Going Green

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For ethnic elders, environmental equality remains elusive

Fri, 06/04/2010 - 00:00
What to do when polluted neighborhoods take a heavy toll on the health of ethnic elders. ...
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Going green is the new black

Wed, 04/21/2010 - 00:00
Being environmentally conscious is now an everyday thing. ...
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Staying healthy on a budget

Mon, 04/05/2010 - 00:00
Tips on how to stay healthy on a budget. ...
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Hip-hop and the green movement?

Tue, 12/15/2009 - 01:00
Green hip-hop activism is an ongoing movement. ...
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EPA: Greenhouse Gases Endager Public Health

Mon, 12/07/2009 - 17:10
According to CNN, the Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lisa Jackson said Monday that greenhouse gases are endangering people's health and must be regulated."These long-overdue findings cement 2009's place in history as the year when the United States government began addressing the challenge of greenhouse-gas pollution and seizing the opportunity of ...
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U.N. Calls For Greater Use Of IT In New Green Economy

Thu, 10/08/2009 - 12:59
According to Reuters, two months ahead of the United Nations climate change conference in Copenhagen, the world body's telecoms arm urged governments and companies to use information technology to fight global warming."Information technologies contribute 2 to 3 percent of global greenhouse gas emissions. But they can also reduce emissions in other sectors by at least 15 percent," said Ban Ki-Moon, United Nations Secretary-General, at a telecoms industry event in Geneva. ...
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Obama Administration Unveils Fuel Economy Rules

Tue, 09/15/2009 - 11:11
With global talks on climate change looming, the Obama administration sought to gain momentum Tuesday by unveiling its plan to require better gas mileage for cars and trucks and tougher rules on vehicle greenhouse gas emissions.The new standards call for the auto industry's fleet of new vehicles to average 35.5 miles per gallon by 2016. ...
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Senate Panel Approves Energy Bill

Wed, 06/17/2009 - 09:27
The Energy and Natural Resources Committee voted 11-8 Wednesday to advance an energy bill that would require greater use of renewable energy and make it easier to build power lines. The bill requires utilities to produce 15 percent of their power from wind, solar and other renewable energy. ...
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Study: Green Jobs Growing

Wed, 06/10/2009 - 09:34
A study released Wednesday by the Pew Charitable Trusts found that clean energy jobs grew by 9.1 percent compared with a national average of 3.7 percent from 1998 to 2007, the latest year available. The most recent data does not include the effects of the recession. The report used private jobs data that included information about employers and Pew researchers spent ...
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Obama to Lease Federal Waters for Clean Energy

Thu, 04/23/2009 - 00:00
President Barack Obama announced Wednesday his plan to lease federal waters in order to generate electricity from wind and ocean currents. Obama launched the initiative during a visit to a wind turbine tower manufacturing plant in Newton, Iowa to commemorate Earth Day. ...
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