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President Obama tries to take sting out of Copenhagen collapse

Two main problems continue to plague the Copenhagen conference, the dates of which are quickly approaching (Dec. 7-18), threatening to leave everyone involved in negotiations asking the question 'what next?'. The economic implications involved with enacting carbon...

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opinion by 72JAG | 1 wk ago
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Buffett sees relationship between EVs and coal with BNSF deal

Warren Buffett recently threw down $34 billion for the Burlington Northern Sante Fe Corporation, his biggest bet yet. (MSNBC) The recent recession created conditions whereby acquisition of the railroad became a...

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opinion by 72JAG | 1 wk ago | updated 1 wk ago
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The fossil fuel funded climate debate

As the U.S. Congress and the United Nations continue to initiate actions to combat climate change by regulating energy emissions, many questions remain in the public's mind. Polls indicate that a vast majority of...

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opinion by 72JAG | 9 wks ago | updated 9 wks ago
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The 'Age of Stupid' is almost upon us

A film called 'The Age of Stupid' will be showing on 6 continents in almost 50 countries and over 700 movie theaters on September 21 and 22 only; the film's central screening in NYC comes on the eve of the UN...

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opinion by 72JAG | 10 wks ago | updated 10 wks ago
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EPA ends 26 year delay on regulating coal power plant wastewater

This week, the EPA announced "plans to revise the existing standards for water discharges from coal-fired power plants to reduce pollution and better protect America’s water". The move comes in the wake of...

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opinion by 72JAG | 10 wks ago | updated 10 wks ago
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Sunspots, CO2, and their correlation with climate change

The argument over humanity's contribution to climate change is heating up in America and around the world as legislation meanders its way through the Senate and governments prepare for the UNFCCC meeting later this...

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opinion by 72JAG | 10 wks ago
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Water: The nuclear industry's Achilles' heel

Senator Barbara Boxer, the chairwoman of the Senate’s Committee on Environment and Public Works, recently brought added attention to the nuclear industry when she said, "there will be a nuclear title in the bill"...

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opinion by 72JAG | 11 wks ago
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Modern society's pyrrhic victory

There is a price we are all being asked to pay collectively for modern society and all of its amenities. Technoiogical advancements in the twentieth century have provided us both with achievements that lead...

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opinion by 72JAG | 11 wks ago
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U.S. and China hash out details on cleantech deal

A major announcement is expected this week at the World Economic Forum in Dalian, China regarding a deal between the U.S. and China. The deal seeks to establish a working relationship that will allow the two...

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opinion by 72JAG | 11 wks ago
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Are artificial trees and sunshields in humanity's future?

Is geoengineering a rational solution to the climate crisis we are facing? Seeing how humanity's unintentional experiment with the climate produced results we are struggling to understand, does it make sense to intentionally manipulate the climate to 'fix' the...

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opinion by 72JAG | 12 wks ago
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Blowguns and biofuels

Not to be confused with the other Blowpipe, a portable surface to air missile used by the British Army from 1975-85, members of the Penan tribe are using traditional methods of battle to try to stop the destruction...

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opinion by 72JAG | 12 wks ago
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Energy: China turns tables on U.S.

China seems to have taken a page from Warren Buffett's book of investing. Buffett says that only four things really count when making an investment, "a business you understand, favourable long-term economics,...

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opinion by 72JAG | 12 wks ago
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Is global warming causing global cooling?

It's called thermohaline circulation, or the ocean conveyor belt, and it is a delicate pattern of circulation within the world's oceans that balances water density gradients generated from surface heat and...

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opinion by 72JAG | 13 wks ago | updated 13 wks ago
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Can Buddhist principles help cure the climate crisis?

We live in an age where truth has become an illusion of sorts with both sides of an argument able to cite sources that back their own individualistic claims, but if we look at humanity as a singular whole, then the...

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opinion by 72JAG | 14 wks ago
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The value of wilderness

Our concept of energy and our definition of wilderness seem to go hand-in-hand more and more these days; whether we are speaking about natural gas extraction methods or mountaintop coal mining or concentrating...

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opinion by 72JAG | 14 wks ago
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