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Earth Day Revolution

Earth Day Revolution

March 11, 2010 @ 3:22PM

The Green Guru, League of Conservation Voter’s Gene Karpinski, stood at the podium to kick off an event on the West Lawn of the capitol this morning, rallying the crowd for clean energy jobs now.
In front of a group of the clean energy and climate [...]

Senate Fence Sitters

Senate Fence Sitters

March 10, 2010 @ 6:40PM

The New York Times had a great piece today, breaking down where the wavering Senators on comprehensive climate legislation park their interests.
Citing E&E, the article assumes there are 41 “yes” votes and 29 “no” votes in the upper chamber, leaving exactly 30 to be [...]

White House Climate Push

White House Climate Push

March 10, 2010 @ 12:27PM

While the Obama administration continues to push funding for clean energy jobs, from high speed rail to solar energy and job training programs, the president himself has also interjected himself into the legislative battle heating up in the Senate.
Yesterday Obama made himself a principle, inviting [...]

Senate Fence Sitters

Senate Fence Sitters

March 10, 2010 @ 6:40PM

The New York Times had a great piece today, breaking down where the wavering Senators on comprehensive climate legislation park their interests.
Citing E&E, the article assumes there are 41 “yes” votes and 29 “no” votes in the upper chamber, leaving exactly 30 to be [...]

White House Climate Push

White House Climate Push

March 10, 2010 @ 12:27PM

While the Obama administration continues to push funding for clean energy jobs, from high speed rail to solar energy and job training programs, the president himself has also interjected himself into the legislative battle heating up in the Senate.
Yesterday Obama made himself a principle, inviting [...]

Obama Meeting with Key Senators at White House

Starting about 30 minutes ago, President Barack Obama has many of the key Senators involved with climate legislation at the White House, to talk about what is coming in the next few weeks.
The meeting headlines the trio that has taken over the drafting of a [...]

Earth Day Revolution

Earth Day Revolution

March 11, 2010 @ 3:22PM

The Green Guru, League of Conservation Voter’s Gene Karpinski, stood at the podium to kick off an event on the West Lawn of the capitol this morning, rallying the crowd for clean energy jobs now.
In front of a group of the clean energy and climate [...]

72 Hours Becomes Six Days For Clean American Power

It was supposed to be 72 Hours for Clean American Power, three days of flooding phone lines and filling voicemail boxes, all in support of clean energy and climate legislation.
Instead, it became six days.
Starting on Monday, you, the youth in this fight, jumped the gun, [...]

Youth Take to Hill to Fight Dirty Air Act

Last week, amidst the fight for comprehensive clean energy and climate legislation, many of our nation’s youth leaders converged on Washington to tell Senator Lisa Murkowski that her Dirty Act Act would hurt America now and in the future.
Murkowski, of Alaska, has a resolution [...]

Murkowski: Alaska "Ground Zero for Climate Change"

Senator Lisa Murkowski’s office sent out a press release yesterday, lauding the opening of a Climate Science Center at the University of Alaska-Anchorage.
Murkowski called Alaska, “ground zero for climate change and natural choice,” for the center. She continued by saying she hopes it will, “add [...]

Rockefeller Tries to Block EPA

Rockefeller Tries to Block EPA

March 4, 2010 @ 12:15PM

Doing his best Lisa Murkowski impression, Senator John Rockefeller, of coal-laden West Virgina, introduced legislation today that would prevent the EPA from regulating greenhouse gases for two years.
According to the story:
“We must set this delay in stone and give Congress enough time to consider [...]

Microsoft At Odds With Chamber Climate Stance

In a short, unannounced blog post yesterday, software giant Microsoft laid out its opposition to the climate change stance held by one of the trade groups it belongs to, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce.
The Chamber is infamous by now for its actions to stop [...]

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Consequence09Consequence09: RT @ceworks: Great photos from the DC kick off of #EarthDayRev: http://bit.ly/9T2jCn Declare your independence: http://bit.ly/a4884k
5 hours ago
focusthenationfocusthenation: Reading @willsteger Clean Energy Forums - April 2010 #clean energy
6 hours ago
RepowerAmericaRepowerAmerica: Join thousands nationwide for Monday's live conference call with @AlGore http://j.mp/duZjW9
6 hours ago
Consequence09Consequence09: An NRDC blogger takes a look at what is happening internationally on climate change: http://bit.ly/c39tiJ
6 hours ago
SustainUSAgentsSustainUSAgents: Listening to Gita from Mama Cash talk about how to finance small, innovative projects conceived by women for women. Check out mamacash.org!
6 hours ago
SustainUSAgentsSustainUSAgents: Check out youngvoicescsw.wordpress.com for updates from the young women's caucus at CSW. Look at the caucus statement we helped draft!
6 hours ago
wildlifeactionwildlifeaction: NWF joined the #EarthDay Revolution today asking Senators to start enacting clean energy solutions! http://bit.ly/cBwCDe #green
7 hours ago
Consequence09Consequence09: A look at the dueling op-eds today, from RFK and Don Blankenship on coal: http://bit.ly/dr7XXk
7 hours ago
energyactionenergyaction: RT @TheLeague99 Senate is Kicking Us While We’re Down!! No Summer Jobs for the Youth? http://bit.ly/djIKsi
7 hours ago
RockTheVoteRockTheVote: Calls & emails working! WaPo sez student aid bill likely to be added to health care reconciliation bill: http://awe.sm/52PVJ #safra
7 hours ago
RockTheVoteRockTheVote: Calls & emails working! WaPo sez student aid bill likely to be added to health care reconciliation bill:... http://bit.ly/9i3cGJ
7 hours ago
SustainUSAgentsSustainUSAgents: Listening to a senator from Namibia explain how "Women are born leaders!" with stories from her own life---she has everyone laughing. #CSW
7 hours ago
RepowerAmericaRepowerAmerica: #Colorado passes one of the most ambitious renewable energy standards in the nation. http://j.mp/a2PDRr
8 hours ago
Consequence09Consequence09: We need an #earthdayrev to pass comprehensive legislation. It is time to demand clean energy: http://bit.ly/a3tgh7
8 hours ago
ClimateEdClimateEd: Whoa! Incredible underwater skyscraper that grows food! How it works: http://bit.ly/cFVzkC
8 hours ago
RockTheVoteRockTheVote: Senate phone lines jammed. Switching to email. Students, use this link: http://awe.sm/52PNb #SAFRA
8 hours ago
RockTheVoteRockTheVote: Call 1-888-254-5087 to ask your Senators to support student aid reform in the reconciliation bill. They are... http://bit.ly/bwlydl
9 hours ago
RepowerAmericaRepowerAmerica: Big polluters with deep pockets could flood airwaves to block Senate #climate legislation http://j.mp/aqI8dN
10 hours ago
Consequence09Consequence09: RT @tboggia: The Economist doubts clean energy jobs, stand up for Van Jones and #OurDecade by voting here: http://bit.ly/csT5Mi
10 hours ago
YouthForClimateYouthForClimate: Murkowski puts the brakes on #dirtyairact. For now...... http://ow.ly/1h8uQ
11 hours ago
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