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Trump May Not Care About the Environment – But We Do

We are better than the Trump Environment Fail
June 9, 2017When the Trump administration’s 2018 fiscal budget proposal included 40 percent of funding cut for the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), few were surprised. The president
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Nine States and Puerto Rico Join California, New York, Washington in US Climate Alliance

U.S. Climate Alliance pushes back against Donald Trump blundering out of the Paris Agreement
June 6, 2017Connecticut, Delaware, Hawaii, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Oregon, Puerto Rico, Rhode Island, Vermont and Virginia have joined California, New York and Washington in establishing the U.S. Climate Alliance, a coalition that aims to realize the goals and ambitions expressed in the UN Paris Climate Change Accord and US Clean Power Plan.

Former EPA Employee Once Again Blasts Scott Pruitt for Failure of Leadership

Blasting Scott Pruitt's leadership to protect human health and the environment
June 1, 2017“To protect human health and the environment” The following open letter from former EPA employee Michael Cox. After 25 years with the agency, Cox retired
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Sustainable Energy Advances, Obstacles Revealed during Vienna Energy Forum

Speeding up the pace of sustainable energy development
May 16, 2017More than 1,200 high-level representatives across the government, public and private sector business world met in Austria May 11-12 to discuss the nuts and bolts,
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4 Myths About Solar Energy

Avoid the common myths about solar energy
April 20, 2017You’ve likely heard a lot about solar energy lately, especially if you’re interested in environmental, energy, technology or political news. You’ve probably seen solar panels
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Executive Order Guts Clean Power Plan : Trump’s Imaginary War on Coal has just Begun

Clean Power Plan Executive Order
March 28, 2017This morning, under the cover of “energy independence,” U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order calling for a rewrite of the EPA’s Clean Power Plan. The Plan
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U.S. Solar Workforce Grew 17-Times Faster than Economy Overall in 2016

Solar Jobs Census
February 7, 2017The U.S. solar workforce grew at a record high 25% year-over-year in 2016 as solar job creation increased in 44 states and throughout the industry value chain, according to The Solar Foundation's "National Solar Jobs Census 2016."

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We are better than the Trump Environment Fail

Trump May Not Care About the Environment – But We Do

Posted on June 9, 2017 by Bobbi Peterson | 0 Comments

When the Trump administration’s 2018 fiscal budget proposal included 40 percent of funding cut for the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), few were surprised. The president doesn’t seem to understand what is at stake with such cuts. If passed, Trump’s proposed budget will impose significant funding cuts from enforcement programs that impose penalties on environmental offenders. With reports of polluted water
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U.S. Climate Alliance pushes back against Donald Trump blundering out of the Paris Agreement

Nine States and Puerto Rico Join California, New York, Washington in US Climate Alliance

Posted on June 6, 2017 by Andrew Burger | 0 Comments

Connecticut, Delaware, Hawaii, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Oregon, Puerto Rico, Rhode Island, Vermont and Virginia have joined California, New York and Washington in establishing the U.S. Climate Alliance, a coalition that aims to realize the goals and ambitions expressed in the UN Paris Climate Change Accord and US Clean Power Plan.

Water rights as a public good in Chile

Calls to Reinstate Water as a Public Good Arise in Chile

Posted on June 2, 2017 by Andrew Burger | 0 Comments

Plagued by drought, floods and skyrocketing prices, calls to reinstitute water as a public good are intensifying in Chile.

Blasting Scott Pruitt's leadership to protect human health and the environment

Former EPA Employee Once Again Blasts Scott Pruitt for Failure of Leadership

Posted on June 1, 2017 by Thomas Schueneman | 0 Comments

“To protect human health and the environment” The following open letter from former EPA employee Michael Cox. After 25 years with the agency, Cox retired last March. Upon his departure from EPA Cox wrote a withering letter to newly appointed EPA chief Scott Pruitt. Among his many criticisms, Cox zeroed in on Pruitt’s confounding statements on EPA’s mission, his outright
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Climate Savers

Climate Savers: Companies Build a Framework for Progress

Posted on May 29, 2017 by Thomas Schueneman | 0 Comments

A roadmap and a call to action WWF launched the Climate Savers Program in 1999 as a platform for corporate leadership in climate action. Partnering with leading companies within their sectors, Climate Savers guides and supports these leaders as they develop effective climate action plans. Now collaborating with more than 30 companies worldwide across a broad spectrum of industrial and
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Forest conservation is key to battling wildfire in a warming world

Florida Wildfires Highlight Benefits of Prescribed Burns, Conservation Measures

Posted on May 25, 2017 by Andrew Burger | 0 Comments

More than 2,100 wildfires are burning across some 170,000 acres in Florida. A rain deficit of 12 inches and above-normal temperatures throughout the state are the main culprits, and the National Weather Service doesn’t see much in the way of relief, even if the rainy season starts soon, the US Dept. of Agriculture’s (USDA) Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) highlights in a news report.

Sustainable industry becomes more mainstream - photo by Jason Blackeye

5 Industries Moving Toward Sustainability

Posted on May 19, 2017 by Bobbi Peterson | 0 Comments

Although the air quality throughout the United States has seen consistent improvements since 1980, we still have a long way to go in the fight against global warming. Couple this with some of the unhealthy and hazardous conditions of third-world countries and foreign entities around the world, and it’s easy to see why some would call recent sustainability activities a
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