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November 18, 2009
Posted by Frances Beinecke in Solving Global Warming
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- blankenship, cleanenergycommonsense, coalmining, deniers, energyandclimate2009, fgbbook, freidman, globalwarming, greenjobs, jobs, laborunions, massey, mountaintopremoval, nationalsecurity, oiladdiction
On Wednesday, Massey Energy CEO Don Blankenship, the head of the fourth largest coal company in the nation, said in an interview that "I deny that there is any science that supports global warming." While it baffles me that...continued→
November 6, 2009
Posted by Frances Beinecke in Solving Global Warming
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- CBO, cleanenergy, cleanenergycommonsense, copenhagen, copenhagencountdown, energyandclimate2009, fgbbook, globalwarming, nationalsecurity
I have been an environmental advocate for more than 35 years. And throughout that time, I have written policy briefs, magazine articles, and blog posts, but never before had I been inspired to write a book. That changed several months...continued→
October 16, 2009
Posted by Frances Beinecke in Moving Beyond Oil
, Solving Global Warming
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- afghanistan, climatechange, energyandclimate2009, globalwarming, iraq, moveamericabeyondoil, nationalsecurity, operationfree, securityrisk, veterans
I have read plenty of briefings about the national security risks posed by climate change, but it is far more powerful to hear about them from people who have seen the grave consequences of our oil dependence first hand: veterans...continued→
October 9, 2009
Posted by Frances Beinecke in Solving Global Warming
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- algore, climatelegislation, copenhagen, energyandclimate2009, globalwarming, nationalsecurity, nobelprize, obama
For the second time in three years, the Nobel Peace Prize has highlighted the importance of U.S. leadership in curbing global climate change. The message is unmistakable: our friends and allies around the world are counting on us to lead,...continued→
August 10, 2009
Posted by Frances Beinecke in Solving Global Warming
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- ACES, bangladesh, drought, energyandclimate2009, flood, globalwarming, greenjobs, malaria, nationalsecurity
The U.S. military, intelligence and diplomatic communities are to be commended for their forward-leaning approach to viewing global warming as a national security threat, as documented in Sunday's New York Times. These dedicated professionals have clearly grasped the ways climate...continued→