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Guest: Move ahead with environmental (EIS) study on coal trains	25.5.2013	Seattle Times: Opinion
The foot-dragging on studying environmental impacts of coal trains is holding up a major rural economic-development opportunity in Cowlitz County, writes guest columnist Mike Wallin.
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EDF Statement on the Departure of Eric Schwaab from National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration	22.5.2013	Main Feed - Environmental Defense
EDF Statement on the Departure of Eric Schwaab from National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Wed, 2013-05-22 Contact: Media Contact: Matt Smelser, 512.731.3023, msmelser@edf.org (WASHINGTON – May 21, 2013) “Eric Schwaab’s leadership at NOAA has been critical for the health of our nation’s fisheries. He has guided the agency toward a balance of conservation and economic concerns while working to end overfishing and ensure the long-term survival of one of the world’s most important resources, the ocean. Eric brought the interests of recreational fishermen into the agency’s consideration in a way it had not been before – ensuring that all stakeholders had a voice within NOAA. All of us who care deeply for our nation’s fisheries wish Eric well in his new role at the National Aquarium and thank him for his dedicated service.” John Mimikakis , Associate Vice President, EDF Oceans Program # # # Environmental Defense Fund (edf.org), a leading ...
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Peter Seligmann: A Sustainable Future Relies on US-China Collaboration	22.5.2013	Green on HuffingtonPost.com
The U.S. and China, although at different stages with their respective economic and environmental challenges, are each increasingly vulnerable to resource scarcity, from minerals to water to food to the biodiversity that fuels science, medicine, and innovation.
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Calls for Action at U.S. - India Energy Partnership Summit in DC; Extreme Heat in hits Ahmedabad	22.5.2013	Switchboard, from NRDC
Grace Gill, Program Assistant, CMI/India/Climate Center, New York: India Green News is a selection of news highlights about environmental and energy issues in India May 14 – 20th, 2013 Climate & Energy India needs clean, affordable sources of energy: PM Access to clean, reliable and affordable sources of...
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China: High and Dry	17.5.2013	International Rivers News RSS Feed
By: Leslie Hook Date: Wednesday, May 15, 2013 Originally published in The Financial Times Devastating water shortages are putting a brake on economic growth and stirring political discontent but Beijing's high-spending responses to the problem have triggered widespread criticism. Wang Fuguo, a 63-year-old cotton farmer, does not know when his ancestors began tilling the land in the dusty village of Weijie. But he is fairly sure he will be the last of his family to do so. "They've all fled," he says, looking out from his gate at the abandoned houses that line the village's only street. The reason is simple. "There's just no water here," he says. "If you don't have water you can't survive." His household gets running water for one hour every five days, barely enough to feed a tiny patch of aubergines and supply his family and their dozen sheep. In the face of China's rapid economic expansion and growing presence on the global stage, it is often forgotten that the ...
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License to Kill	16.5.2013	Commondreams.org Views
David Reingold Regulations stink, right? Lots of politicians run on promises that they’ll get rid of them to make way for an economic boom. Well, have you ever considered what our world would look like without regulations? read more
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Carl Pope: How Markets Fail	14.5.2013	Green on HuffingtonPost.com
It is clear that there are far cheaper fuels -- efficiency, solar and wind to replace coal and natural gas in the U.S., and biofuels or electricity elsewhere to reduce oil intensity. So how much $100 fossil fuel can the world afford, climate aside?
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Public/Private by product networks help businesses turn waste into cash	13.5.2013	The Earth Times Online Newspaper - Health News
The examples of how industry can recycle waste stretch back through history, but now it’s urgent as resources are slim and profits sometimes slimmer. Some recent examples put into focus how waste becomes extra revenue and also how pollution is negated.
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Natural gas export plans stir debate	13.5.2013	Seattle Times: Top stories
A domestic natural gas boom already has lowered U.S. energy prices while stoking fears of environmental disaster. Now U.S. producers are poised to ship vast quantities of gas overseas as energy companies seek permits for proposed export projects that could set off a renewed frenzy of fracking.
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Natural gas export plans stir debate	13.5.2013	Seattle Times: Politics
A domestic natural gas boom already has lowered U.S. energy prices while stoking fears of environmental disaster. Now U.S. producers are poised to ship vast quantities of gas overseas as energy companies seek permits for proposed export projects that could set off a renewed frenzy of fracking.
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Natural gas export plans stir debate	13.5.2013	Yahoo: Politics
WASHINGTON (AP) — A domestic natural gas boom already has lowered U.S. energy prices while stoking fears of environmental disaster. Now U.S. producers are poised to ship vast quantities of gas overseas as energy companies seek permits for proposed export projects that could set off a renewed frenzy of fracking. ...
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Plans to export US natural gas stir debate	12.5.2013	Seattle Times: Politics
A domestic natural gas boom already has lowered U.S. energy prices while stoking fears of environmental disaster. Now U.S. producers are poised to ship vast quantities of gas overseas as energy companies seek permits for proposed export projects that could set off a renewed frenzy of fracking.
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B.C.'s political climate is shifting: Why talk of 'jobs vs. environment' no longer holds water	10.5.2013	rabble.ca - News for the rest of us
Friday, May 10, 2013 Framing things as a "jobs versus environment" issue does not hold much water anymore; the biggest threat to livelihoods in B.C. now is the carbon pollution from burning fossil fuels. Something subtle but important has shifted in the climate of B.C politics. Early in the April 29 televised leaders' debate, B.C. NDP leader Adrian Dix addressed climate change, not as an environmental issue for the consideration of future generations, but as a present-day economic and social issue. Dix talked about how people in interior communities are already losing jobs because of trees killed by the pine beetle, which is directly linked to rising temperatures. The fact that the fossil fuel industry is already devastating the interior forestry sector is starting to sink in. In Vancouver, where I live, it is possible to think of rising carbon levels in the atmosphere as a future environmental issue, but in rural B.C., it is a different story. read ...
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The Coming GOP Civil War Over Climate Change	10.5.2013	Yahoo: Politics
Kerry Emanuel registered as a Republican as soon he turned 18, in 1973. The aspiring scientist was turned off by what he saw as the Left’s blind ideology. “I had friends who denied Pol Pot was killing people in Cambodia,” he says. “I reacted very badly to the triumph of ideology over reason.”
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EPA, other US agencies expand urban waters effort	10.5.2013	Seattle Times: Local
The Environmental Protection Agency, the White House and other federal departments announced Friday that they are expanding a program for restoring and improving urban waterways nationwide.
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Statement on Senate Committee Inaction on the Nomination of Gina McCarthy	9.5.2013	Main Feed - Environmental Defense
Statement on Senate Committee Inaction on the Nomination of Gina McCarthy for EPA Administrator Thu, 2013-05-09 Contact: Keith Gaby, kgaby@edf.org , 202-572-3336 Sharyn Stein, sstein@edf.org , 202-572-3396 “Senator Vitter is playing the kind of political games that make Congress so unpopular. Gina McCarthy is a widely respected, non-partisan expert who has been appointed by both Republicans and Democrats. Her qualifications have been endorsed by major business leaders. A majority of the Committee is prepared to approve her nomination and let her get to work. It’s time to be solving problems – like how to make our air and water cleaner – not creating more delays for the sake of insider politics.” - Elizabeth Thompson, EDF Director of Congressional Affairs Praise for Gina McCarthy Jodi Rell, former Republican Governor of CT “Her leadership on climate issues is nationally respected, so it comes as no surprise that the Obama administration would reach out Jeff ...
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The Mind of Mulcair: The leader of the NDP on energy, climate change, and electoral reform	8.5.2013	rabble.ca - News for the rest of us
A decade ago a friend of mine spent a summer apprenticing as a page in the National Assembly of Québec during the time that Thomas Mulcair served as Minister of Sustainable Development, Environment, and Parks in the government of Jean Charest. He described vividly how opposition Parti Québécois deputies were terrified of Mulcair. His encyclopedic knowledge, searing intellect and brilliant rhetorical gifts could shred a careless opponent. His nickname at the time, The Grizzly, reflected that approach. This was no Winnie the Pooh or Panda -- tangling with Mulcair could leave an opponent seriously mauled. read ...
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Mark Tercek: Dialogues on the Environment: Q&A With Edward Norton	6.5.2013	Green on HuffingtonPost.com
"Too much of the external costs have been left off the books and it's up to the environmental movement to force them internal. That's going to change everything. Much more than people changing what kind of light bulbs they use, frankly."
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Environmental Ignorance Is Economic Bliss	5.5.2013	Commondreams.org Views
Philip Barnes In The Descent of Man, Charles Darwin wrote that “ignorance more frequently begets confidence than does knowledge.” This single line succinctly describes a recently conceptualized psychological phenomenon called the Dunning-Kruger Effect. read more
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EDF Statement on the Nomination of Penny Pritzker for Secretary of Commerce	2.5.2013	Main Feed - Environmental Defense
EDF Statement on the Nomination of Penny Pritzker for Secretary of Commerce Thu, 2013-05-02 Contact: Media Contact: Matt Smelser, 512.731.3023, msmelser@edf.org (WASHINGTON – May 2, 2013) “The direction and vision set by the Commerce Department are crucial to managing our nation's fisheries. EDF looks forward to Ms. Pritzker's leadership as secretary and will continue to work with fishermen, regional councils and NOAA to develop solutions that will end overfishing while protecting the business and sport of fishing for future generations.” John Mimikakis , Associate Vice President, EDF Oceans Program # # # Environmental Defense Fund (edf.org), a leading national nonprofit organization, creates transformational solutions to the most serious environmental problems. EDF links science, economics, law and innovative private-sector partnerships. Connect with us on Twitter and Facebook . ...
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