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A Prius With Mayo, Hold the Mayo
Fledgling California bill calls for new sales outlets for hybrids |
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13 Apr 2005 |
Daily Grist |
| A Prius With Mayo, Hold the Mayo Fledgling California bill calls for new sales outlets for hybrids Ever wished you could get a five-pound jar of mayonnaise and a Toyota Prius at the same convenient location? Uh, let us explain. California drivers are crazy for hybrids; dealerships in the state have months-long waiting lists, presumably becau ... |
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| Topics: California, cars, electric vehicles, hybrids, news, placemaking, politics, Prius, renewable energy, shopping (all these topics) |
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Two Paths Diverged in the Desert ...
Battle between coal and renewables plays out in Nevada |
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11 Apr 2005 |
Daily Grist |
| Two Paths Diverged in the Desert ... Battle between coal and renewables plays out in Nevada A drama in the small Nevada town of Gerlach is a harbinger of things to come for communities around the U.S. On one side is Sempra Energy, which wants to build a coal-fired power plant that would generate enough energy for 1.5 million households and pipe it west to California and up to the Pacific Northwest. On the oth ... |
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| Topics: coal, energy, Nevada, news, renewable energy (all these topics) |
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We'll Drink to That
Americans prefer their water clean, poll shows |
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09 Mar 2005 |
Daily Grist |
| We'll Drink to That Americans prefer their water clean, poll shows "An overwhelming majority" -- some 86 percent -- of Americans believe clean, safe water is a national issue worthy of government spending, a new poll concludes. The two polling firms (one from each side of the partisan divide) conducting the opinion survey asked 900 adults a variety of questions related to hypothetical federal leg ... |
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| Topics: news, politics, renewable energy, United States (all these topics) |
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If you mainstream it, they will come
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David Roberts |
08 Mar 2005 |
Gristmill |
| I took two tidbits away from this interesting Clint Wilder piece on framing clean energy (via Sustainablog). Here's the first: In opinion research conducted last year in Rhode Island, the Clean Energy States Alliance and marketing consultancy SmartPower found that the label of 'clean' energy had a much more positive public reception than 'green' (too political), 'renewable' (too niche), or 'alternative' (too much of an implication that its users must adopt a ... |
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| Topics: consumerism, green living, renewable energy (all these topics) |
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Green Tag, You're It
On Green Tags |
Umbra Fisk |
07 Mar 2005 |
Ask Umbra |
| Dear Umbra, My power company (Florida Power and Light) sent me a letter asking me to choose its Sunshine Energy program, which, for an additional $9.75 a month, helps support the building of a 150-kilowatt solar facility in Florida. Do you think I should do it? Linda Coral Springs, Fla. Dearest Linda, Yes. And I am herewith going to foist my plans for 2005 upon all the rest of you: They involve deemphasizing insignificant widgets and ... |
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| Topics: advice, Ask Umbra, energy, Florida, greenhouse-gas emissions, renewable energy, solar voltaic power (all these topics) |
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Hawks speak out for U.S.-grown clean energy
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Aimee Christensen |
06 Mar 2005 |
Gristmill |
| 'It's not a hardship to drive it. It's fun.' -- George Shultz, former Secretary of State, referring to his Toyota Prius, a hybrid car that uses much less gasoline than a conventional vehicle, at the second annual summit of the Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research, February 11. I found this nugget in my inbox, tucked into the recent issue of @stanford, 'a monthly newsletter of campus news and research,' in the 'Heard on Campus' segment (I am an alum of ... |
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| Topics: energy, politics, renewable energy (all these topics) |
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A Great Leap Forward, Without All the Famine
China passes its first renewable-energy law |
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02 Mar 2005 |
Daily Grist |
| A Great Leap Forward, Without All the Famine China passes its first renewable-energy law The Chinese legislature on Monday passed a bill aimed at increasing the country's use of renewable energy by mandating that power-grid operators get a portion of their electricity from local renewable sources and by providing financial inducements such as tax incentives, discounted loans, and a national development fund. When it takes ef ... |
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| Topics: China, news, renewable energy (all these topics) |
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Wave Hello
Ocean energy poised for takeoff |
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16 Feb 2005 |
Daily Grist |
| Wave Hello Ocean energy poised for takeoff Though wind power is the fastest-growing renewable energy source, many researchers, power companies, and municipal officials are looking to the oceans for juice. Though it is in its infancy, ocean power -- generated from either waves or the tides beneath -- shows great promise. According to the Electric Power Research Institute, the amount of wave energy off U.S. c ... |
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| Topics: news, oceans, renewable energy, San Francisco (all these topics) |
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Hot wind
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David Roberts |
16 Feb 2005 |
Gristmill |
| Frequent Grist contributor Bill McKibben has a column in today's NYT saying that environmentalists should get behind wind energy. He is sympathetic to some enviros' objections and rather gentle toward them. I fully agree with McKibben, but I can't say I share his sympathy. Oil and gas exploration is ravaging the American West. The nuclear industry is resurgent. And oh yeah, the globe is frying. If environmentalists take global warming seriously, and expect others to ... |
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| Topics: Bill McKibben, Massachusetts, oil, renewable energy, wind power (all these topics) |
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Six Percent Under
Canadian businesses find boon in Kyoto |
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14 Feb 2005 |
Daily Grist |
| Six Percent Under Canadian businesses find boon in Kyoto Canadian renewable-energy companies are anxiously awaiting Feb. 16. That's the day the Kyoto Protocol goes into effect, and with Canada's target of a 6 percent cut in emissions from 1990 levels by 2010, companies selling green, low-or-no-emissions technology are expecting to see quite a bit of their own green. "What's happening -- which is a very pivo ... |
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| Topics: business, Canada, news, renewable energy (all these topics) |
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Dropping the Hybrids Off at the Pool
Hybrid incentive bills introduced in Congress |
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11 Feb 2005 |
Daily Grist |
| Dropping the Hybrids Off at the Pool Hybrid incentive bills introduced in Congress Fuel-efficient hybrids, the cars of choice for greens of means, are a hot topic in Congress, with two bills introduced this month that could further fuel their popularity. One bill, unveiled in the House last Tuesday by California Reps. Darrell Issa (R) and Brad Sherman (D), would let states decide whether or not to allow hybr ... |
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| Topics: news, placemaking, politics, renewable energy (all these topics) |
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The Three Marketeers
Emily Gertz watches the suits pitch to the T-shirt crowd at Verdopolis |
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11 Feb 2005 |
Dispatches |
| Emily Gertz is a regular contributor to WorldChanging.com, and an internet content and strategy consultant for nonprofits. She has written on environmental policy for BushGreenwatch, and on the intersections of environment, culture, art, and activism for The Bear Deluxe and other independent alternative publications. Dispatch: 1 | 2 | 3 Friday, 11 Feb 2005 NEW YORK CITY, N.Y. How do we pay for the energy ... |
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| Topics: Dispatches, environmental planning, hydrogen, New York, placemaking, renewable energy (all these topics) |
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Next and the City
At Verdopolis, Emily Gertz learns how to make cities more like zoos |
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10 Feb 2005 |
Dispatches |
| Emily Gertz is a regular contributor to WorldChanging.com, and an internet content and strategy consultant for nonprofits. She has written on environmental policy for BushGreenwatch, and on the intersections of environment, culture, art, and activism for The Bear Deluxe and other independent alternative publications. Dispatch: 1 | 2 | 3 Thursday, 10 Feb 2005 NEW YORK CITY, N.Y. One fact is being repeated by sp ... |
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| Topics: Dispatches, environmental planning, hydrogen, New York, placemaking, renewable energy (all these topics) |
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Cuts Like a Knife, but It Feels So Wrong
Details of environmental cuts in Bush's budget emerge |
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09 Feb 2005 |
Daily Grist |
| Cuts Like a Knife, but It Feels So Wrong Details of environmental cuts in Bush's budget emerge Now that the nation's water is all cleaned up, the Bush administration has proposed sharply cutting a federal assistance program designed to help modernize aging sewer systems and prevent toxic runoff into streams and rivers -- from $1.35 billion in 2004 to $730 million. And now that th ... |
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| Topics: Department of Energy, oceans, politics, renewable energy, water pollution (all these topics) |
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Chillin' Verde
Emily Gertz sends dispatches from Verdopolis, a confab on future green cities |
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09 Feb 2005 |
Dispatches |
| Emily Gertz is a regular contributor to WorldChanging.com, and an internet content and strategy consultant for nonprofits. She has written on environmental policy for BushGreenwatch, and on the intersections of environment, culture, art, and activism for The Bear Deluxe and other independent alternative publications. Dispatch: 1 | 2 | 3 Wednesday, 09 Feb 2005 NEW YORK CITY, N.Y. This morning, taking in ... |
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| Topics: Dispatches, environmental planning, hydrogen, New York, placemaking, renewable energy (all these topics) |
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Soap Opera
Degassed water may reduce need for detergents |
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26 Jan 2005 |
Daily Grist |
| Soap Opera Degassed water may reduce need for detergents Researchers at the Australian National University in Canberra have found an effective alternative to caustic, strong-smelling detergents: water. Good ol' water. Degassed water, to be specific. According to their findings, published in the Journal of Physical Chemistry, if dissolved air present in everyday water is removed, H2O becomes at least as effective a degrease ... |
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| Topics: green living, renewable energy (all these topics) |
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All We Are Is Farms in the Wind
On wind farms |
Umbra Fisk |
03 Jan 2005 |
Ask Umbra |
| Dear Umbra, I have been reading lots in the media lately about wind farms. As a supporter of green energy, I would obviously like to see a lot more of them and have long believed that people who oppose them are just another example of the "not in my backyard" mentality: they want a constant electricity supply, but not if it spoils the lovely sea view they paid so much for. Permission was given recently by the Briti ... |
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| Topics: advice, Ask Umbra, climate, energy, renewable energy, wind power (all these topics) |
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Downright Unalaskan
Shipwreck oil spill in Alaskan waters threatens wildlife refuge |
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10 Dec 2004 |
Daily Grist |
| Downright Unalaskan Shipwreck oil spill in Alaskan waters threatens wildlife refuge A cargo ship that ran aground Wednesday on the shore of Unalaska Island, 800 miles southwest of Anchorage, has begun to leak fuel into sensitive wildlife habitat. After an unsuccessful search for lost crew members, officials have begun to survey the damage from the wreck; the freighter, which was loaded with soybeans and h ... |
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| Topics: Alaska, energy, oil, renewable energy, wildlife (all these topics) |
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Energy Bill
Clinton says clean-energy backers should quit whining and get to work |
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07 Dec 2004 |
Daily Grist |
| Energy Bill Clinton says clean-energy backers should quit whining and get to work Former President Bill Clinton yesterday said that energy issues, with their links to national security and environmental decline, "may have a bigger impact on America and the world than virtually all the things that were debated" in the run-up to the recent election. At a symposium at New York University, Cl ... |
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| Topics: Bill Clinton, politics, renewable energy, United States (all these topics) |
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Colorado Rocky Mountain High
Colorado passes renewable-energy initiative |
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03 Nov 2004 |
Daily Grist |
| Colorado Rocky Mountain High Colorado passes renewable-energy initiative Colorado voters approved Amendment 37 yesterday, marking the first statewide renewable-energy portfolio standard in the U.S. to come directly from a popular vote rather than through the legislature. The state's largest utilities will now be required to generate 3 percent of their electricity from renewable sources by 2007, and 10 percent by 2015. ... |
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| Topics: Colorado, politics, renewable energy (all these topics) |
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The Price Is Finally Right
High oil prices raise interest in renewables, and this time it may stick |
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27 Oct 2004 |
Daily Grist |
| The Price Is Finally Right High oil prices raise interest in renewables, and this time it may stick Whenever the price of oil spikes, interest in renewable energy spikes along with it -- but despite the perpetual hopes of advocates, interest recedes as prices go back down. This time, though, as oil tops $55 a barrel, it may be different. Really. For one thing, although most analysts agree that th ... |
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| Topics: business, energy, oil, renewable energy, United States (all these topics) |
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I Come Back to You Now, at the Turn of the Tide
Brits look to public-service ads and tidal power to cut carbon emissions |
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26 Oct 2004 |
Daily Grist |
| I Come Back to You Now, at the Turn of the Tide Brits look to public-service ads and tidal power to cut carbon emissions On the heels of recent predictions that the U.K. will not meet its Kyoto targets, and a more recent report that the results of global warming will be "disastrous" for the country, Brits are casting about for new ways to reduce carbon-dioxide emissions. The government is undertaking a ... |
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| Topics: climate, renewable energy, United Kingdom (all these topics) |
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Jenifa, Oh Jenny
An interview with Michigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm |
Keith Schneider |
26 Oct 2004 |
Main Dish |
| Jennifer Granholm. If John Kerry becomes president, he'll owe an awful lot to Jennifer M. Granholm, Michigan's environmentally minded first-term Democratic governor. For all but a few shaky days in early September when some polls indicated that Michigan may have been leaning President Bush's way, the state and its 17 critical electoral votes have stayed all year as alpine blue as a northern Lake Mic ... |
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| Topics: elections, interview, Michigan, politics, renewable energy (all these topics) |
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It's All About the Benjamins
Neglect of clean energy hurts economy as well as environment |
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25 Oct 2004 |
Daily Grist |
| It's All About the Benjamins Neglect of clean energy hurts economy as well as environment The lack of aggressive clean-energy policies at the federal level is taking its toll on the U.S. economy. As recently as a decade ago, U.S. companies claimed 50 percent of the market for solar photovoltaic panels, but now that number is down to 10 percent, with Japan and Europe dominating the world market. Likewise, Germany ... |
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| Topics: business, renewable energy, United States (all these topics) |
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The White Man's Halliburton
White House favoring Halliburton over clean water |
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14 Oct 2004 |
Daily Grist |
| The White Man's Halliburton White House favoring Halliburton over clean water OK, you might want to sit down, because we've got a real shocker here: The Bush administration, headed by two former oil executives, one of whom was the CEO of Halliburton, from which he still receives payments, may be pulling strings to help shield the company against environmental regulation. The issue in question is " ... |
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| Topics: business, politics, renewable energy, United States (all these topics) |
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