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• 350.org: “We got in it to win”
  on Dec 14, 2010 in Energy/Climate National Politics 350 Cancun Climate Change international negotiations
  I think 350.org’s recent e-mail reflecting on the closure of the Cancun climate talks is spot on.  It’s reposted below Dear friends, It’s not something you hear often when it comes to climate negotiations: “progress has been...
• A Hopeful Atmosphere from Cancun
  on Dec 11, 2010 in Energy/Climate National Politics Cancun Climate Change international negotiations
  Perhaps because expectations were so low, or because of the realization that cooperation between nations needed to occur for the UN climate negotiations to continue to exist, or because NASA announced the hottest November and likely 2010 on record, ...
• Bangladesh Minister: ‘We Are Struggling With The Impacts Of Climate Change’
  on Dec 8, 2010 in Climate Change Bangladesh
  After US Senator and climate denier James Inhofe criticized the Obama administration for appropriating $1.3 billion dollars into a climate fund for developing countries struggling to adapt to the impacts of a changing climate, climate scientists str...
• The Emerging Role of Mexico in Climate Policy
  on Dec 6, 2010 in Energy/Climate National Politics Climate Change Mexico
  International climate negotiations are taking place in Cancun at the moment, and although there are low expectations for progress, the host county Mexico stands out as a bright spot.  Mexico is one of the few developing nations that’s taking s...
• Secretary Chu – Is the Energy Race our New “Sputnik” Moment?
  on Dec 1, 2010 in Energy/Climate National Politics clean energy innovation Steve Chu
  A must see video by Secretary of Energy Steven Chu about the crucial need for the United States to invest in the energy technologies of the future.
• Oil drilling ban to be maintained in key areas
  on Dec 1, 2010 in environment National Politics offshore drilling
  According to the Washington Post, the offshore drilling ban will be maintained in “key areas” “Obama administration officials will announce Wednesday afternoon they will not allow offshore oil drilling in the eastern Gulf of Mexico...
• Greenpeace Sues Dow, Sasol, Dezenhall for Corporate Spying, RICO
  on Nov 30, 2010 in Uncategorized corruption Greenpeace
  Looks like trouble!  See more information on the lawsuit here, and the Washington Post article here.  In case you like long reading, here’s Greenpeace’s complaint.
• Column: Building a green campus
  on Nov 29, 2010 in Energy/Climate University of Maryland campus sustainability East Campus green development
  Congratulations to Sam Rivers for getting his Op-Ed published in the Diamondback.  Sam is a new member of the University of Maryland Student group UMD for Clean Energy, and he stepped right in by writing a column to the student newspaper about the...
• Give me a break Washington Post!
  on Nov 29, 2010 in Energy/Climate National Politics clean energy solutions stimulus Washington Post
  There’s a recently posted article on the Washington Post about how $2 billion of the stimulus money the Obama Administration doled out avoided review under the National Environmental Policy Act, which basically means they avoided having to get...
• Looking for Climate Solutions in Cancun
  on Nov 27, 2010 in Energy/Climate National Politics Cancun Climate Change international negotiations
  The next round of international climate negotiations through the UN are going to begin soon in Cancun, Mexico.  It’s no secret last year’s summit in Copenhagen was a major disappointment to environmental groups and climate activists, an...

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