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In his Labor Day speech two days ago, the president announced plans for a $50 billion stimulus package that would take aim at updating the country's lagging transportation infrastructure.

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It's an interesting question for followers of both politics and climate issues: How would things have turned out if Obama had thrown his weight behind clean energy legislation instead of health care reform?

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In the weeks since the clean energy and climate bill died unceremoniously in the Senate, there's been much soul-searching in both green and policy circles alike.

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When the newly-formed iceberg four times the size of Manhattan broke from Greenland over the weekend, John Rudolf of the New York Times wrote an artciled titled "Iceberg as

It should be unthinkable that in the wake of the worst oil disaster in history, the Senate has not yet passed a bill that would hold BP accountable for the damage they have wreaked on Gulf communities and businesses.  

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A few years ago, the state of California passed a landmark bill designed to reign in carbon pollution to 1990 levels by 2020, and Governor Schwarzenegger signed it into law. Now, the trailblazing law is beginning to take effect -- but wouldn't you know it?

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With Congress still not able to get out of its own way and actually move forward any legislation with the word 'climate' in it, what options does President Obama have to make good on his oft-stated commitments to make reductions in greenhouse gas emissions?

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I've always been amazed how much opposition simple ideas like promoting bicycling in urban areas receives. After all, what on earth could be wrong with a program that allows residents to rent bikes at multiple locations around a city as a means to conveniently get around -- and get some exercise in the process?

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The Senate notoriously gutted and left for dead its comprehensive climate and clean energy reform bill, even after watering down numerous times.

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In June, we were thrilled when we heard that California's State Assembly passed a bill banning single-use plastic bags. Stores would have to charge 5 cents for every paper bag they dole out, pushing shoppers to bring reusable bags.