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When the United States Congress finishes its work on health care this Fall, the next big challenge it will take on will be climate change legislation. Democrats in the House...

It's great that U.S. Department of Energy Secretary Steven Chu promotes energy efficiency. But what about clean energy? "Its abundant, it's there, we know how to get it, and so we have to learn how to use it cleanly," he opined to Steve Inskeep of National Public Radio recently....

It wasn't very long ago that I found myself huddled in the corner at a particularly fancy, über exclusive green-themed party in the trendy meatpacking district of New York City. I won't say who was throwing the bash, but they're a leader in the green industry and have a solid...

Fuel is a documentary about oil, but it is not about the use of petroleum as the energy source for America's cars, light bulbs and computers.

The film presents crude oil and its byproducts as the fuel that powers the military-industrial complex, political corruption, corporate greed, environmental destruction, and...

No American ever embraced the power of science to do good more than Norman Borlaug. Father of the "Green Revolution" that transformed agriculture in India, Pakistan and Mexico, he was a compassionate realist convinced that there was no way to feed more than 6 billion people without the judicious use...

Habitat for Humanity International, with its Delta Airlines volunteers, brought nature to the skies with the construction of the organization's first green roof in the South Bronx on Wednesday. Amidst the barren rooftops in the area, this 2,400-square-foot space on top of the low-income Fox-Leggett Co-op Apartments will provide its...

This might be the shameless story of the week: Either that, or West Virginia University president James P. Clements has a lot of explaining to do--especially to the widows and children of the deceased miners in Crandall Canyon, Utah, and to the sick children and ailing communities in the Coal...

Originally published at www.TheGreenGrok.com.

You can always count on George Will's take on climate to be entertaining.

Is the conservative columnist erudite? Absolutely. Buttoned-up and bow-tied? Always. On message? Without a doubt. On the right side of history? Well, definitely on the right, but as for the history part? Not...

Reports this past month that California's jobless rate had reached its post-World War II zenith provide us with both a stark reality and a paramount question: What can we do immediately to put people back to work, in stable, good paying jobs? Although there is no panacea, there is a...

At the UN, pressure is mounting for a breakthrough during "Climate Week," an intense period of pre-Copenhagen meetings which kicks off in Washington on Thursday and Friday with a ministerial-level gathering of the world's 17 largest carbon polluters.

Next Tuesday, UN chief Ban Ki-moon will host a climate summit in...

I was asked on the Mario Solis Marich Radio Show the other day about the climate change bill, and the opposition to it. As I told Mario, the strategy employed by the opponents of clean energy legislation is actually the same strategy that was employed by the tobacco industry,...

In 1798, a new federal agency began its life in a one-room laboratory to provide health care for merchant sailors. It covered the costs of this service by sending a single clerk from across the country to collect 20 cents per month from each sailor. This agency, originally the Merchant...

Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) and leading DC-based think tank Third Way are the latest political figures to issue a call for significantly increased public investment in clean energy innovation. The Ohio...

Do you know how to make shoes? Can you build a house? How about grow food? Do you have a doctor and a dentist in your circle of friends?

These are the questions that Andre Angelantoni thinks you should be able to answer in order to plan for the next...

Something strange has happened over in old Blighty. I'm not sure if the Utopian dreams of the 1960's are making a comeback or if a new movement, one grounded in reality but focused on our future, has taken shape. No matter how cynical you are, you can't ignore one of...

Recently I've heard some perplexing criticisms of veganism. They go something like this: vegans are extremists, vegans are so preachy, veganism is like some fanatical religion, veganism is a cult.. There obviously is some misunderstanding going on and I'd like to try and stamp out this issue once and for...

This week's Time Magazine cover story is dedicated to an in-depth profile of Glenn Beck. One could reasonably expect Time to do an accurate piece on Beck, documenting his endless lies and distortions, or perhaps even his history of anti-science rhetoric and blatant racism. Indeed, Time's...

Why is it that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the California Air Resources Board (CARB) have a blind spot when it comes to assessing indirect land use effects or any kind of indirect effects for oil? And how is it fair to just focus on biofuels and ignore...

People often ask me how I came to be so committed to ocean conservation. Did I have a life-changing ocean experience as a young child? Did my family spend a lot of time at the shore? Was I an avid diver at a young age?

The truth is,...