Tag: News
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Netflix: Please Stream BIDDER 70
In 2008, climate activist Tim DeChristopher, disrupted a controversial a Bush-era Bureau of Land Management oil and gas lease auction by successfully bidding on parcels totaling $1.7 million. DeChristopher’s bidding effectively safeguarded 22,000 acres of pristine Utah land. Even though the auction was later deemed illegal, DeChristopher’s heroic act of non-violent civil disobedience got him…
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Arctic Ocean: Carbon Sink or Carbon Source?
By Jennifer Chu For the past three decades, as the climate has warmed, the massive plates of sea ice in the Arctic Ocean have shrunk: in 2007, scientists observed nearly 50 percent less summer ice than had been seen in 1980. [caption id="attachment_314190" align="alignnone" width="500"] While the Arctic Ocean as a whole seems to be…
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Tell Gov. Brown and DOC: Ban Fracking in California
[caption id="attachment_313002" align="alignright" width="303"] Celebrities, including Hayden Panettiere, ask “What the Frack?”[/caption] From the Sacramento Valley to Los Angeles County, fracking is quickly expanding across California, polluting local air, threatening local waterways, accelerating climate change, eroding property values and creating tremendous amounts of toxic waste. The California Department of Conservation (DOC) is accepting public comments on its…
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ALEC Attacks EPA’s Carbon Pollution Standards at December Summit
By Aliya Haq This week, the polluter-funded American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) is holding its annual meeting in D.C., and the obstruction of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) progress to reduce carbon pollution is front and center on its Environment Task Force agenda. ALEC conferences create a space for corporations and conservative lawmakers to…
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Bullfrog Power to Install Rooftop Solar System at Alberta Arena
Bullfrog Power, Canada’s leading green energy provider, and the Town of Black Diamond are partnering to bring new solar electricity to Alberta. Bullfrog Power will provide matching financing that will enable Black Diamond to install solar panels on the Oilfields […] — Solar Builder magazine