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'Green News Report' - February 21, 2013

Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen | Posted February 21, 2013

TWITTER: @GreenNewsReport FACEBOOK: Green News Report The 'GNR' is also now available on your cell phone via Stitcher Radio's mobile app! IN TODAY'S RADIO REPORT: Secretary of State John Kerry comes out swinging on climate change; BP off the...

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Obama Commits to Tackle Climate Change and Make Communities Stronger

Adrianna Quintero | Posted February 21, 2013

Read More: Climate Change, Energy, Climate Change, Barack Obama, State Of The Union, Hispanics, Hurricane Sandy, Latinos

For the many Latinos listening to the State of the Union speech, Obama's commitment to tackle climate change was long-awaited. The plan will reduce dangerous carbon pollution, lower electricity bills for struggling families, and advance U.S. leadership in global clean energy markets.

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Time to Put the Climate Beyond Party Politics

Amy Davidsen | Posted February 21, 2013

Read More: Climate Change, Obama Climate Change, State Of The Union, Carbon Emissions, President Obama, Sotu

Ending climate partisanship will not be easy. But the foundation for a more honest, less divisive conversation has been set by leaders outside of Washington, and by climate disruptions already being experienced throughout the country.

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Breathing Easy at School

Molly Rauch | Posted February 21, 2013

Read More: Clean Air Rules And Regulations, Air Pollution, Asthma, Autism, Cancer, Indoor Air Pollution, Pollution, Schools, Toxics

Science bears out the obvious: An unhealthy school environment adversely impacts the health and academic performance of its students.

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Huffington This Week: Dangerous Substances

Arianna Huffington | Posted February 21, 2013

Read More: Drug War, Obama Marijuana, Obama Marijuana Policy, Huffington Issue 37, Huffington Magazine, Huffington Post Magazine, Huffmag, Toxics And Soldiers, War On Drugs

New medical studies and environmental statistics show that soldiers' exposure to a complex mix of environmental threats is compounding the more obvious dangers of war zones.

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Proud Father and Grandfather Touts GBCE's Green Jobs Initiatives!

Charles B. Tisdale | Posted February 21, 2013

Read More: Careers, Jobraising, Jobraising Challenge, Jobs, Opportunity-Working, Unemployment

A few years ago, my organization, ABCD, Inc., gave birth to a community development corporation!

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Where Did Nemo Come From?

Reverend Billy | Posted February 21, 2013

Read More: Climate Change, Climate Change, Ocean Pollution, Weather Channel, Disney Nemo, Nemo, Nemo Storm, Overfishing, Storm Nemo

Under the Disney fish in the sky is the acidifying Atlantic, with the living things down in the deep so depleted that the government orders the fishing fleets stay docked.

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Uncovering the Seneca Quarry

Garrett Peck | Posted February 21, 2013

Read More: Best Of DC, Maryland-National Capital Park, Seneca Quarry, Smithsonian Castle, Black History Month, Dc Around Town

Do you know the distinct red sandstone of the Smithsonian Castle, with its distinct rusty redstone façade and Romanesque towers, was quarried locally? The Seneca quarry is a largely unknown local history gem.

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Supervisor John Avalos: Forward on Climate Change

John Avalos | Posted February 21, 2013

Read More: Climate Change, Video, Supervisor John Avalos, Bay Area Forward, Bay Area Forward John Avalos, Fossil Free Campaign, John Avalos, John Avalos San Francisco

Now more than ever we have to be warriors for our environment. Remember the future. Think generations ahead. All life is precious, and only a growing national and global movement for real system change will make the difference.

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Activist Wendy Paulson on Global Leadership

Gabrielle Linnell | Posted February 21, 2013

Read More: Global Leadership, Wellesley Colleg, Wendy Judge Paulson, Wildlife Conservation, Activism, Conservation, Environment, Environmentalism, Global Leadership Skills, Women

What does it take to make a global leader? For Wendy Judge Paulson, lifelong activist and chairman emerita of the worldwide conservation organization Rare, qualities include "intellectual curiosity, fearless tackling of hard questions," and, more unusually, "ecological literacy."

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Beginning a New Life: Six Endangered Bears Rescued From Illegal Chinese Farm

Jill Robinson MBE, Dr.med.vet. h.c. | Posted February 21, 2013

Read More: Bear Bile, Bear Bile Extraction, Chinese Medicine, Bear Farms, Eastern Medicine, Moon Bears

Most bears on bile farms are kept in tiny cages. Of the six rescued last month, Peter was trapped in the smallest cage -- measuring just 3 feet long and one foot wide. Some bears on farms are put into cages as cubs and never released.

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March For A Solution To Climate Chaos: Sustainable, Renewable Passion

Dominique Browning | Posted February 21, 2013

Read More: Climate Change, Green Energy, Activism, Events, Forward On Climate Rally

If we can keep rallying the kind of energy (sustainable, renewable passion) around fighting climate change, we will have a shot at success.

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Put Your Money Where Your Future Is: College Students Lead the Way on Fossil Fuel Divestment

Mary Anne Hitt | Posted February 21, 2013

Read More: Green Energy, Energy, Sierra Club, Coal, College, Divestment, Environment, Fossil Fuel Divestment, Higher Education, University

While I loved every one of the thousands of faces I saw at Sunday's massive Forward on Climate rally in Washington, D.C., I was especially inspired by the huge number of young people who trekked in from across the nation, carrying signs and banners, chanting and cheering along with the...

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Ed Rendell Intervened for Fracking Giant Range Resources to Stop Texas EPA Water Contamination Case

Steve Horn | Posted February 21, 2013

A recent investigation appears to connect the dots between shadowy lobbying efforts by shale gas fracking company Range Resources, and the Obama EPA's decision to shut down its high-profile lawsuit against Range for allegedly contaminating groundwater in Weatherford, Texas.

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Why I Got Arrested at the White House to Stop the Tar Sands Pipeline

OnEarth | Posted February 21, 2013

Read More: Video, Keystone XL, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., White House, Civil Disobedience, Nokxl, Nrdc, Tar Sands, Tar Sands Action, Tar Sands Jailbirds

By Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., OnEarth On Sunday, NRDC and the Waterkeeper Alliance will join 350.org, the Sierra Club, and many other partners in holding the Forward on Climate Rally in Washington, D.C. This will be the largest climate rally in...

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Can Artificial Trees Help Take Carbon Dioxide Out of the Air?

Richard Schiffman | Posted February 21, 2013

Read More: Climate Change, Carbon Dioxide, Columbia University, Greenhouse Gases, Power Plants, Artificial-Trees, Carbon Capture, Carbon Emissions, Carbon Offsets, Carbon Scrubbing, Enhanced-Oil-Recovery

Climatologists tell us that the climate change train has long since left the station, but perhaps it is not yet too late to prevent it from accelerating beyond our capacity to cope.

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Fossil Fuels and Sustainable Investing

Joe Keefe | Posted February 21, 2013

We need to deploy a host of strategies to address the developing catastrophe of climate change, and we must do so with a sense of urgency and resolve. As investors, there are essentially three approaches we can take to investing in fossil fuels.

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The Expansion of the Dirtiest Fuel on the Planet Hinges on the Keystone XL Pipeline

Frances Beinecke | Posted February 21, 2013

Read More: Climate Change, Alberta Tar Sands, Canada Oil, TransCanada, Northern Gateway Pipeline, Canada Tar Sands, Carbon Pollution, Forward On Climate Rally, Oil Industry, Tar Sands

Climate change is already threatening our communities with extreme weather and costly damages. Fortunately President Obama has the power to stop a major source of global warming pollution from spreading: tar sands oil.

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Oceana Uncovers Rampant Seafood Fraud Across United States

Angela Kinsey | Posted February 21, 2013

Read More: Conservation, Fish, Fish Fraud, Mislabeled Fish, Oceana, Seafood, Seafood Fraud, Seafood Mislabeling

Imagine yourself at a restaurant ready to order your favorite dish and being told by your server that there is a one in three chance you will not receive the same item that is on the menu. Would you order it anyway?

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9 Things to Know About the Food, Water and Energy Nexus

Kyle Rabin | Posted February 21, 2013

Read More: Climate Change, Extreme Weather, Kyle Rabin, Food Water Energy Nexus, Food Water Energy Security, Know The Nexus, Superstorm Sandy

Recent extreme weather events, oil spills and increasing food prices tell us that we can no longer view our food, water and energy systems in isolation. This means gaining a better understanding of how these three systems connect and then taking carefully considered actions to ensure food, water and energy security and sustainability for the future.

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