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Growing Renewable Energy in the U.S. through CLEAN Contracts - a Perfect Fit

2011-01-31T18:47:00.008-05:00

A Policy to Repower the Nation with Clean EnergyNo policy has helped other countries expand their renewable sources of electricity more than the CLEAN contract, also known as a feed-in tariff or FIT. Transparency, certainty and longevity of the contract forms the basis for its widespread acceptance, and its success in developing wind and solar power in other countries and a few states.A CLEAN

Clean Energy News

2011-01-31T18:14:00.003-05:00

Obama Asks Congress to Eliminate Oil Subsidies and Invest in Tomorrow's EnergyPresident Obama spoke in the State of the Union address of the promise of renewable energy, and the need to reinvent our energy policy and support innovation.Obama said, "to help pay for it, I’m asking Congress to eliminate the billions in taxpayer dollars we currently give to oil companies." He added, "I don’t know if

Wind Action of a Different Sort

2011-01-23T18:01:00.001-05:00

Wind turbines are for generating electricity from a clean, renewable energy source, the wind. The local Wind Action Group in Buffalo promotes ways of developing our wind resources that maximize the benefits to the public. However, they do not advocate utilizing our resources for the type of wind action shown in the video below.Please do NOT try this at Steel Winds or any other wind farm!To learn

VIDEO: Abreviated History of Fossil Fuels

2010-12-12T13:26:00.011-05:00

Fossil fuels have powered human growth and ingenuity for centuries. However, fossil fuel resources are limited, and obtaining, transporting and burning fossil fuels are creating problems for the environment, public health and national security. We need to prepare for moving beyond fossil fuels and transitioning to clean, renewable energy sources.The video below depicts an abbreviated history of

Power Shift 2011: April 15-18, DC Convention Center

2010-12-12T12:22:00.014-05:00

Power Shift 2011 is now set for April 15-18 in Washington DC’s Convention Center — the largest available space in the nation’s capital.The event is organized by the Energy Action Coalition, a coalition of 50 youth-led environmental and social justice groups working together to build the youth clean energy and climate movement. Their website states:Power Shift 2011 is our opportunity to come

Where does electricity come from?

2010-11-21T21:48:00.002-05:00

Do you know where your electricity comes from?Fifty percent of the electricity in the U.S. is generated from burning coal.Despite all of the industry hype about "clean coal", there is no such thing, and there never will be. Coal is dirty from start to finish: mining, mountaintop removal, watershed pollution, transportation, burning, greenhouse gas emissions, mercury and acid pollution of

Climate Action and Energy Policy News

2010-11-14T21:34:00.009-05:00

Bill McKibben is the recipient of the 2010 Puffin/Nation Prize for Creative Citizenship. The award is given to an individual who has challenged the status quo through distinctive, courageous, imaginative, and socially responsible work of significance. Read more here.The recent elections will have major consequences for U.S. climate and energy policy. Read about the Election Results, State

Don't believe in global warming? That's not very conservative.

2010-11-07T12:48:00.004-05:00

By Bracken HendricksThe Washington PostSunday, November 7, 2010Few causes unite the conservatives of the newly elected 112th Congress as unanimously as their opposition to government action on climate change.In September, the Center for American Progress Action Fund surveyed Republican candidates in congressional and gubernatorial races and found that nearly all disputed the scientific consensus

Karl Rove denies climate change, likes fracking - GASLAND's Josh Fox responds

2010-11-06T11:45:00.002-04:00

Karl Rove is in denial about climate change, and the GOP thinks it's a scientific fraud. Rove is also promoting gas drilling in the Marcellus Shale by hydraulic fracturing, i.e., fracking.Josh Fox, GASLAND filmmaker, exposes the water and air pollution caused by fracking, and advocates the switch to renewable energy for America's future.Watch the report by Keith Olbermann and interview with Josh

Burn Dirty Coal, Lose Facebook Friends

2010-09-28T21:45:00.002-04:00

Mark Zuckerberg, co-founder of Facebook, is facing criticism from many, including clean energy activists. Greenpeace, for one, objects to Facebook’s decision to build a massive new data center that will be powered disproportionately by burning coal, emissions from which are a major contributor to global warming. Greenpeace wants Facebook to use more energy from renewable sources, such as the wind

A Road Not Taken ... Again!

2010-09-11T11:10:00.012-04:00

President Jimmy Carter's White House Solar Panels Rejected AgainThe film "A Road Not Taken" tells the story about the solar thermal panels that were put on the White House in 1979 during the administration of President Jimmy Carter, a solar energy advocate who also created the Department of Energy.The solar panels were taken down during the Reagan administration, warehoused, and later put back

Bill McKibben on the Letterman Show

2010-09-01T20:45:00.008-04:00

Environmentalist Bill McKibben appeared on The Late Show with David Letterman and discussed climate change, putting solar back on the White House, and a Global Work Party on October 10, 2010 -- 10/10/10.

Moving Beyond the BP Oil Spill

2010-08-29T20:51:00.006-04:00

Beyond BPRestoring the gulf will take decades. But we can start getting off oil now.By MICHAEL BRUNE, Executive Director of the Sierra Club.It looks a lot worse out on the water than it does on TV. The Gulf of Mexico is literally a sea of oil, with countless orange-brown waves of sludge washing into its beautiful salt marshes. We passed oil-drenched pelicans and dolphins, with no rescue crews

BP Oil Spill: Is 75% of the Oil Really GONE?

2010-08-21T18:20:00.023-04:00

An estimated 5 million barrels (~200 million gallons!) of oil gushed out of the Deepwater Horizon well. White House advisor on energy and climate change, Carol Browner, announced that "more than three-quarters of the oil is gone". This estimate was called overly optimistic, to say the least, by experts.Here is how a pelican on the gulf coast reacted to the initial "good news" from the

Get Serious about Clean, Renewable Energy

2010-07-16T19:11:00.001-04:00

President, after president, after president...for the past 40 years...has given lip service to the need for ending our addiction to fossil fuels. We have seen what offshore oil drilling can do to damage the environment, the fishing industry and tourism. We have seen what dirty coal can do in terms of mountaintop removal, smog, acid rain, mercury pollution, and fly ash waste. We have watched the

How BP Execs handle a Spill

2010-06-21T21:08:00.012-04:00

The tragedy of the BP oil spill, and the multiple failures to contain and stop it, beg for some comic relief. Watch a video showing how BP executives deal with a different type of spill.

Oil Spill: What are We Thinking?

2010-06-09T20:52:00.008-04:00

Excerpts from the article:Missing the real drama of the Deepwater Horizon blowoutBy Bill McKibbenLet’s think about the stories that are suggested by this trouble.One has something to do with Peak Oil. BP has gone to all this trouble for a well that taps into what they now think may be 100 million barrels of oil. And that’s…5 days supply for the U.S? Does that give you any sense of the

Oil Spill: Obama's chance to Lead on Energy

2010-06-06T21:07:00.011-04:00

Mr. President, lead now on fossil fuelsThe gulf oil spill is Obama's chance to take bold steps on climate change.By Bill McKibbenWhich one is the real Obama? Has he really been transformed by the oil spill in the gulf, or is he merely trying to ride out the public reaction with stronger words? I think the answer is as murky as the water off Mobile. We don't know because so far it's all words; the

Veterans for Clean American Power

2010-06-06T20:47:00.011-04:00

Cut our dependence on oil -- switch to Clean, American Power.

Obama's Crude Awakening

2010-05-16T17:20:00.003-04:00

US set to hit BP retrospectively with increased finesThe White House has expressed its frustration at the lack of progress on stopping the Gulf of Mexico oil leak and its intention to introduce retrospective legislation to lift the cap on compensation that BP could be liable to pay -- from millions to Billions of dollars. This comes as bosses from BP and other companies involved in the spill have

Oil Spill: Are we Doomed to Repeat it?

2010-05-16T16:01:00.003-04:00

Never again will we take the environment for granted or abuse it. Never again will we be held hostage to foreign oil. The words have been repeated, president after president, oil spill after oil spill, explosion after explosion, for four decades.Rachel Maddow, reporting from Louisiana, provides an excellent summary looking at present and past oil spills. She poses the question: Are we Doomed to

Oill Spill: Environmental Impacts

2010-05-16T13:50:00.001-04:00

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Steven Colbert on the BP Oil Spill

2010-05-06T22:07:00.011-04:00

Steven Colbert illustrates methods used to try to stop the BP Oil Spill.The Colbert ReportMon - Thurs 11:30pm / 10:30cBP's Undersea Domewww.colbertnation.com

Oil Spill: Look, Learn and Change

2010-05-04T05:51:00.003-04:00

I recently posted photos of the tragedy at the offshore drilling rig in the Gulf of Mexico and some of the initial impacts of oil spill on the environment.The catastrophic oil spill is something that all can see. It's visibility offers an opportunity for change, as described in The NY Times opinion article entitled "Drilling, Disaster, Denial". Some excerpts appear below:Environmentalism began as

BP Oil Spill - Map & Editorial Cartoons

2010-05-02T17:16:00.007-04:00

Map of the BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and editorial cartoons, each worth a thousand words, by Adam Zyglis of The Buffalo News.[Click image to enlarge]

Photos: Costs of BP Oil Spill

2010-05-02T16:50:00.011-04:00

The Costs of the BP Oil Spill - human lives, water pollution, air pollution, wildlife, fishing industry, tourism. Monetary estimates for cleanup are pegged at more than $4.6 Billion. Clean Energy NOW![Click image to enlarge]

Live Video: Climate Rally on D.C. Mall

2010-04-25T10:43:00.014-04:00

Earth Day 2010CLIMATE RALLY National Mall, Washington DCSunday, April 25, 11am-7pmSPEAKERSLive MUSICLive Streaming VIDEO The United States has failed to enact a comprehensive climate bill. It is time to stop protecting polluters and enact comprehensive climate legislation that will create American jobs, cap carbon emissions and secure our nation’s future.On Sunday, April 25, Earth Day Network

Make EVERY Day, Earth Day!

2010-04-22T18:26:00.008-04:00

EARTH DAY 2010EVERY Day should be EARTH DAY!In 1970, the first Earth Day’s original organizers made “the environment” a voting issue. A few weeks after the election — despite the furious opposition of the coal, oil, electric utility, automobile, and steel industries — the Senate version of the 1970 Clean Air Act, passed unanimously and it was later adopted by the House on a voice vote.Denis

Concentrated Solar Power is HOT!

2010-03-21T12:23:00.012-04:00

The Sun's free, clean, renewable energy can be used in a variety of ways to satisfy our needs for power. Solar electric power can be generated using photovoltaic cells. Solar water heaters can be used on rooftops to generate hot water for home use. But what is becoming really hot, in more ways than one, is Concentrated Solar Power (CSP), which can raise the temperature of fluids to 400 degrees

Senate: Clean Energy Jobs Bill

2010-02-28T19:01:00.011-05:00

Question during the Great Depression: Brother, can you spare a dime? Question during the current recession: Senator, do you have a spine?A popular song from the era of the Great Depression is entitled "Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?". It's a sad song about the people who helped build our nation's railroads and skyscrapers. These people also fought for our country in World War I to provide

Climate Change: Dealing with Deniers

2010-02-22T21:06:00.001-05:00

The recent snow storms in the Washington DC area brought out droves of global warming deniers who mocked those that accept the scientific evidence for global warming and climate change. Thinking people know that despite the cold temperatures in the Northern Hemisphere (where it is winter), it is hot in the Southern Hemisphere (where it is summer), and so it is not unreasonable that on average the

pHarmony: Matching Polluters & Politicians

2010-02-12T19:14:00.014-05:00

So you may have heard of eHarmony, a matchmaking site for singles. But what about pHarmony, the matchmaking site for polluters, industry lobbyists, and politicians! Check out this video: [mobile link is here]To find polluters and politician soulmates on pHarmony, click here.pHarmony is a project of PolluterWatch and is sponsored by Greenpeace.

Coal Humor

2010-02-09T20:15:00.002-05:00

What if you could power an entire city for $100? In a world of ever changing climates, isn't nice to know that one thing stays the same? Coal -- cheap, abundant, clean...errrr cheap. [mobile link is here]

Colbert on Mountaintop Removal Mining

2010-01-20T18:40:00.008-05:00

Dr. Margaret Palmer, lead author of the Science journal paper on mountaintop removal coal mining described in the post below, was brave enough to appear on the Colbert Report TV show. Watch the video here: Coal Comfort - Margaret Palmer

Science: Stop Mountaintop Mining Permits

2010-01-17T13:17:00.006-05:00

Science article cites extensive evidence of permanent environmental damage and risks to human healthA group of the nation's leading environmental scientists are calling on the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for a moratorium on all new mountaintop mining permits. In a Policy Forum article published in the journal Science (January 8, 2010), they

"Future of Energy" Smack Down

2010-01-10T20:20:00.053-05:00