their stock portfolios like never before. And they are investing in...
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Mary Anne Hitt: Big New Investments in Wind Energy Across the Country and Around the World	23.5.2013	Green on HuffingtonPost.com
After spending last weekend at the Heartland Coalfield Alliance's retreat in the Illinois coal basin region, I'm more inspired than ever. Listening to such amazing,...
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LOOK: Bank Vault Saves 22 Lives During Tornado	22.5.2013	Green on HuffingtonPost.com
As search-and-rescue teams continue to sift through the rubble to ensure all survivors have been accounted for, 22 Moore residents, who took cover in a...
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