The Ins & Outs of the Upcoming Energy & Climate Bill and Why It’s Stalled

March 10, 2010 by  
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Key senators, industry officials, senior advisers and cabinet members met yesterday with President Obama to talk about the upcoming Climate and Energy Bill . The bill has been largely put aside by Congress in favor of passing Healthcare legislation and yesterday’s meetings were an attempt by President Obama to get the bill moving.

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The Ins & Outs of the Upcoming Energy & Climate Bill and Why It’s Stalled

The Ins & Outs of the Upcoming Energy & Climate Bill and Why It’s Stalled

March 10, 2010 by  
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Key senators, industry officials, senior advisers and cabinet members met yesterday with President Obama to talk about the upcoming Climate and Energy Bill . The bill has been largely put aside by Congress in favor of passing Healthcare legislation and yesterday’s meetings were an attempt by President Obama to get the bill moving. The talks highlighted the simple reason the bill is stalled: the Democrats are largely for a Climate and Energy bill and the majority of Republicans want to leave the “Climate” part out of it — mainly any kind of carbon capping or taxing legislation.

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The Ins & Outs of the Upcoming Energy & Climate Bill and Why It’s Stalled

The Ins & Outs of the Upcoming Energy & Climate Bill and Why It’s Stalled

March 10, 2010 by  
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Key senators, industry officials, senior advisers and cabinet members met yesterday with President Obama to talk about the upcoming Climate and Energy Bill . The bill has been largely put aside by Congress in favor of passing Healthcare legislation and yesterday’s meetings were an attempt by President Obama to get the bill moving

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The Ins & Outs of the Upcoming Energy & Climate Bill and Why It’s Stalled

New UN Climate Financing Group Is Another All-Boys Club

March 10, 2010 by  
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photo: Quinn Dombrowski via flickr.

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New UN Climate Financing Group Is Another All-Boys Club

New UN Climate Financing Group Is Another All-Boys Club

March 10, 2010 by  
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photo: Quinn Dombrowski via flickr. We just passed two milemarkers which make this next one all the more poignant: First, two days ago was International Women’s Day and, second, we’ve just been told that in many places women are going to be hit harder than men by climate change . Now, via our friends over at

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New UN Climate Financing Group Is Another All-Boys Club

New UN Climate Financing Group Is Another All-Boys Club

March 10, 2010 by  
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photo: Quinn Dombrowski via flickr. We just passed two milemarkers which make this next one all the more poignant: First, two days ago was International Women’s Day and, second, we’ve just been told that in many places women are going to be hit harder than men by climate change .

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New UN Climate Financing Group Is Another All-Boys Club

New UN Climate Financing Group Is Another All-Boys Club

March 10, 2010 by  
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photo: Quinn Dombrowski via flickr. We just passed two milemarkers which make this next one all the more poignant: First, two days ago was International Women’s Day and, second, we’ve just been told that in many places women are going to be hit harder than men by climate change

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New UN Climate Financing Group Is Another All-Boys Club

Should Cell Phone Towers Be Put on Residential Buildings?

March 10, 2010 by  
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Image: Lloyd Alter Between the upgrading of existing systems and the licencing of new carriers, the rooftop landscape of Toronto, Canada is changing rapidly as new antennae are added daily. While TreeHugger has discussed the question of cell phone safety many times, we are usually talking about the phone itself, where users have some control, rather than the base stations, where residents in apartment buildings with base stations on the roof do not. Is this exposure dangerous?

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Should Cell Phone Towers Be Put on Residential Buildings?

Should Cell Phone Towers Be Put on Residential Buildings?

March 10, 2010 by  
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Image: Lloyd Alter Between the upgrading of existing systems and the licencing of new carriers, the rooftop landscape of Toronto, Canada is changing rapidly as new antennae are added daily.

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Should Cell Phone Towers Be Put on Residential Buildings?

Woot! Bike There Feature Added to Google Maps! (Video)

March 10, 2010 by  
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It’s about time! Google Maps has finally added a Bike There feature. They’ve been plugging away for awhile now on ways to get directions for cyclists that avoids hills, excessive traffic, and points you in the best directions for pedaling to your destination

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