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  • ACCCE Forges Claim of Vet Groups Support for Coal

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    It is hard to beat the US Chamber's tin ear when it comes to climate change, but I have to hand it to ACCCE - they have managed, once again, to put themselves at the head of the "blundering boob brigade." Today, ACCCE sent out an email implying that Votevets and [...]
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    Posted: November 10, 2009, 12:07pm EST
    by Dave Harding

  • Administration Plans New Regulations on Coal-Ash Ponds

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     The Obama administration will propose new regulations governing coal combustion waste by the end of the year, and will act immediately to prevent accidents like the release in December of more than a billion gallons of coal ash that smothered 300 acres in eastern Tennessee and choked nearby waterways, a [...]
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    Posted: March 08, 2009, 9:04am EDT
    by Dave Harding

  • Support a recovery plan that Repowers America

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    Both the House and Senate have passed economic stimulus bills that offer support to help Repower America through investments in clean energy and energy efficency. During this critical time of negotiation between the House and Senate, call your Members of Congress and tell them to make sure the final bill [...]
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    Posted: February 11, 2009, 8:46pm EST
    by Dave Harding

  • The Myth Of "Clean Coal"

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    Al Gore’s Alliance for Climate Protection and the “Reality” coalition have a new ad out today on the myth of “clean coal.” The ad is part of a national grassroots effort to emphasize that there is no such thing as clean coal and features a “coal executive” saying, “Coal isn’t [...]
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    Posted: December 23, 2008, 12:57pm EST
    by Dave Harding

  • Has the Arctic melt passed the point of no return?

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    Scientists have found the first unequivocal evidence that the Arctic region is warming at a faster rate than the rest of the world at least a decade before it was predicted to happen. Climate-change researchers have found that air temperatures in the region are higher than would be normally expected during [...]
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    Posted: December 17, 2008, 10:30am EST
    by Dave Harding

  • President-elect Obama Announces Environment and Energy Team

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    On December 16 in Chicago, President-elect Obama held a press conference to announce key members of his energy and environment team. more about "President-elect Obama Announces Envir...", posted with vodpod [...]
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    Posted: December 16, 2008, 9:35am EST
    by Dave Harding

  • Obama says to Repower America

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    On Tuesday something great happened. Our Chairman Al Gore met with President-elect Obama to talk about solving the climate crisis. And in his remarks Obama said now is the time to Repower America. You have already had a huge impact.Check out the video here.www.RepowerAmerica.org/obamavideoPresident-elect Obama said:"...we have the opportunity now" [...]
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    Posted: December 11, 2008, 1:02pm EST
    by Dave Harding

  • Focus on Focus Earth: U.S. to Battle Global Warming

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    On November 19, 2008, Barack Obama addressed the Global Climate Summit in Los Angeles, California, via satellite. During his speech, he promised "a new chapter in America's leadership on climate change." This statement seemed to be supported by Congress, who voted Henry Waxman, a long-time supporter of legislation fighting climate [...]
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    Posted: December 08, 2008, 7:52pm EST
    by ProgressOhio

  • Judge rules against Bush Administration in polar bear protection case

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    In a major victory against Bush’s failure to admit the threat of climate change, a “federal judge has found the Bush administration guilty of violating the Endangered Species Act and ordered the administration to issue a final listing decision for the polar bear by May 15, 2008.” The district court [...]
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    Posted: April 30, 2008, 9:45am EDT
    by ProgressOhio

  • Seven Years of Failure: Bush gets an F for the Earth

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    President Bush's Rose Garden speech on global warming yesterday lacked any real commitment to reducing greenhouse gas pollution and proved again that he will continue to oppose global warming solutions. Instead, the president described a long term goal devoid of specific commitments to binding emissions reductions. In addition, he publicly [...]
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    Posted: April 18, 2008, 12:29am EDT
    by ProgressOhio

  • Coming Together to Protect the Plane

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    While Reverend Al Sharpton and Pat Robertson have different views on most issues, when it comes to the urgency of protecting the planet, they agree."I am honored that Al Gore asked me to be a part of this campaign urging people to take care of the planet," Robertson said on [...]
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    Posted: April 12, 2008, 9:11pm EDT
    by ProgressOhio

  • Vast Antarctic ice shelf on verge of collapse

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    A vast ice shelf hanging on by a thin strip looks to be the next chunk to break off from the Antarctic Peninsula, the latest sign of global warming’s impact on Earth's southernmost continent.Scientists are shocked by the rapid change of events.Glaciologist Ted Scambos of the University of Colorado was' [...]
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    Posted: March 25, 2008, 7:23pm EDT
    by ProgressOhio

  • Ozone Rules Weakened at Bush's Behest

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    The Environmental Protection Agency weakened one part of its new limits on smog-forming ozone after an unusual last-minute intervention by President Bush, according to documents released by the EPA. EPA officials initially tried to set a lower seasonal limit on ozone to protect wildlife, parks and farmland, as required under [...]
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    Posted: March 14, 2008, 8:59am EDT
    by ProgressOhio

  • False Alarmism Of Climate Change Deniers

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    Yesterday, the right-wing think tank Competitive Enterprise Institute (CEI) unveiled an advertising campaign intended to provoke fear about solutions to global warming. The ads also make specious claims about former Vice President Al Gore's own energy use. In CEI's words, "The ads contrast Gore's energy-consuming lifestyle with the life-and-death need [...]
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    Posted: March 12, 2008, 12:51pm EDT
    by ProgressOhio

  • Google's Goal: Renewable Energy Cheaper than Coal

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    Google has announced a new strategic initiative to develop electricity from renewable energy sources that will be cheaper than electricity produced from coal. The newly created initiative, known as RE "We have gained expertise in designing and building large-scale, energy-intensive facilities by building efficient data centers," said Larry Page, Google [...]
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    Posted: January 23, 2008, 6:26pm EST
    by Ohioans for a better future

  • UN Kicks Off Bali Climate Conference

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    BALI, Indonesia (AP) — Delegates and scientists from around the world opened the biggest-ever climate change conference Monday, urging rapid progress in building a new international pact by 2009 to combat global warming — or risk economic and environmental disaster.Some 10,000 conferees, activists and journalists from nearly 190 countries gathered [...]
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    Posted: December 06, 2007, 11:40am EST
    by Ohioans for a better future

  • Larry Page, Google Co-Founder and President of Products: Towards More Renewable Energy

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    Clean and affordable energy is a growing need for our company, and we’re excited about the opportunity to help create competitive green alternatives. Our new initiative isn’t just about Google’s energy needs; we're seeking to accelerate the pace at which clean energy technologies are developing, so they can rival the' [...]
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    Posted: November 27, 2007, 4:06pm EST
    by Ohioans for a better future

  • The Progress Report: 'Final Warning To Humanity'

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    "[T]he world's scientists have spoken, clearly and in one voice," said U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon, on the most recent report of the Nobel Prize-winning Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). After a rigorous multi-stage review process that includes 2,500 scientific expert reviewers, 800 contributing authors, and 450 lead authors [...]
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    Posted: November 19, 2007, 11:13am EST
    by Ohioans for a better future

  • Black balloons: Making CO2 Real

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    Check out the Alliance for Climate Protection's first ad in our national advertising campaign. We are helping alert Americans about the urgency of the climate crisis and engage them in solving it.The ads bring to life the contribution that each household is making towards climate change and demonstrate some very [...]
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    Posted: November 14, 2007, 10:31am EST
    by ProgressOhio

  • GAO Faults Agencies Over Global Warming

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    WASHINGTON (AP) — Wildfires are flaring bigger and hotter in Alaska, the northern Rockies and the Sierra Nevada. Bighorn sheep, mountain goats and grizzly bears in Glacier National Park, along with deer and marsh rabbits in the Florida Keys, face a housing crisis.Glacier's alpine meadows are disappearing, sea levels are' [...]
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    Posted: September 06, 2007, 9:36pm EDT
    by ProgressOhio

  • The Sunshine State vs. Global Warming

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    This summer's record-breaking heat has put global warming at center stage — with the slew of Live Earth concerts and inescapable pontifications by Al Gore. Most Republicans, however, seem to be watching from the wings. But Florida's new GOP governor, Charlie Crist, hopes to erase that impression starting today with [...]
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    Posted: July 12, 2007, 9:41pm EDT
    by ProgressOhio

  • Global Warming Imperils 4th of July

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    Global warming threatens our White Christmases with winter heatwaves. And our Arbor Days with record wildfires. And now it imperils our Independence Day fireworks with ever worsening droughts.The Drudge Report headline blares “No Fireworks.” As USA Today reports:Dozens of communities in drought-stricken areas are scrapping public fireworks displays and cracking [...]
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    Posted: July 03, 2007, 7:51pm EDT
    by ProgressOhio

  • The Concerts For A Climate In Crisis

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    Live Earth is a 24-hour, 7-continent concert series taking place on 7/7/07 that will bring together more than 100 music artists and 2 billion people to trigger a global movement to solve the climate crisis.Live Earth will reach this worldwide audience through an unprecedented global media architecture covering all media [...]
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    Posted: June 25, 2007, 1:05pm EDT
    by ProgressOhio

  • U.S. scales back climate science via satellites

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    WASHINGTON - The Bush administration is drastically scaling back efforts to measure global warming from space, just as the president tries to convince the world the U.S. is ready to take the lead in reducing greenhouse gases.A confidential report to the White House, obtained by The Associated Press, warns that [...]
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    Posted: June 07, 2007, 1:40pm EDT
    by ProgressOhio

  • What is a Carbon Offset?

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    A “carbon offset” is an emission reduction credit from another organization’s project that results in less carbon dioxide or other greenhouse gases in the atmosphere than would otherwise occur. Carbon offsets are typically measured in tons of CO2-equivalents (or 'CO2e') and are bought and sold through a number of international [...]
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    Posted: May 22, 2007, 3:14pm EDT
    by ProgressOhio

  • Think you're 'green'? Test might surprise you

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    Sarah Straley shares a four-bedroom house in Victorian Village with three roommates, takes cold showers and rides a bicycle to and from work.Every measure reduces her energy needs and helps erase her impact on the environment.But then there are the airplane flights."It was a year of weddings," said Straley, assistant [...]
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    Posted: May 13, 2007, 8:45am EDT
    by ProgressOhio

  • New Climate Change Report Debunks Key Right-Wing Talking Point On Global Warming

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    Today, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change released the third part of its Assessment Report. The first two parts of the report released earlier this year dealt with the science and impacts of climate change. This new part suggests mitigating global warming’s effects can be done at a “modest cost.”The [...]
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    Posted: May 04, 2007, 2:34pm EDT
    by ProgressOhio

  • Be a Catalyst For Change

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    To end this crisis, it must become a part of our culture's political and social consciousness. You can help simply by talking about it. Inform your friends and family, encourage your work, school, or church to reduce its emissions, vote for candidates who support environmental initiatives. We must force ourselves' [...]
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    Posted: April 25, 2007, 10:44am EDT
    by ProgressOhio

  • EPA won't specify global warming plans

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    EPA Administrator Stephen Johnson, appearing before the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, was asked repeatedly to provide a timetable for responding to the April 2 Supreme Court decisions. The court said the Clean Air Act makes clear the agency must regulate carbon dioxide if it's found that it endangers [...]
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    Posted: April 24, 2007, 4:13pm EDT
    by ProgressOhio

  • Karl Rove Gets Thrown Under the Stop Global Warming Bus

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    Last night Thelma and Louise drove the bus off the cliff or at least into the White House Correspondents Dinner. The "highlight" of the evening had to be when we were introduced to Karl Rove. How excited were we to have our first opportunity ever to talk directly to the [...]
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    Posted: April 23, 2007, 4:06pm EDT
    by ProgressOhio

  • Drought debates muddy the waters

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    Water, water everywhere, and not a drop to drink. But wait — more than 60 percent of the nation now has abnormally dry or drought conditions, a climatologist says, and there is actually plenty to drink. In the United States the definition of "drought" has become watered down and muddied [...]
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    Posted: April 22, 2007, 11:12am EDT
    by ProgressOhio

  • Power lines in new link to childhood leukaemia

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    A leaked Government-commissioned report has raised fresh fears of a link between power lines and cancer.The Stakeholder Advisory Group on Extremely Low Frequency Electromagnetic Radiation (Sage) says a ban is the "best available option", pointing out that some countries have "corridors" for high voltage power lines where development is not [...]
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    Posted: April 22, 2007, 11:02am EDT
    by ProgressOhio

  • The Compost Revolution: Food Scraps Account For 12 Percent of the Waste Stream

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    You don't drive or fly much, you heat your home with renewable energy, eat meat rarely and already changed every light bulb you reasonably could. Your carbon footprint is admirably faint, but have you looked into your kitchen trashcan lately? In the United States, food scraps account for 12 percent of [...]
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    Posted: April 21, 2007, 2:21pm EDT
    by ProgressOhio

  • EPA's Personal Emissions Calculator

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    The EPA has developed tools to help individuals (and households) reduce greenhouse gas emissions and take action. Businesses and organizations interested in educating their employees and members about what they can do at home to help protect our climate can also use these tools. Use this online calculator to obtain an [...]
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    Posted: April 21, 2007, 10:01am EDT
    by ProgressOhio

  • First 10 Steps

    It all seems so daunting. Climate change. Carbon credits. Biofuels, hydrogen power, and solar energy. The vocabulary of a new century. There's a lot to learn. The news is full of disturbing reports about global warming, threatened species, and the gradual realization that the way we live -- particularly in the developed [...]
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    Posted: April 21, 2007, 8:12am EDT
    by ProgressOhio

  • Bill Maher: The Birds, the Bees, and Earth Day

    New Rule: From now on Earth Day really must be a year round thing. And in honor of this Earth Day, starting Monday supermarket clerks must stop putting the big bottle of detergent with a handle on it in a plastic bag. I don't mean to tell you how to [...]
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    Posted: April 20, 2007, 6:23pm EDT
    by ProgressOhio

  • U.N. lauds Gore, environment leaders at green awards

    SINGAPORE (Reuters) - The United Nations named former Vice President Al Gore and Olympics chief Jacques Rogge as recipients of environmental awards on Thursday, and urged more action to stop global warming. Only two of the seven winners were present at the ceremony in Singapore to receive trophies made from recycled [...]
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    Posted: April 20, 2007, 1:01pm EDT
    by ProgressOhio

  • CARBON FOOTPRINT

    From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Carbon footprint is a measure of the amount of carbon dioxide or CO2 emitted through the combustion of fossil fuels; in the case of an organization, business or enterprise, as part of their everyday operations; in the case of an individual or household, as part of [...]
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    Posted: April 20, 2007, 10:04am EDT
    by ProgressOhio

  • Earth Day announcement benefits communities in 31 counties

    COLUMBUS, OH - As part of an Earth Day 2007 observance, ODNR Director Sean D. Logan today announced a total of $1,095,245 in grants to communities across the state to support their local recycling and litter prevention efforts. The announcement came during presentation of a $26,000 check to the Delaware County [...]
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    Posted: April 19, 2007, 3:19pm EDT
    by ProgressOhio

  • New Wind Maps & Analysis by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory Reveal Ohios Significant Wind Energy Potential Could Power 2 Million Homes

    Columbus Today, Environment Ohio in conjunction with the Ohio Department of Developments Office of Energy Efficiency released new wind maps and data compiled by the U.S. Department of Energys National Renewable Energy Laboratory. The new data proves that Ohio could generate far more than 10 percent of its electricity [...]
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    Posted: April 19, 2007, 1:24pm EDT
    by ProgressOhio

  • DOE misses deadlines to cut emissions from appliances

    While Congress gets ready to debate new controls on greenhouse gas emissions, the U.S. Department of Energy already has failed to meet legal deadlines for setting tougher standards on common household appliances, according to the Los Angeles Times. The Department of Energy has missed every one of 34 mandatory rule-making [...]
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    Posted: April 19, 2007, 6:18am EDT
    by ProgressOhio

  • Sheryl Crow: Learning the Truth about Coal and Nuclear Energy

    Update From the Stop Global Warming Tour We are only a few days from our stopglobalwarming college tour wrapping up and although I will enjoy catching up on missed sleep, I am really going to be sad when it's over. It feels as though we are just getting started. With any [...]
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    Posted: April 19, 2007, 6:08am EDT
    by ProgressOhio

  • Yahoo To Invest In Geenhouse Gas Reduction Projects Around The World

    Dont even leave a footprint Jerry Yang and I just announced at our quarterly employee all-hands that Yahoo! has committed to going carbon neutral this year. Essentially, that means were going to invest in greenhouse gas reduction projects around the world to neutralize Yahoo!s impact on the environment. While doing our [...]
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    Posted: April 18, 2007, 11:22am EDT
    by ProgressOhio

  • The Race Is On To Develop Batteries For Next Generation Hybrids

    Automakers are racing to develop the next generation of hybrid vehicles, especially plug-ins that will boost fuel efficiency to around 150 miles per gallon. The Wall Street Journal reports that carmakers hope to identify domestic suppliers for the battery technology required to produce the new vehicles. With pressure rising to [...]
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    Posted: April 18, 2007, 6:37am EDT
    by ProgressOhio
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