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Humility and Power

July 9, 2012 Arthur Lieber Economy, Employment, Energy, Environment, Infrastructure, Obama, States, Transportation Leave a comment

It must be difficult to hold a significant (or perhaps even an insignificant) position of power and conduct oneself with modesty. A lack of

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Germany sets world record for solar power generation

June 15, 2012 Madonna Gauding Energy, Environment, Technology Leave a comment

On Friday, May 25, and Saturday, May 26, of this year, Germany set a new world record for solar power generation. On Friday, a

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Going green: The choices aren’t always black and white

June 6, 2012 Renee Shur Consumer issues, Energy, Environment, Ideas, Technology One comment

You launder your clothes in cold water.  You load up the dishwasher to the hilt before running it. You compost, buy local and organic,

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New coal gasification plant is a bad deal for Illinois

May 25, 2012 Mike Davis Business, Consumer issues, Energy, Environment, Illinois/Midwest 2 comments

The coal gasification plant that Tenasaka Energy wants to build in Taylorville Illinois is the kind of bargain that does not seem to have

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Extreme weather convinces Americans: Global warming is real

May 22, 2012 Madonna Gauding Energy, Environment, Government Leave a comment

Corporations have debunked it, media has ignored it, and conservative politicians have fought it, but in spite of these self-serving efforts at denial, Americans

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Denying global warming: How low can you go?

May 11, 2012 Gloria Shur Bilchik Consumer issues, Environment, Ideas, Illinois/Midwest, Media, States One comment

When Unabomber Theodore J. Kaczynski becomes your poster child, you’ve reached a new low. And that’s exactly what happened recently in Chicago, when the

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Creating water from thin air

May 10, 2012 Madonna Gauding Environment, Poverty, Technology One comment

Our planet’s supply of clean drinking water is dwindling, and lack of clean water is one of the many environmental problems looming in our

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If you won’t talk about guns, you’re not a progressive

May 9, 2012 Arthur Lieber Congress, Courts, Crime/Violence, Environment, Health care, Obama Leave a comment

Progressives are often considered professorial, which in many circles is tantamount to being called wordy. Contrary to that questionable conventional wisdom is a definition

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“Drill, baby, drill” – what a mess!

May 7, 2012 Arthur Lieber Economy, Energy, Environment, Infrastructure, Transportation Leave a comment

One of the favorite targets of Republicans is the Environmental Protection Agency. It’s not just the Agency; it’s the concept of protecting the environment.

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Fracking: Why corporate-driven energy policy is bad for America

May 3, 2012 Madonna Gauding Corporations, Energy, Environment Leave a comment

ROBERT KUDLOW: Won’t this natural gas fracking revolution really change America, change business, make us more competitive, and help people with utility bills at

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