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I was walking down the street in Seattle today and was approached by a young man asking me to donate to the League of Conservation Voters. He was full of energy and enthusiasm for the cause he was promoting. I stopped and chatted with him about what the League of Conservation was all about. The LCV’s mission is to advocate for sound environmental policies and to elect pro-environmental candidates who will adopt and implement such policies. Wouldn’t it make sense that for every public trash can there be a recycle can next to it? WASHINGTON — Carol Browner, the White House energy and climate director, says prompt approval of the economic recovery package is needed to stem a rising tide of job losses in the fledgling wind and solar energy industries. Recently we are being bombarded by local and national news reports of the economic crisis, including massive layoffs across all sectors of the economy. Unemployment continues to rise with projections that could exceed a 25 year high of 8.8%. Unemployment offices and job resource centers are swamped with new applicants. Recent job layoffs continue to [...] In a drastic 180 President Obama has reversed the Bush administration policy preventing individual states like California and Washington from implementing more stringent emissions standards to fight greenhouse gas emissions. Obama also called for federal law requiring automakers to produce more fuel-efficient cars. You would expect the oil rich countries like Abu Dhabi (United Arab Emirates) of the Middle East to be an unlikely hot spot for green industry. Considering they have one of the highest per capitia carbon footprints in the world with little public transportation, no recycling and rampant energy waste. The opposite is true as [...] Today marks the beginning of a new era. President Obama understands the importance of creating a sustainable economy. Much of that will have to do with reducing our dependence on foreign oil as well as oil in general by investing in renewable wind, solar and geothermal energy. In turn creating millions of new green collar [...] |
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