10 Articles match "American Clean Energy and Security Act"

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• DOE Announces Recipients of Smart Grid Stimulus Fund
  
  ARCADIA, FLORIDA – Speaking at Florida Power and Light’s (FPL) DeSoto Next Generation Solar Energy Center, President Barack Obama today announced the largest single energy grid modernization investment in U.S. The end result will promote energy-saving choices for consumers, increase efficiency, and foster the growth of renewable energy sources like wind and solar. history, funding a broad range of technologies that will spur the nation’s transition to a smarter, stronger, more efficient and reliable electric system.  The $3.4
  Green Life Smart Life - Tuesday, October 27, 2009
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• Bill on Renewable Energy Omits Huge Source
  
  by Michael Smith (Veshengro) Clearing biomass from nation's forests will keep them healthy Despite pending federal legislation that promotes renewable, clean energy and creates new jobs, hard-working people in rural areas are being denied the promise of a green economy, according to the American Loggers Council (ALC). Unemployed loggers all over the country could have a future in sustainably gathering and selling tons of clean-burning woody biomass to power plants were it not for the fine print in The American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009 that's now under consideration
  Green (Living) Review - Saturday, May 23, 2009
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• A Just Foreign Policy Resource Guide
  
  and Russian arsenals) still pose one of the greatest threats to human security. government accountable for clean up, waste management, and warhead dismantlement programs. www.ploughshares.org Shundahai Network is dedicated to abolishing nuclear weapons worldwide, stopping the ongoing dumping of nuclear waste at the Nevada Test Site, stopping plans to transport deadly high-level nuclear waste to Yucca Mountain or any Native American land, and ensuring that Native American voices and concerns are heard Teaching with the News Lessons Plans on Foreign Policy from the Choices Program The Choices Program’s Teaching with the News initiative provides online curriculum materials and ideas to connect the content of the classroom to the headlines in the news.
  The Green Changemakers - Wednesday, June 11, 2008
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• Smart Grid Coalition Presents Views to House Democratic Caucus on Job Creation and Support for Economic Recovery
  
  8220;And the clean energy jobs of the future are created by smart grid companies every day. Senior Executives from DRSG member companies Whirlpool, Honeywell, Landis + Gyr, EnerNOC and Ice Energy represented DRSG, with each company giving an overview of their respective role in smart grid development and how they are adding jobs and contributing to economic recovery as a result of the new business opportunities being created by smart grid policy developments. The companies Earlier today, at the invitation of the House Democratic Caucus, representatives of the Demand Response and Smart Grid Coalition (DRSG) presented their views on smart grid development, job creation, and economic recovery to over 200 Members of the House at the body’s annual Issues Retreat.   “The
  Green Life Smart Life - Friday, January 15, 2010
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• 12 steps to unite to combate Climate Change
  
  Telling people you will reduce carbon emissions may seem simplistic, but even simple actions like announcing your commitment to going carbon neutral can be effective, while the simple act of asking for ideas can lead to creative and innovative solutions. Most homes or businesses can reduce energy use by 10 per cent—which almost always results in a 10 per cent reduction in greenhouse gas emissions—with a one year payback or less. Whether you are an individual, an organization, a business or a government, there are a number of steps you can take to reduce your carbon emissions, the total of which is described as your carbon footprint.
  The Green Changemakers - Friday, June 5, 2009
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• Climate Change Bill Passed
  
  The House passed the American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009 by a vote of 219 to 212. The legislation also includes provisions to create alternative energy sources and cleaner technologies, as well as more efficient building standards. In an effort to recruit the support of lawmakers sitting on the fence, its authors, prominent progressive Reps. via huffingtonpost "After a tense debate, in which the margin of success or failure never moved beyond a handful of votes, the House of Representatives passed the most sweeping climate change policy ever considered by Congress early Friday evening.
  Green Earth Journey - Friday, June 26, 2009
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• To The Next U.S. President: 100 Words for 100 Days
  
  Make it cap and dividend by taking the revenue from auctioning carbon permits – every last nickel – and returning it to Americans in equal shares. Carbon Dividend checks will be the new Social Security: a pocketbook advantage that gives middle class Americans a stake in fixing climate change and getting off fossil fuels. Sanjay Khanna, Principal, Khanna Research + Communications Coordinated Nationwide Public Information Campaign on Economy and Climate Today, the global economic meltdown and the climate crisis are key forces affecting civil society. WorldChanging Team October 29, 2008 9:20 AM The eyes of the world are riveted on the U.S.
  The Green Changemakers - Thursday, November 20, 2008
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• Climate Action: What Will it Take to Avert Disastrous Climate Change?
  
  According to a consensus of hundreds of climate scientists, we can avert crashing the planet only if we make a sharp global U-turn by 2015: Level off emissions worldwide and bring them back down in the next few decades [ 4 ]. To do this, we must switch to much more efficient transportation, manufacturing, and buildings, and to solar, wind, tide, and biomass energy. These agreements need to regulate and put a high price on emissions, and create incentives for a transition to a clean energy economy . by Sarah van Gelder, Madeline Ostrander, Doug Pibel 2005 was one of the busiest Atlantic hurricane seasons on record: 15 hurricanes formed, and four reached Category 5 status. Photo by Peeter Viisimaa . For nearly any major disaster—natural, economic, or military—there was a moment when tragedy could have been prevented. In just the last decade, experts warned that a subprime mortgage bubble could lead to financial collapse and that a hurricane could devastate
  The Green Changemakers - Thursday, December 3, 2009
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• The Green-Collar Jobs Campaign Teaching Tools
  
  Including renewable energy and clean technology, green is the fifth largest market sector in the United States. Magazine #40 :: Go Local! Local Energy, Local Power Native peoples have an eye to the horizon, where wind turbines, solar panels, and a movement for local control of energy are rising. DOWNLOAD ACTIVITY: Exploring Eco-Privilege Danny Glover—An Interview It's important for people of color to link up with issues around Lesson Plans from the Ella Baker Center for Human Rights The Green-Collar Jobs Campaign Teaching Tools offers a five-part series of lesson plans designed for use in high school classrooms.
  The Green Changemakers - Wednesday, March 11, 2009
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• Urban Research Symposium 2009
  
  http://www.urs2009.net/papers.html Sunday, June 28, 2009 Monday, June 29, 2009 Tuesday, June 30, 2009 Sunday, June 28, 2009 Welcome and Opening Chair: Abha Joshi-Ghani, Sector Manager, Urban Development, World Bank Hubert Falco, Minister of State to the Ministre d'Etat, Ministry of Ecology, Energy, Sustainable Development and Town and Country Planning, with responsibility for Town and Country Planning Katherine Sierra, Vice President, Sustainable Development
  The Green Changemakers - Sunday, February 7, 2010
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