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November 13, 2009
Posted by Frances Beinecke in Solving Global Warming
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- cleanenergycommonsense, economy, energyandclimate2009, fgbbook, georgia, globalwarming, jobs
There are a lot of people in America right now who hear claims on both sides of the climate change debate and aren't sure what to believe. These are some of the people I hope to reach with my...continued→
November 5, 2009
Posted by Frances Beinecke in Solving Global Warming
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- boxer, CBO, climatelegislation, economy, energyandclimate2009, EPA, globalwarming, kerry-boxer, lisajackson
Earlier this week, some political theater unfolded during hearings before the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works. As Chairwoman Boxer prepared to move forward with climate and energy legislation, opponents boycotted the session, claiming they need to do more...continued→
September 9, 2009
Posted by Frances Beinecke in Green Enterprise
, Solving Global Warming
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- dirtycoal, economicstimulus, economy, foxnews, greeneconomy, greenjobs, oilindustry, powershift, vanjones
Van Jones has been hit by a nasty smear campaign designed to discredit him and his goal of creating millions of green jobs for Americans. The intensity of Glenn Beck's attacks shows once again the untold lengths the far right...continued→
August 17, 2009
Posted by Frances Beinecke in Green Enterprise
, Solving Global Warming
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- AB32, california, cashforclunkers, cleanenergy, cleantech, economy, energyefficiency, globalwarming, greenjobs, publichealth, smallbusiness
I remember three years ago when NRDC worked so hard to get AB 32 signed into law. I knew then that it would help confront the crisis of global warming. What we've seen since then is that AB 32 can...continued→
July 20, 2009
Posted by Frances Beinecke in Green Enterprise
, Solving Global Warming
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- ACES, cleantech, economy, energyandclimate2009, globalwarming, globalwarmingbill, greenjobs, kerry, palin
America is faced with two failing systems: the economy is in turmoil and our climate is in disruption. Each one is critical to our survival, and each one needs to be fixed urgently. The fastest, most cost-effective way to do...continued→
November 20, 2008
Posted by Frances Beinecke in Moving Beyond Oil
, Solving Global Warming
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- economicstimulus, economy, globalwarming, globalwarmingsolutions, greeneconomy, greenenergy, greenjobs, obama
Tuesday was a remarkable day for me. After a decade of fighting to sound the alarm about the urgent need to solve global warming, I heard these words come from the President Elect of the United States: "Now is the...continued→
February 5, 2008
Posted by Frances Beinecke
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- andrewrevkin, billclinton, economy, energyefficiency, EPA, globalwarming, mckinsey
Five years ago, the only conversations I had about global warming were with other environmentalists. Now I spend most of my time talking about climate change with CEOs from Fortune 500 companies. Increasingly, they realize that confronting global warming presents...continued→
January 24, 2008
Posted by Frances Beinecke in Green Enterprise
, Solving Global Warming
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- alcoa, dukeenergy, economy, energyefficiency, EPA, ford, GE, globalwarming, GM, lehmannbrothers, liebermanwarner, mckinsey, solarpower, stimuluspackage, USCAP
If 2007 was the year that ended the debate over the science of global warming, 2008 is going to be the year when the economics of solving this crisis will take center stage.Of course, the economy is front-and-center anyway, now...continued→