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Economic Analyses | Climate Change - Climate Economics | U.S. EPA
epa.gov — Download the cover letter to Senator Lieberman from EPA Principal Deputy Assistant Administrator, Robert J. Meyers: Cover Letter (PDF) (4 pp, 224 KB, About PDF ) Download the cover letter to Senator Warner from EPA Principal Deputy Assistant ... (more) Economic Analyses | Climate Change - Climate Economics | ...
EPA Tests Porous Pavement, Greener Gardens
wired.com — rainylot As stormwater runoff endangers the world’s water supply, the EPA is busy planting gardens and repaving its parking lots. Don’t worry — it’s not just an attempt to beautify the agency’s field offices in Edison, New Jersey. The renovations are ... (more) EPA Tests Porous Pavement, Greener Gardens

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GOP Boycotts Senate Panel On Climate Change
npr.org — National Public Radio: MICHELE NORRIS, host: And over in the Senate, a feud over climate change legislation prompted a rare move by Republicans. They boycotted the final drafting of a major bill on global warming. Two Republicans were needed for a ... (more) GOP Boycotts Senate Panel On Climate Change
Day of Action to End Mountaintop Removal (video)
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Day of Action to End Mountaintop Removal (video)
youtube.com — On October 30th, actions were held across the US to protest the practice of mountaintop removal coal mining. In Washington, DC 13 people occupied the EPA hea... (more) Day of Action to End Mountaintop Removal (video)
TX, NY and MD Schools Top EPA’s Green Power Schools Ranking
TX, NY and MD Schools Top EPA’s Green Power Schools Ranking
environmentalleader.com — Schools in New York, Texas and Maryland top the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s inaugural ranking of the top 20 primary and secondary schools nationwide that use the most power from renewable energy sources. The top EPA Green Power ... (more) TX, NY and MD Schools Top EPA’s Green Power Schools Ranking
Boxer Invites EPA In for Questions About Climate Bill
Boxer Invites EPA In for Questions About Climate Bill
nytimes.com — Hoping to avert a partisan meltdown, Senate Environment and Public Works Chairwoman Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.) yesterday offered an olive branch to Republicans who are planning to boycott today's markup of a sweeping global warming bill. Boxer still ... (more) Boxer Invites EPA In for Questions About Climate Bill
Urgent Action: Blasting Has Started on Coal River Mountain and YOU CAN STOP IT
understory.ran.org — Coal River Mountain in West Virginia is being dynamited, and the Coal River Valley community needs your help. Earlier this week, RAN staff heard from allies in the coalfields that a subsidiary of Massey Energy, the largest coal producer in ... (more) Urgent Action: Blasting Has Started on Coal River ...
Cow Burps OK: House, Senate Block EPA From Regulating Livestock Emissions
industry.bnet.com — Farmers can breath a little easier now — cows can burp and fart without fear of the Environmental Protection Agency regulating their methane emissions. You may remember the “cow tax” rumors that floated around late last year and caused an uproar among ... (more) Cow Burps OK: House, Senate Block EPA From Regulating ...
Key stakeholders share ideas about TSCA reform
ewg.org — The morning session of today’s historic conference exploring routes to federal chemical policy reform made clear that there is now a strong consensus among key stakeholders – industry, the EPA and the White House, the environmental health ... (more) Key stakeholders share ideas about TSCA reform
Suit to Air Internal EPA Protests on Radiation Exposure Plan
Suit to Air Internal EPA Protests on Radiation Exposure Plan
commondreams.org — FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 28, 2009 PEER The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has not come clean on its plan to dramatically raise permissible radioactive release levels, according to a lawsuit filed today by Public Employees ... (more) Suit to Air Internal EPA Protests on Radiation Exposure Plan
Jeff Biggers: BREAKING: Sit-ins-Funeral March Erupt at EPA/JP Morgan Chase Offices Across Nation: Coal River Mtn Emergency (PHOTOS)
Jeff Biggers: BREAKING: Sit-ins-Funeral March Erupt at EPA/JP Morgan Chase Offices Across ...
huffingtonpost.com — BREAKING NEWS: The Coalfield Uprising is spreading across the nation. As millions of pounds of explosions rip across their mountain communities, including the clean energy landmark of Coal River Mountain, scores of residents from the Appalachian ... (more) Jeff Biggers: BREAKING: Sit-ins-Funeral March Erupt at ...
EPA to Regulate Mercury Emissions, May Tag Coal Ash ‘Toxic’
EPA to Regulate Mercury Emissions, May Tag Coal Ash ‘Toxic’
environmentalleader.com — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is considering labeling coal ash as toxic waste, while the agency moves to regulate mercury emissions at coal-fired power plants. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency recently released a 230-page ... (more) EPA to Regulate Mercury Emissions, May Tag Coal Ash ‘Toxic’
Rainforest Action Network: End Mountaintop Removal Day of Action, October 30, 2009
ran.org — Obama's EPA has made some good first steps, but they need to continue getting our loud and clear message- End Mountaintop Removal! They ultimately have the power to veto the permits that allow mountaintop removal to exist. JPMorgan Chase is now the ... (more) Rainforest Action Network: End Mountaintop Removal Day ...
Take Action: Ask EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson to Intervene at Coal River Mountain
ga3.org — Mountaintop removal blasting has begun on Coal River Mountain. These operations are happening only a few hundred feet away from the Brushy Fork impoundment dam, which holds over 8.2 billion gallons of toxic coal sludge above Pettus, WV. If the dam ... (more) Take Action: Ask EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson to ...
End Mountaintop Removal Day of Action, October 30, 2009
End Mountaintop Removal Day of Action, October 30, 2009
understory.ran.org — Join Mountain Justice, Energy Justice Network and Rainforest Action Network as We Mobilize to End Mountaintop Removal. SIGN UP: http://ran.org/endmtrdoa WHAT: Actions at the EPA and across the country calling for an end to mountaintop removal ... (more) End Mountaintop Removal Day of Action, October 30, 2009
DC Mountaintop Removal Protest Heats Up
understory.ran.org — Across Country Coalition of Environmental Groups Call for EPA to Stop Recent Blasting on Coal River Mountain, WV; Site of Proposed Wind Farm More than Fifty Stage Sit-In and Rally at EPA Headquarters in DC Hundreds participated today with ... (more) DC Mountaintop Removal Protest Heats Up
The Zero S motorcycle is certified to get 455 miles/gallon equivalent
The Zero S motorcycle is certified to get 455 miles/gallon equivalent
examiner.com — Zero S, photo courtesy Zero MotorcyclesZero Motorcycles recently announced achieving three significant milestones and claim to be the first electric motorcycle company to do so. These milestones are to pass US safety standards, pass Canadian safety... (more) The Zero S motorcycle is certified to get 455 ...
Rainforest Action Network: End Mountaintop Removal Day of Action, October 30, 2009
ran.org — Obama's EPA has made some good first steps, but they need to continue getting our loud and clear message- End Mountaintop Removal! They ultimately have the power to veto the permits that allow mountaintop removal to exist. JPMorgan Chase is now the ... (more) Rainforest Action Network: End Mountaintop Removal Day ...
How Convenient! Govt Destroys Global   Warming  Hoax Data "suspicious destruction"
How Convenient! Govt Destroys Global Warming Hoax Data "suspicious destruction"
atlasshrugs2000.typepad.com — This is rich, really rich. What a laugh, and the joke is on us. Big time. Any Republican who signs off on the bankrupting of America vis a vis junk science climate change legislation is a traitor. Lindsey Graham is an asshat. ("Sen. Lindsey Graham, ... (more) How Convenient! Govt Destroys Global Warming Hoax ...
Phil Jones and Ben Santer respond to CEI and Pat Michaels attack on temperature data record
climatesciencewatch.org — Prof. Phil Jones, Director of the Climatic Research Unit at the University of East Anglia in the UK and Ben Santer at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory comment in response to a petition to EPA by the Competitive Enterprise Institute and Pat ... (more) Phil Jones and Ben Santer respond to CEI and Pat ...
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