California Wants EPA To Regulate Aircraft, Ship Emissions
By Barbara Kessler California is at it again. The state stickler for clean air, which tried to regulate car emissions but was blocked by the federal EPA in late 2007, is now asking the feds to...
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Palin, Biden: Where They Stand On Energy And The Environment
By Shermakaye Bass Republican presidential candidate Arizona Sen. John McCain, who has historically opposed drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR), has been uncharacteristically...
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Greener city buses clear the air, but choices aren’t always clear
By Barbara Kessler Green Right Now You’ve heard the saying, “it’s easy being green.” Maybe sometimes. But not always, and not if you’re the Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) agency, which finds itself...
View ArticleClean air, the economy, fossil fuels and the ‘American people’
By Barbara Kessler Green Right Now Clean air. Is it good for, or a drag on, the economy? That is the (somewhat ludicrous) question under consideration in Congress this week, as several lawmakers try...
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Tea Party Republicans in the House resume assault on the environment
(This post first appeared at the NRDC Switchboard Blog.) Frances Beinecke, president, NRDC The U.S. House has just returned from recess, and the Tea Party Republicans want to make it their first order...
View ArticleList: Money magazine’s 2011 cities with the cleanest air
MONEY has released it list of cities with the cleanest air. In these cities, the air quality is rated highly, and pollution levels are below the U.S. average. Rank City Air quality index (% days AQI...
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US government scientists say renewables CAN power the future, and pretty soon
By Barbara Kessler Green Right Now When will it be possible for the US — and our houses — to be powered mainly by clean, renewable energy? Wind power uses no water and emits no air pollution (Photo:...
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Ozone Action Days — What they mean, and what you can do to minimize air...
(This guest post was distributed by the Environmental Defense Fund in Austin.) By Deanna Altenhoff Executive Director of CLEAN AIR Force of Central Texas Deanna Altenhoff, CLEAN AIR FORCE of Central...
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Green teachers can win $4,000 from the EPA
From Green Right Now Reports Teachers often lead the way when it comes to building sustainable practices in their community. Now it’s their turn to receive some recognition, and prize money of $2,000....
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TreeFolks tree giveaway coming March 1
TreeFolks will be giving away 1,300 tree saplings to Austin Energy residential customers on March 1, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Highland Mall, Airport Blvd., Austin. Those wanting one or two of the...
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