1. U.S. Oil Dependence Threatens Security, Economy, Environment
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...s off-shore drilling. • Transportation is responsible for approximately one-third of all U.S. carbon dioxide emissions. • We burn about 400 million gallons of gasoline every day...

2. World Bank Vote Gives Billions to Coal
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...Treasury during UN climate talks in Copenhagen which encourages the development and funding of no or low carbon energy sources. "This doesn't fit.  Giving financial assistance to pro...

3. Colorado Roadless Plan: Wrong Approach for Forest Protection
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...important habitat for imperiled wildlife, and help combat climate change by storing large quantities of carbon."   Sierra Club | 85 Second St., San Francisco, CA 94105 ...

4. High-Speed Rail to Help Rebuild and Restore America
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...p;will provide a needed transportation choice for Americans that is fast and convenient and will reduce carbon emissions and air pollution and cut our dangerous dependence on oil. "The scale o...

5. Greener charcoal
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...but also general air pollution concerns. Given the mix of possible components, it's not just soot and carbon dioxide being produced, but also mercury and other nasties. On the manufacturers sites...

6. Obama EPA Finalizes Endangerment Finding
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...a tackling global warming and building a clean energy future.    By finalizing the finding that carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases represent a significant threat to public health and ...

7. Baseload Power Bull
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...generation system is a much harder target to take out.   Something else that really riles me - CCS - Carbon Capture and Sequestration - is a long way off from being commercially viable. It's ...

8. Other greenhouse gases
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Greenhouse gases - more than just carbon dioxide Climate change and carbon dioxide have certainly gained increased awareness over the last year, but there's also other gases that contribute to glo

9. The Acidification of Our Oceans
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...our oceans and the problems caused by rising CO2 levels. Ocean acidification is the result of atmospheric carbon dioxide being absorbed by the salt water of our oceans, forming carbonic acid. This car...

10. Sierra Club Launches Online Guide
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...sp; "Choosing the right new vehicle will save money at the pump, cut dependence on oil,  reduce carbon emissions, and help the auto industry." The cash for clunkers calculator included...

11. 100 Coal Plants Prevented or Abandoned
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... to expose the dirty truth about coal. Tremendous grassroots pressure, rising costs, and upcoming federal carbon regulations all contributed to the demise of the 100 plants. Activists with the Sierra ...

12. 30 baking soda tips
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...aking soda instead of detergent. - Baking soda can be thrown on stove fires to extinguish the flames. The carbon dioxide generated when the powder burns starves the fire of oxygen. - Wash chemicals an...

13. Stop Stealth Dirty Oil Pipelines
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...ventional oil, requires excessive amounts of energy and fresh water, and destroys huge swaths of the best carbon protector on the planet, the boreal forest.   Leading up to Clinton’s decis...

14. A Green Vocabulary For Green People
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...ast our vote or spend our money or how we live our lives. A green vocabulary can help us reduce our "carbon footprint ". The following represents what is best described as a green vocabulary...

15. In Historic Step, EPA Determines Global Warming Major Threat to Human Health, Environment
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...he nation has discharged nearly 70 billion tons of greenhouse gases into the atmosphere and heat-trapping carbon dioxide concentrations have soared to 385 parts per million (2008). Policy Solutions, N...

16. Shampoo and the planet
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...iew board Hexyl Cinnamal - not assessed for safety by Cosmetics Ingredient Review board Limonene - a hydrocarbon that poses potential risks to wildlife and the environment through water contamination....

17. For peat's sake
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...Peat deposits in southeast Asia could be destroyed within the next few decades Peatlands are also massive carbon sinks - estimated to store anywhere up to 455 petagrams of carbon, which is 5 × 1...

18. How wind turbines work
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...ry kilowatt hour of electricity produced by wind energy or other green means, approximately 1.5 pounds of carbon is prevented from going into the atmosphere if that electricity had been sourced from c...

19. Renewable energy primer
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...climate change and global warming have become more pressing. When fossil fuels are burned, they generate carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases. These gases trap heat within our atmosphere, warmin...

20. Sustainable Building 101
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... mentioned above, there are several environmental benefits to sustainable building. They include reducing carbon emissions, waste reduction, and renewing and preserving natural resources. 2. Buildings...

21. Other greenhouse gases
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Greenhouse gases - more than just carbon dioxide Climate change and carbon dioxide have certainly gained increased awareness over the last year, but there's also other gases that contribute

22. Eco Friendly Houses - What Is A Green Building?
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...be causing your family health problems inside your home: Radon, Environmental Tobacco Smoke, Biologicals, Carbon Monoxide, Nitrogen Dioxide, Organic Gases, Respirable Particles, Formaldehyde, Pesticid...

23. Your Composting Questions Answered
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...ent. How does compost improve the soil? Composting adds valuable nutrients back into the soil such as Carbon, Nitrogen and Oxygen. There are other essential elements that are added that will all w...

24. The Seven Building Blocks of Building Green
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...ucts contribute VOCs (volatile organic compounds); gas stoves and poorly vented gas appliances contribute carbon monoxide to the stew. There are two ways to clear the air and breathe easier: use produ...