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• Trope-a-dope

  Replace the “Saudi Arabia of wind/solar/etc power” trope 0

  Posted 2 days, 4 hours ago by Lisa Hymas

  How many times have you heard that Place X is the "Saudi Arabia of solar power" or "Saudi Arabia of wind power" or "Saudi Arabia of geothermal"?  Kate Galbraith of The New York Times' Green Inc. blog has heard it one too many times, so she's launched a contest for a new phrase to describe renewable energy potential. Read More

• You just can't teach an old petro-dog re-new-able tricks.

  “Back to Petroleum”: BP shuts clean energy HQ, slashes renewables budget, dives into tar sands 4

  Posted 3 days, 1 hour ago by Joseph Romm

  BP has shut down its alternative energy headquarters in London, accepted the resignation of its clean energy boss and imposed budget cuts in moves likely to be seen by environmental critics as further signs of the oil group moving "back to petroleum". Read More

• How about... "prosumer"?

  Stop calling Americans “consumers” 5

  Posted 3 days, 1 hour ago by Joseph Romm

  James Kunstler says we should stop calling Americans "consumers." It pigeonholes all Americans and also becomes a self-fulfilling prophecy. Read More

• Size does matter

  Starbucks brews global green-building plan, renovates Seattle shop 1

  Posted 3 days ago by Sarah van Schagen

  Stroll into the newly renovated Starbucks coffeehouse in Seattle's University Village and the décor may feel more familiar than you'd expect. It's part of an effort to create a shared sense of community while reducing impact on the planet -- all by sourcing materials locally. Read More

• Who knew?

  Screwing up environment not so great for economy, studies find 2

  Posted 3 days, 2 hours ago by David Roberts

  You know all those things we do that screw up the environment but are allegedly necessary for a vibrant economy? Recent studies paint a different picture ... Read More

• Coal River Mountain Action

  The story of our civil disobedience against mountaintop-removal coal mining 3

  Posted 1 week ago by James Hansen

  Several people asked for more information about the 23 June civil disobedience near Coal River Mountain. We need Dickens to describe the local situation, but you can glean something from a statement I was reading at the time we were arrested (reprinted below). Read More

• Climate change deal crucial to greener trade, say WTO and UNEP 0

  Posted 1 week ago by Agence France-Presse

  A global climate change deal in Copenhagen is crucial to ensure that world trade becomes a catalyst for the greening of the economy rather than an obstacle, trade and environmental chiefs said Friday. Read More

• And they call the other Buffett a parrothead

  Warren Buffett repeats GOP talking points on energy plan 1

  Posted 1 week ago by Jonathan Hiskes

  Billionaire Warren Buffett keeps saying cap and trade will hurt consumers, especially the poor. Report after report concludes he's wrong. Read More

• E.U. to help finance clean coal plant in China 0

  Posted 1 week, 1 day ago by Agence France-Presse

  The European Commission announced Wednesday that it would provide financing up to 50 million euros ($70 million) to help China build a coal-fired power plant equipped with new technology to give it near-zero emissions. Read More

• Survey Says!

  Consumers no longer want to be kept in the dark about food 3

  Posted 1 week, 2 days ago by Tom Laskawy

  A new survey came out indicating that (surprise, surprise) only 20% of Americans trust food companies to develop and sell food products that are safe and healthy." But there was some far more interesting data buried in this survey. Read More

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