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Archive for the ‘Politics’ Category

August 28th, 2008

The Green Election Issues

The DNC is going on right now, with the Republicans to stay this coming week, so right now the entire nation is focused on Obama and McCain’s stances on various issues. The environment is a big-ticket item this year more than it has been in the past, and according to The Daily Green, there are […]

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August 19th, 2008

Endangered Species Act Changes Suck

Last week, the Bush administration has announced that the Department of the Interior would be drastically changing the status of endangered species. And that, my friends, sucks.
The Endangered Species Act currently protects all animals at rick of extinction. Section 7 of this law deals with federal agencies, making them consult the U.S. Fish and […]

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August 11th, 2008

Yao Ming - an Olympic Environment Champ

China’s Yao Ming might not be a 2008 Olympic gold medalist after China’s defeat by the United States (it was a great game), but no matter what the final outcome of men’s basketball, Yao Ming is still a champion in the heart of many…and he’s now an officially “Environmental Champion.”
The United Nations has […]

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August 9th, 2008

War is Bad for the Environment

The recent outbreak of war between Russia and Georgia got me thinking about the impact of fighting on the environment.
First of all, I want to say that I am in no way putting the environmental impact above the grim toll this has already taken on the residents of this area. Thousands of men and […]

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August 1st, 2008

States to Sue the EPA

California, Connecticut, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and New York aren’t playing around anymore. If the EPA doesn’t clean up their act soon, they’re going to sue.
Again.
Last year, California sued the Environmental Protection Agency because this department made the decision last year to prohibit states from issuing their own emissions regulations. The full PDF of […]

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July 27th, 2008

Will China Continue to Go Green after the Beijing Olympics?

With the 2008 Olympics drawing nearer, China is in a frenzy to show the world that they’re clean and green. But check out this picture, snapped this morning in Tiananment Square:

That’s not misty rain or morning fog, my friends. That’s smog you’re seeing, for the most part (although it looks like it might be […]

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June 24th, 2008

McCain’s Clean Car Challenge

I’m not a John McCain supporter, but one thing I could look forward to if he were to be selected is his Clean Car Challenge.
If elected, McCain plans to instate a program called the Clean Car Challenge, which will have a prize of $300 million to go to the auto manufacturer who makes the […]

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April 21st, 2008

Obama: The Green Issues

I live in Pennsylvania, so our Democratic primary is coming up tomorrow. This is the first time since I’ve been able to vote that PA mattered for the primaries, so I’m pretty excited.
I know that the vast majority of you have probably voted already in your party’s primaries (or, you’re Republican and your nominee […]

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