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The Latest by Brian Smith

Campaign Manager

An Earthjustice staff member from 1999 until 2015, Brian used outreach and partnership skills to cover many issues, including advocacy campaign efforts to promote a healthy ocean.

May 13, 2011

Renewable Energy Could Be 80% of World’s Power by 2050

By Brian Smith

Is another future even possible, or are we stuck in a permanent crisis?

May 6, 2011

Speculators' Pogo Stick Sends Oil Prices Bouncing

By Brian Smith  /  California Office

What’s behind wild fluctuation in oil prices?

April 29, 2011

Washington State Embraces Coal-Free Future

By Brian Smith  /  Northwest Office

Earthjustice’s Clean Air Act and Clean Water Act legal work was an integral part of the campaign to help bring TransAlta to the negotiating table.

March 28, 2011

Climate Impacts on Freshwater in the Americas

By Brian Smith  /  International Program

When glaciers no longer provide drinking water to the communities that depend on them, what happens to the people?

March 16, 2011

EPA Clean Air Rules Will Create Up To 1.4 million Jobs

By Brian Smith  /  Washington, D.C. Office

The power sector will invest almost $200 billion total in capital improvements over the next five years, total employment created by these capital investments is estimated at 1.46 million jobs, or about 290,000 jobs on average in each of the next five years.

March 11, 2011

House Budget Cuts Would Impact Pacific Tsunami Warning Center

By Brian Smith  /  California Office

In our efforts to cut federal spending, we might want to question the notion that all government agencies are wasteful or can be easily privatized.

March 3, 2011

Oil and Gas Lobbyists Claim The Sky is Falling

By Brian Smith

Again, the pollution lobby warns that stronger standards will cause massive disruption.

February 23, 2011

Toxic Air Pollution from Industrial Boilers to Get EPA Scrutiny

By Brian Smith  /  Washington, D.C. Office

The EPA, today issued its final standard to protect Americans from the toxic air pollution emitted by industrial facilities like chemical plants, refineries and paper mills

February 10, 2011

Will Sunflower Be Cleanest Coal-Fired Power Plant?

By Brian Smith  /  Northwest Office

Latest news from the energy debate in Kansas.

February 7, 2011

EPA Reviewing Air Permit in Kansas Coal Plant

By Brian Smith  /  Northwest Office

Late last week, the EPA began questioning an air-quality permit issued by Kansas that will allow expansion of the coal-fired poser plant by Sunflower Electric.