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Born Today, Adrift Tomorrow in Tuvalu
Imagine being born today in the South Pacific island nation of Tuvalu, half way between Hawaii and New Zealand. You join a community of 12,000 people with a unique culture, language and traditions for sustainable fishing and farming developed over thousands of years. Your country consists of nine small islands covering just 26 square kilometers…
Read MoreNation's First Solar City in Florida
Talk about a great Earth Day present! Florida Power and Light and Kitson & Partners made a stunning announcement April 9, saying they plan to build the nation’s first solar-powered city—a cluster of homes, offices and factories less than 20 miles from Fort Myers on Florida’s Gulf Coast. What a turnaround. Just two years ago,…
Read MoreBorn in Wartime, Earth Day Unified the Nation
The first Earth Day, 39 years ago today, was a godsend for a country mired in war and riven by racial, political and cultural issues. Arriving suddenly—as a gift whose time had come—it offered folks something to unite around: the idea of an entire planet, our home, in peril. It was a time when industrial…
Read MoreOil Shale Proponents Going Nuclear?
One of the many dirty little secrets about oil shale is that it will take huge amounts of energy to turn rock into a product we can put in our cars and trucks. That’s because the currently proposed technology for producing oil shale involves using what amounts to glorified curling irons underground, heating them up…
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Read MoreSenate Vote Heats Up Kansas Coal Fight
It’s hard to know who’s happy and sad over the prospects of Kansas Gov. Kathleen Sebelius being plucked to become President Obama’s Secretary of Health and Human Services. Timing is the big issue. A Senate committee voted in favor of her today. The full Senate is expected to also vote in her favor – but…
Read MoreEcopornography Revisited
When the going gets tough, call the PR department, and ask it to come up with a spiffy new acronym. It’s a recognized ploy with a long history. Here we go again. The bold, ambitious plans to push solar power plants, windmill farms, and other green facilities is causing a major backlash among industries used…
Read MoreBreaking News: EPA Says Cement Kiln Mercury Must Go
The EPA just proposed to cut mercury from cement kilns! I’ve been talking to you about cement kiln pollution since we started this blog, and Earthjustice has been focused on this issue for nearly a decade. Check out our updated campaign page to find out how you can help. The EPA is asking for public…
Read MoreHey, Sheriff! How About Busting These Guys?
Shortly after his confirmation, Secretary Ken Salazar declared that there’s a "new sheriff in town" at the Department of Interior. If there was one part of the swamp that is DC that needed draining, it was DOI, what with the sex and drugs scandal at MMS and many of former Secretary Gale Norton’s cronies sentenced…
Read MoreStopping Soot Will Buy Time in Global Warming Fight
On the front page of The New York Times today, Elisabeth Rosenthal takes an in-depth look at a global warming problem you may not know much about: black carbon, commonly known as soot. Carbon dioxide is the main culprit in global warming, but recently scientists have found that soot may be responsible for up to…
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