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Moving Beyond Coal in Central Appalachia
Business  (tags: appalachia, coal, economy, report, trends, renewables, sustainable, businessconservation, pollution, Sustainabililty, destruction, economy, environment, SustainableDevelopment )

Stefanie
- 8 days ago - ecowatch.com
Energy efficiency is one such area where the economic return on investment could be substantial, creating thousands of jobs and supporting new and existing businesses while saving people money that can be reinvested locally.
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Mine in the Cabinet Mountains Wilderness Blocked for Now
Business  (tags: conservation, destruction, environment, protection, pollution, wildlife, Sustainabililty, nature, news, goodnews, GoodNews, business, corruption, corporate, ethics, usa, SustainableDevelopment )

JL
- 9 days ago - wildernesswatch.org
A Montana court ruling has added a legal roadblock to plans by a Spokane company to develop a large silver and copper mine in northwest Montana, including a portion that bores under the Cabinet Mountains Wilderness.
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Coal and Cattle Lead Business Damage to Nature-Study
Business  (tags: UnitedNations, world, nature, climate-change, climatechange, environment, Sustainabililty, research, science, protection, government, globalwarming, conservation, business, sustainabledevelopment, SustainableDevelopment, news, usa, economy )

JL
- 40 days ago - reuters.com
U.N.-backed report ranks businesses by impact on environment * Cattle ranching in South America ranks second worst
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(BLM)Socioeconomic Impact--WA and OR
Business  (tags: conservation, habitat, government, ecosystems, protection, Sustainabililty, water, wildlife, trees, americans, labor, money, finance, ethics, economy )

JL
- 45 days ago - blm.gov
Employment Through the use of contracts, partnerships and special initiatives, the BLM employs local workers to fight fires, build bridges, and conduct fish and wildlife habitat improvement projects. These jobs result in cost savings for the state
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American Solar Power Broke Records Last Year
Business  (tags: CoolStuff, conservation, coolstuff, eco-friendly, energy, environment, goodnews, Sustainabililty, society, green, americans, business, consumers, ethics, GoodNews, environment, investments, news, society, SustainableDevelopment, usa )

JL
- 55 days ago - thinkprogress.org
According to a new report, America broke records in terms of installed solar capacity last year, jumping to 11 percent of total global installations. [Greentech Media]
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Worst Bee Die-Off in 40 Years
Business  (tags: destruction, ecosystems, conservation, environment, Sustainabililty, wildlife, world, abuse, SustainableDevelopment, dishonesty, environment, farming, ethics, environment )

Sylvia
- 61 days ago - foe.org
This last winter, beekeepers reported bee die-offs of more than 50 percent - the worst loss in more than 40 years. CCD has pushed the beekeeping industry in the U.S. to the verge of collapse, and this could spell trouble.
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EXCLUSIVE: State Dept. Hid Contractor's Ties to Keystone XL Pipeline Company
Business  (tags: climate, climate-change, climatechange, CO2emissions, conservation, destruction, ecosystems, endangered, energy, environment, government, habitat, habitatdestruction, healthconditions, nature, humans, politics, pollution, protection, science, research, Su )

JL
- 63 days ago - motherjones.com
A top expert who helped write the government's latest Keystone report previously consulted on three different TransCanada projects--a fact the State Department tried to hide.
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King Corn Mowed Down 2 Million Acres of Grassland in 5 Years Flat
Business  (tags: climate, climate-change, climatechange, CO2emissions, conservation, environment, greenhousegases, protection, Sustainabililty, research, nature, science, farming, ethics, corporate, business, americans, abuse, marketing, money, politics, society, Sustaina )

JL
- 94 days ago - motherjones.com
In a post last year, I argued that to get ready for climate change, we should push Midwestern farmers to switch a chunk of their corn land into pasture for cows.
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On Heels of Inaugural Address, Sierra Club Announces Coal Retirement Milestone
Business  (tags: energy, climate-change, climatechange, CO2emissions, environment, globalwarming, globalwarming, greenhousegases, healthconditions, pollution, politics, nature, protection, Sustainabililty, GoodNews, ethics, corporate, business, law, news, usa )

JL
- 107 days ago - sierraclub.typepad.com
the Sierra Club and Warren Buffett's MidAmerican Energy Company announced a landmark settlement that requires the Iowa utility to retire seven coal-fired boilers, which pushes the total amount of coal retired or announced to retire since 2010 to over 50k
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Video: Protect the Flows. Protect Our Jobs.
Business  (tags: conservation, destruction, ecosystems, environment, endangered, humans, nature, water, Sustainabililty, science, politics, business, americans, ethics, law, labor, society, money )

JL
- 111 days ago - protectflows.com
Protect the Flows is a coalition of over 700 businesses who depend on a healthy Colorado River for our bottom lines.
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Wisconsin's Mining Moratorium Under Attack
Business  (tags: conservation, destruction, ecosystems, endangered, environment, healthconditions, habitat, nature, politics, pollution, protection, habitatdestruction, humans, science, research, water, Sustainabililty, business, corporate, corruption, ethics, government )

JL
- 115 days ago - earthworksaction.org
Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker and the mining industry have begun a major lobbying effort to overturn Wisconsin's landmark Mining Moratorium Law.
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Tell the EPA: Stop the Mine That Will Kill Alaskan Salmon PETITION
Business  (tags: destruction, ecosystems, environment, government, habitat, habitatdestruction, nature, oceans, politics, pollution, protection, Sustainabililty, water, wildlife, ethics, culture, interesting, news, business, corporate, money )

Robert
- 126 days ago - credoaction.com
According to the EPA's recent assessment of the project, the mine and its estimated 10 billion tons of waste would bury up to 87 miles of streams and 4,200 acres of wetlands, which would have "significant impacts" on the nearly 40 million salmon that spa
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Austerity Disaster: Hurricane Sandy Victims Thrown to Lending Sharks and Privatized "Relief"
Business  (tags: public banks, lending sharks, fema, Sandy, environment, ecosystems, globalwarming, climate-change, habitatdestruction, oceans, energy, Sustainabililty, water, weather, protection )

Nancy
- 136 days ago - alternet.org
Just as Occupy Sandy has pre-empted the official rescue agencies through community organizing, so a Public Bank of New York or New Jersey could pre-empt the vulture Wall Street banks and finance the state's own rebuilding.
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Largest Solar Plant in the World Nears Peak Capacity SOLAR INDUSTRY NEWS | SEPTEMBER 17, 2012 BY JOHN
Business  (tags: americans, business, consumers, energy, Entrepreneurs, environment, ethics, SustainableDevelopment, usa, wal-mart, world, investing, GoodNews, sustainabledevelopment, CO2emissions, ecosystems, habitat, greenhousegases, Sustainabililty, trees, water, wildl )

Ruth
- 137 days ago - solartribune.com
"The ongoing project, located in Yuma County, AZ, first started commercial operation in January of this year with only 30 megawatts of power...it is almost at its maximum generation capacity of 290 megawatts,.. on track to reach its target..!!! COMMENT PL
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Costa Rica Opens Its First Large-Scale PV Plant
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Ruth
- 137 days ago - solartribune.com
"The solar farm is on the slopes of the Miravelles Volcano, with 4,300 solar panels of 235 watts each covering an area of 2.7 hectares. The project will generate 1.2 GW of electricity per year, powering about 600 homes." PLEASE NOTE AND COMMENT.
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