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Young Climate Warriors: Use Your Voice as well as Your Passion

October 15, 2009

Posted by Frances Beinecke in Solving Global Warming

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bad09, cleanenergy, cleantech, energyandclimate2009, globalwarming, graham, kerry-boxer, powershift, youthmovement

I recently spent two days at MIT talking with students about global warming, and it was one of the most inspiring things I have done in awhile. I loved hearing how fired up these young people are to invent the...continued

Van Jones' Vision of Green Jobs Will Endure

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

Power Shift 09: Young People Lead on Climate Action

February 25, 2009

Posted by Frances Beinecke in Solving Global Warming

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billyparish, capitolclimateaction, energyactioncoalition, globalwarming, globalwarmingbill, jessytolkan, powershift, youthmovement

I used to think that we could curb global warming fast enough so that my grandchildren wouldn't face intense droughts and spreading wildfires. But these impacts are already here, and if we don't act fast, my daughters' generation will really...continued

The Bipartisan Air You Breathe

November 15, 2007

Posted by Frances Beinecke in Curbing Pollution , Green Enterprise , Solving Global Warming

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apolloalliance, cleanair, cleantech, E2, globalwarming, markettransformation, newyorktimes, powershift, schwarzenegger, tomfriedman

I am in Washington today for meetings. The weather is alright--it’s raining, but warm, probably in the mid-fifties. The air is harder to read, however. As I walked along the sidewalk, I couldn’t tell if I was breathing Republican air...continued