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Senators to Pull All-Nighter for Climate Change
Senator Schatz joins the Senate Climate Action Task ForceThe Senate's Climate Action Task Force will hold an all-night call to action on Monday, March 10, urging Congress to address climate change....
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Urban Agriculture: Creating Healthy, Sustainable Communities in D.C.
First Lady Michelle Obama and children from several local elementary schools in the White House Organic Farm (credit: Chuck Kennedy / White House)When one thinks of agriculture and creating more...
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Senators Hold All-Night Climate Change Talkathon
Senator Ed Markey (Mass.) reads excerpts from The Lorax during the climate talkathon (Courtesy: C-Span).On Monday night, March 10, the recently formed Senate Climate Action Task Force put on its first...
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American Scientific Community Unveils Climate Change Report
Scientists from the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) have come together to launch a new initiative on the need to act on climate change, before it is too late. The “What We...
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Electric Transmission 201
Speakers (l-r): Laura Manz, Judy Chang, Jeff Dennis, Kevin Reeves, Jack Halpern, and Dan Belin.Video RecordingAudio RecordingPresentationsHighlights Audio RecordingAudio recording of briefing and...
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The 2015 Budget: Impacts on Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy
Speakers (l-r): Ashley Johnson, Jason Walsh, Fred Sissine, and Scott Sklar.Video RecordingAudio RecordingPresentationsHighlightsIssue BriefAudio RecordingAudio recording of briefing and Q&A...
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Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Releases Second Report in Series
On March 30, Working Group II (WGII) of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) released its report on climate change’s risk to human society. The Summary for Policymakers of WGII...
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Converting Vehicle Fleets to Alternative Fuels
Speakers (l-r): Richard Battersby, Claude T. Masters, Jeffery L. Jeter, and Steven W. Saltzgiver.Video RecordingAudio RecordingPresentationsHighlightsAudio RecordingAudio recording of briefing and...
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Drier and Hotter: Managing Climate Risks in the Southwest
Speakers (l-r): Eleanor Bastian, Patrick Gonzalez, Chris Treese, Margaret Bowman, and Louis Blumberg.Video RecordingAudio RecordingPresentationsHighlightsAudio RecordingAudio recording of briefing and...
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The Silicon Prairie: Wind Energy in Iowa Fueling Investment
Rep. Bruce Braley (IA) sitting on a wind turbine in IowaWhat do Google, Facebook and Microsoft Corp. all have in common? They’ve all invested in building large data centers in Iowa, in order to harness...
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U.N. Report States Climate Mitigation Must Start Now
On April 13, Working Group III (WGIII) of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) released its report on what can be done to mitigate climate change across sectors. Four years of research...
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Innovative Energy Efficiency Financing Programs Sprouting Across U.S.
A study by Deutsche Bank and the Rockefeller Foundation estimates that $279 billion could be invested in energy efficiency retrofitting in the United States. This investment would yield more than $1...
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How Better Recycling Can Minimize Waste and Boost the Economy
Speakers (l-r): Chaz Miller, Nelson Widell, Bradley Guy, and Walter Alcorn.Video RecordingAudio RecordingPresentationsHighlights Audio RecordingAudio recording of briefing and Q&A (mp3)Tuesday,...
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Cowboy and Indian Alliance Travel to DC to Protest Keystone XL Pipeline
Credit: Jamie HennOn April 26, thousands of people descended on the National Mall in Washington D.C. in the latest demonstration against the Keystone XL pipeline. The march on Saturday was the last in...
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Pace University Hires Karl R. Rábago to Lead the Law School’s Energy and...
On April 29, Pace University announced the hiring of Karl R. Rábago as Executive Director of the Pace Energy and Climate Center, an interdisciplinary law and policy think tank located at the Pace...
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