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King Corn, But Not For Long
July 1st, 2009In 2008, the steady rise in ethanol consumption reduced U.S. demand for motor gasoline by an estimated 5 percent and accounted for 20 percent of the increase in domestic corn prices, according to a new assessment of U.S. biofuels by the Worldwatch Institute. Concerns over energy security and climate change, as well as a range [...]
Desert Dust Does Damage
June 29th, 2009It would seem that desertification caused by water shortage, or poor land usage hurts more than the immediate area around the environmental degradation. Accelerated snowmelt–precipitated by desert dust blowing into the mountains–changes how alpine plants respond to seasonal climate cues that regulate their life cycles, according to results of a new study reported this [...]
Peer Pressure Is Good For The Earth
June 29th, 2009Sure peer pressure can be used to get people to buy cheap crap, or to make them drive some huge gas guzzling land tank, but peer pressure can be used for good things as well. People are more likely to enroll in conservation programs if their neighbors do–a tendency that should be exploited when [...]
House Passes Climate Change Bill
June 26th, 2009Sure it wasn’t perfect, and sure it wasn’t aggressive enough, but The House of Representatives has just passed a landmark bill that will propel our nation toward a clean energy future…if the Senate also passes it.
The vote was close. Know that all of your efforts — whether a signed petition, a donation, or a [...]
Call Up Your Rep And Make Them Pass Climate Change Legislation
June 26th, 2009Call 877-9-REPOWER (877-9-737-6937) and we’ll connect you to your Representative right after providing you with talking points. (We’re expecting high call volume, and if you are unable to be connected please use our secondary line, 866-590-0971.)
When connected to your Representative’s office, just remember to tell them your name, that you’re a voter, and that you [...]
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