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Going Green
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Hip-hop and the green movement?Tue, 12/15/2009 - 01:00Green hip-hop activism is an ongoing movement. ...
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EPA: Greenhouse Gases Endager Public HealthMon, 12/07/2009 - 17:10According 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 EconomyThu, 10/08/2009 - 12:59According 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 RulesTue, 09/15/2009 - 11:11With 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 BillWed, 06/17/2009 - 09:27The 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 GrowingWed, 06/10/2009 - 09:34A 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 EnergyThu, 04/23/2009 - 00:00President 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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Black and green: An Earth Day legacyWed, 04/22/2009 - 00:00The green movement is so basic to issues such as jobs, the economic stimulus, energy independence and the healthy future of the planet, it might just be the new black. Especially when you take a look at some of the African American leaders in the green movement, which would have been considered an unlikely place to find them just a few years ago. ...
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Hip-hop goes greenWed, 04/22/2009 - 00:00Many think that environmentalists are tree-hugging hippies but as the necessity to green America increases and the green industry becomes more lucrative, the face of the environmentally friendly community is changing as well. Companies like Broccoli City and New Era are branching out to appeal to a younger demographic- the hip hop generation. While environmentalist Van Jones shows people the value of the green economy. ...
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Obama Visits Canada, Promises To Work On Clean EnergyFri, 02/20/2009 - 01:00During President Barack Obama's first trip abroad, he told Canadian officials that the United States would work with Canada on cleaner fuel technology. "And as obviously one of the largest economies in the world, it's important for us to make sure that we are showing leadership in the belief that trade ultimately is beneficial to all countries," Obama said. Canada is one of the country's biggest trading partners. ...
