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Earthjustice According to the Earth Policy Institute, every $1 billion we invest in coal-fired power plants creates 870 jobs while the same investment in photovoltaic cells creates 1,800 jobs; in solar thermal plants, 1,900 jobs; in wind energy, 3,300 jobs; and in building retrofits, 7,000 jobs.
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The U.K. Department of Energy and Climate Changehas announced a policy that would ban new power plants without carbon capture and storage (CCS).
Bruce Wayne Allen
Please stop cutting our worlds old growth forest before its to late, read below what happen to the ancient Nazca people of Peru when they did.
Nov. 2, 2009 -- The ancient Nazca people, who once flourished in the valleys of south coastal Peru, literally fell with the trees they chopped down, new research has concluded.Th...e Nazca caused their own collapse when they cleared their forests in order to make way for agriculture, thus exposing the landscape to wind and flood erosion, according to a study published in the journal Latin American Antiquity.Best known for carving hundreds of geometric lines and images of animals and birds in the Peruvian desert that are fully visible from the air, the Nazca flourished between the first century B.C. and the fifth century A.D. During these centuries they made sophisticated ceramics and textiles and amassed one of South America's largest collection of human trophy heads.Read More
Nov. 2, 2009 -- The ancient Nazca people, who once flourished in the valleys of south coastal Peru, literally fell with the trees they chopped down, new research has concluded.Th...e Nazca caused their own collapse when they cleared their forests in order to make way for agriculture, thus exposing the landscape to wind and flood erosion, according to a study published in the journal Latin American Antiquity.Best known for carving hundreds of geometric lines and images of animals and birds in the Peruvian desert that are fully visible from the air, the Nazca flourished between the first century B.C. and the fifth century A.D. During these centuries they made sophisticated ceramics and textiles and amassed one of South America's largest collection of human trophy heads.Read More
Earthjustice Another great Friday Read: Giant jellyfish (6 feet long and 400 pounds heavy) off the coast of Japan. Two entries in and our office already loves this series.
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The jellyfish are coming! The jellyfish are coming! Off the coast of Japan, fishing boats are locked in battle with a veritable armada of jellyfish. Also known as Echizen kurage or Nemopilema nomurai, ...
Earthjustice The challenge of a generation is before us, to make necessary what politicians say is impossible: a real solution to global warming.
I Lost 37 Parts Per Million, Ask Me How | unEARTHED | the Earthjustice forum on environmental issues
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Bill McKibben, founder of the 350.org campaign, took to the pages of the latest Mother Jones to offer a great primer on theCopenhagen climate conference. McKibben's article is clear: the world needs ...
Bruce Wayne Allen
I am newbie to this site, and have a couple of questions about the biofuels industry, and not sure of where to go for answers? The biofuels industry started out so strong, and popular in 2008. At that time crude oil prices reached $150.00+ a barrel. Since then Crude oil prices have declined to half that cost, and now a...verage just above $65.00 a barrel now. My question for this site, does biofuels industry still have a production plan, and do they include lobbyist in Washington DC, pushing their biofuels aggenda. Latest news out of Houston,Texas where the largest biofuels Refinery was located just filled for chapter 11 because demand is just not there or the capitol, for investment to keep it open. Believe me crude oil prices will be back over a $100.00 a barrel again not to far in the future.Read More
Earthjustice Folks living in the Gulf Coast—and near stinky PVC plants—rejoice! Earthjustice has reached a settlement agreement to have the EPA begin regulating toxins coming from these plants.
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Folks living in the Gulf Coast—and near stinky PVC plants—rejoice! Earthjustice has reached a settlement agreement to have the EPAbegin regulating toxins coming from these plants, which ...
Earthjustice Today Earthjustice lined up alongside family farmers, consumers, farmworkers, fishermen, anti-hunger groups and a host of others in opposing the administration's selection of a pesticide industry insider to serve as our country's chief agricultural trade negotiator.
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Deciding to oppose a nominee is not a decision we take lightly. But in this case it was the right thing to do.
Earthjustice Al Gore thinks Obama will put in a personal appearance at the Copenhagen climate talks. What do you think? If he goes, will it help? Leave a comment on our blog with your thoughts.
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Speculation abounds as to whether President Barack Obama will travel to Copenhagen this December to personally participate in international global warming negotiations, though many have expressed doubt ...
Stephanie Legelis Help the earth and it's children....support the work of EARTHJUSTICE!
Earthjustice Welcome our newest blogger and read about when bugs go bad—really bad. Like 'turn other bugs into zombies' bad.
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When Bugs Go Bad—Really Bad. Talk about uncomfortable relationships: Scientific American brings us up close and personal with several hair-raising tales of parasites in the animal kingdom, including a flatworm that multiplies inside snails. Once the worms are ready to trade up on a host:
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Donna Ennis Take Action to fight big coal, save the Clean Air Act, right now!
Earthjustice Local groups in WV like Coal River Mountain Watch, an Earthjustice client, have argued compellingly that Coal River Mountain is an ideal site for a wind power facility, which could make the region a model for sustainable, green economic growth.
The halls of Congress are echoing this week with debate over proposed legislation to fight global warming—a fight that can't be won without addressing a primary cause of global warming: our d...more
Linda Z Ferchaud Please send me petitions so that I may post them to my Wall and spread the word!
Vcubed Inaru Take Action to fight big coal, save the Clean Air Act, right now!
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An attack on the Clean Air Act is in full swing this week, undermining Senate hearings on the Clean Energy Jobs and American Power Act (S. 1733), a plan to fight global warming.
