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The Obama Victory: America Enters the 21st Century

November 4, 2008

Posted by Frances Beinecke in Green Enterprise , Moving Beyond Oil , U.S. Law and Policy

Tags:
changeinwashington, cleanenergy, energyfuture, globalwarming, newenergyforamericaplan, obama

It makes me happy to write these words: an advocate for the environment will be the next president of the United States. Talk about transformation. America is hungry for bold change. Now we have the opportunity to bring it about....continued

Protecting the Earth and Promoting the Economy

December 6, 2007

Posted by Frances Beinecke in Green Enterprise , Solving Global Warming

Tags:
cleantech, energyfuture, globalwarming, JeffImmelt, LeeScott, markettransformation, mckinsey, vinodkhosla

   I come from a long line of business people. My father ran a family business that started in 1896.  I on the other hand went down a different path and became an environmentalist.  Back in 1970, when the very...continued

Where Is Global Warming on the Campaign Trail?

December 2, 2007

Posted by Frances Beinecke in Solving Global Warming

Tags:
energyfuture, genekarpinksi, globalwarming, lauriedavid, presidentialcampaign, presidentialforum, timrussert

I have been reading the campaign news a lot closer in the past few weeks. It started after something I heard at the recent and first-ever Presidential Forum on Global Warming and America’s Energy Future.The forum was sponsored by Grist,...continued