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More on Sarah Palin’s awful environmental record

5 September, 2008

Jacob from the blog Force Change tells us that Sarah Palin supports mining in Bristol Bay, which could threaten salmon, bears, and caribou. He lists three other major anti-green policies from Sarah Palin and comes to the conclusion that her … Continue reading

2450 Green Tech Jobs Created in Colorado by Danish Wind Company Vestas

4 September, 2008

The sign says “Welcome to colorful Colorado”. Photo: Paraflyer. It seems that as for every day that passes more and more jobs in USA gets outsourced and shipped overseas to countries with cheaper labour. That’s why it must be great … Continue reading

Sarah Palin’s awful environmental record

1 September, 2008

The photo shows Sarah Palin and John McCain during a political rally. Photo: Buddhakiwi. Last week the Republican presidential contender John McCain announced his choice for running mate and Vice President. John McCain selected a rather unknown 44 year-old women … Continue reading

The League of Conservation Voters Hails Joe Biden

25 August, 2008

The Democratic presidential contender Barack Obama has chosen Joe Biden as his running mate and Vice President. But how green is really Joe Biden? Well, it seems he is green enough for the League of Conservation Voters (LCV) to applaud … Continue reading

South Africa’s Climate Change Plan Includes Carbon Tax

11 August, 2008

Last week South Africa’s government unveiled an “ambitious” climate change plan that includes rigorous energy efficiency measures and a carbon tax on CO2 polluting industries. “The world faces a global climate emergency. It is now clear that only action by … Continue reading

Junk Mail Produces as Much CO2 as 9 Million Cars

11 August, 2008

A newly released report by ForestEthics says that the junk mail in USA alone contributes to global warming as much as seven US states combined, or more than nine million cars, or the emissions generated by heating nearly 13 million … Continue reading

Obama responds to McCain: “It’s like these guys take pride in being ignorant”

7 August, 2008

The Republican presidential contender John McCain yesterday tried to make fun of Barack Obama at a biker rally with his hard-core voters saying Obama’s new energy plan was all about inflating your tires. At the biker rally John McCain said … Continue reading

Remember Hiroshima and Nagasaki

6 August, 2008

On this day, 63 years ago, USA dropped the nuclear bomb “Little Boy” on the Japanese city of Hiroshima. Three days later, on August 9, USA dropped a second nuclear bomb over Nagasaki in Japan. The bombs killed as many … Continue reading

Curbing climate change won’t be costly says economist

4 August, 2008

According to development economist Jeffrey Sachs the fight against climate change won’t cost us more than 1% of global income per year, a sum that the world can afford. “If we look seriously at mitigation, it is not too expensive,” … Continue reading

Teamsters reject drilling in the Arctic Wildlife National Refuge

28 July, 2008

The International Brotherhood of Teamsters, one of the largest labor unions in USA, has announced that they no longer support President Bush’s platform for oil drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. During a summit in California on “good jobs … Continue reading

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