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UN Reaches Landmark Agreement to Cut Mercury Pollution
140 countries today committed to reduce global mercury pollution, which will help protect the world’s citizens from the dangerous neurotoxin.
High-School Students Clear Hurdle for Plastic Bag Ban
A proposal in Colorado to ban the use of plastic bags in supermarkets passed its first legislative hurdle as the the Senate Business, Labor and Technology Committee voted 4-3 to back the measure.
Senate Negotiations Cut Stimulus Spending on Environmental Programs
During this weekend’s negotiations over President Obama’s stimulus plan, Senators made some cuts in proposed government spending, and many of them are from environmental programs.
Problems with Funding and Reporting in Canadian Government’s Environment Policies
Money flowing into Canada’s government to protect the environment may actually never be going there… and nobody would know any better.
Economic Stimulus Package Proposed Barrasso Amendment Would Exempt Projects from NEPA
The Economic Stimulus Package passage is needed immediately, according to President Barack Obama; however, partisan politics is interfering as usual and the environment is taking the heat. Consider the Barrasso NEPA amendment proposed by Sen. John Barrasso (R-WY), who has confirmed his opposition to the package.
The Barrasso amendment would exempt any project funded by the Economic Stimulus Plan from a normal National Environmental Protection Act (NEPA) review.
Mean Joe Green #49: Economy Hurting the Republican Image
What will become of the Republican Party when Democrats lead us out of this financial crisis?
EU: Socialism Rises Again – But How Green?
In France, the Old Left is rising again. Working people are becoming angry that bankers are being bailed out to continue to pay obscene bonuses while ordinary peoples’ jobs go to the wall. Governments are under pressure to limit mass unemployment as a result of the recession. But this cannot be done by propping up environmentally-dangerous industries. They must be required to change. It’s a story of danger – and of opportunity.
Jackie Mason Lectures Young Green on Energy Policy and Oil Prices [video]
Mason’s take sounded a lot like the line of argument I heard from Sarah Palin about five months ago.
Obama Freezes Pending Bush Regulations, Good News for Wolves
In one of his first moves upon taking office, President Obama has ordered a freeze on all new or pending regulations from the Bush administration.
The US Army: Who Knew that it Actually Tried to be Sustainable and Protect the Environment?
What sort of efforts does the US Army undertake to protect and manage it impacts on the environment? Perhaps surprisingly to some, the legislative muscle behind Army programs to protect the environment is actually quite robust.
Obama Raises the Spectre of a Warming Planet – and the Sun, Wind, and Soil That Will Stop It
Though President Obama did not utter the word “environment” per se, he spoke both directly and indirectly about the major energy and environmental issues of today; more so than any of his predecessors.
Obama Could Be Just the Third President in History to Mention the Environment at an Inauguration
There will be many firsts at Tuesday’s Presidential Inauguration, but mentioning the environment in the inaugural address will not be one of them: though pretty darn close.
Keith Olbermann on George Bush: 8 Years in 8 Minutes [video]
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Group Calls for Obama to Create Department of Ecosystems
Environmental advocacy group, EcoSector, has proposed the establishment of a United States Department of Ecosystems that, according to organizers, would represent a huge increase in America’s commitment to the environment and the green economy.