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Category: Climate Change

Al Gore proposes “Scientific Freedom Restoration Act”

April 1, 2015 Gloria Shur Bilchik Climate Change, Humor, Senate Leave a comment

Former Vice President Al Gore met with Congressional leaders today to propose the Scientific Freedom Restoration Act. The purpose of the bill is to

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Keystone pipeline vote: corporate money trumps public good

February 6, 2015 Madonna Gauding Climate Change, Congress, Energy, Environment, Obama Leave a comment

The fossil-fuel industry is reaping the rewards of its three-quarters of a billion dollar investment to secure a Republican controlled congress. But they weren’t just buying

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The People’s Climate March, Howard Zinn, and why we all need to join in

September 17, 2014 Renee Shur Activism, Climate Change, Environment Leave a comment

When I first got wind of the People’s Climate March taking place in New York City on September 21, my first thought was “will

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News organizations are changing their coverage of climate change

September 8, 2014 Renee Shur Climate Change, Media Leave a comment

Make no mistake about it. We’re now approaching thirty years of serious scientific data gathering on climate change. And the consensus among scientists in

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Al Gore’s good news (for a change) on climate and renewable energy

July 14, 2014 Renee Shur Climate Change, Energy, Environment Leave a comment

Eight years ago. Al Gore released “An Inconvenient Truth,” the book and documentary film that laid out the scientific consensus connecting the burning of

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Climate Counts: Rating companies by their environmental impact

December 20, 2013 Renee Shur Climate Change, Consumer issues, Corporations, Environment Leave a comment

Consumers of the world, unite! You know you’re going to buy stuff, so why not use your buying power to send a message to

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No milk in the dairy case? Climate change is to blame.

November 27, 2013 Renee Shur Climate Change, Environment, Food, Science Leave a comment

If you think the effects of climate change on our food supply are something only our children or grandchildren will have to deal with,

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Science supports climate change reality: It’s time for the media to get on board

November 13, 2013 Renee Shur Climate Change, Environment, Media, Science Leave a comment

How times change. It seems just yesterday when Al Gore was being vilified as America’s über-exaggerator for his warning in 2006 of the coming

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Vermont leads by example on environmental issues

September 4, 2013 Stacy Mergenthal Climate Change, Energy, Environment, Health Leave a comment

In a recent e-newsletter, Senator Bernie Sanders shared a video about a little town in Vermont called Swanton. Swanton has recently made an important

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President Obama [re]installs solar panels on White House roof

August 20, 2013 Gloria Shur Bilchik Climate Change, Energy, Good government, Obama One comment

While political power struggles are on temporary hold during the 2013 Congressional summer recess, there’s a new source of power at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue.

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