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Greens May Be OK With Climate Bill's Failure

Democratic November could yield better opportunities later

New Republic New Republic Jun 11, 08 4:59 PM CDT
(Newser) - Before friends of the environment get too worked up about the death of the 2008 Climate Security Act last week, they should note tepid green support all along. So-called Lieberman-Warner was “easily the most aggressive and comprehensive environmental reform ever” in Congress, Dayo Olopade writes in the New Republic , but a more leftist legislature backed by a Democratic president could likely cut deeper. More »

More about:  climate change • renewable energy • Greenpeace • Sierra Club • carbon caps

OPINION

 Blue Collars, Green Ties 

Necessity unites job-seeking unions, tree-hugging environmentalists

New Republic New Republic May 3, 08 9:30 CDT
(Newser) - In Pennsylvania, the New Republic 's Dayo Olopade finds an effort to unite working-class union types with the liberal elite that could long outlive Barack Obama's heyday: the search for green-collar jobs. Stelworkers have long viewed environmentalists skeptically, but both groups have a stake in finding a "new industrial policy based on the twin causes of sustainability and job creation." More »

 Activists Fight Coal, 
 Plant by Plant 

Environmental coalition claims to have killed 65 new facilities

Los Angeles Times Los Angeles Times Apr 14, 08 1:41 PM CDT
(Newser) - Environmentalists are taking aim at new, high-pollution coal-fired power plants, the Los Angeles Times reports. Whenever a new plant is proposed, lawyers from a coalition of organizations work on killing it any way that they can. "We hope to clog up the system," one said. "It's putting pressure on Congress to put together a comprehensive plan." More »

More about:  climate change • Environmental Protection Agency • coal power • Sierra Club

US Drilling Deals Spark New Fears for Polar Bears

Oils companies to explore frozen seas

Washington Post Washington Post Feb 7, 08 3:24 CST
(Newser) - The US government has announced $2.7 billion in winning bids for oil drilling rights in 2.8 million acres of Alaska's frozen Chukchi Sea, despite angry objections of lawmakers and environmentalists. The bids include a record $105 million offer from Shell for a single 9-square-mile tract. Environmental groups say the exploration will endanger walruses, bowhead whales and polar bears, already suffering the impact of global warming. A tenth of the world's population of polar bears live in the region. More »

More about:  global warming • Alaska • oil • gas • polar bear • natural gas • Sierra Club • Chukchi Sea • walruses

Green Groups
Push TV Tax
to Get Kids
Off the Couch

NM plan would fund outdoor programs

Huffington Post Huffington Post Jan 22, 08 5:20 PM CST
(Newser) - A New Mexico environmental coalition is calling for a 1% sales tax on TVs and video games to fund outdoor programs for kids, and the idea is gaining steam, writes Carl Pope for the Huffington Post. Proponents of the "Leave No Child Inside” plan say the tax would raise $4 million a year and help kids get off their duffs and play outside. More »

More about:  video game • Sierra Club • outdoors

Wal-Mart Shops for Green Cred

Critics skeptical as mammoth chain donates to eco groups, reduces energy use

Washington Post Washington Post Nov 25, 07 6:16 CST
(Newser) - Hoping to soften its image, Wal-Mart is going green, the Washington Post reports. The retail giant is now donating to environmental groups, improving its energy efficiency, and creating the first hybrid shipping truck. Yet some critics say it's a mere cover. "Wal-Mart is willing to spread its money wherever it thinks it can buy protection for its poor business practices," said one.  More »

Court Orders Stricter Fuel Economy Rules

It throws out US standards for SUVs
and minivans

San Francisco Chronicle San Francisco Chronicle Nov 15, 07 6:01 PM CST
(Newser) - Environmentalist groups rejoiced today after a federal appeals court struck down upcoming fuel-economy standards for some SUVs, minivans, and small trucks, the San Francisco Chronicle reports. The court ruled that regulators refused to treat carbon dioxide emissions as a serious threat to global warming and ordered the government to review the standards, which would have gone into effect next year. More »

More about:  global warming • greenhouse gases • fuel economy • Sierra Club • US Circuit Court of Appeals

Toyota: Not Easy Seeming Green

Green activists turn against Toyota over opposition to fuel economy laws

Newsweek Newsweek Nov 15, 07 3:31 CST
(Newser) - Toyota set a new green standard ten years ago with its ahead-of-its-time Prius hybrid and projects an image of environmental responsibility. But now the green community is using Toyota for target practice, Newsweek reports. The Japanese carzilla is generating fury with its new low 14 mpg Tundra and Sequoia models, and its fierce opposition to proposed federal fuel economy  targets.   More »

More about:  global warming • greenhouse gases • Toyota • fuel economy • Prius • Sierra Club

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