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Can Our Economy Grow Forever? 49° (44 replies)

Over the last twenty years the government where I live (Ireland) has put a lot of emphasis on growing our economy. The economy has grown, but has it benefited the average person? Yes, people have more money, bigger houses and more stuff. However, they also have a lot more stress ...

Started by John P. in August 2008, about Consumerism, Economics, Health

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Tarred? What's next feathered? 1° (1 reply)

Tarred? What's next feathered? Please sign my petition "Stop Misleading Energy Pipedreams." Remind Congress that we don’t want to be misled into conclusions based on distracting statements that suggest that energy “independence” substitutes for real energy security. http://www.thepetitionsite.com/973/117/362/stop-misleading-energy-pipedreams/ Please pass it on, so we can stop this nonsense! Thanks, Maria

Started by Maria L. this month, about Action, Protest, & Activism, Biofuels & Alternative Energy, Climate Change, Coal & Oil, Emissions, Energy Saving, Environment & Wildlife, Environmental Disasters, Green energy, Pollution, Solar

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Save the date. International Green IT Awareness Week is back! 2° (2 replies)

Join us for International Green IT Awareness Week - a seven day, multi-time zone, global, online event to be held live 1 - 7 June 2013. The main outcome of this week is to encourage individuals and organisations to demand more from themselves and their partners, holding each other to ...

Started by Tim M. last month, about Action, Protest, & Activism, Air Quality, Biofuels & Alternative Energy, Celebrities, Clean Technologies, Climate Change, Computing, Education, Emissions, Energy Saving, Environment & Wildlife, Environmental Disasters, Events, Green energy, Industry & Business, Lifestyle & Behavior, Media, Recycling, Smart Growth

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Jill Stein: Why capitalism is killing the planet 0° (no replies)

Hundreds of socialists, environmentalists and climate activists attended the first Ecosocialist Conference in New York City last month. One of the featured speakers at the conference was Jill Stein, the nominee of the Green Party during the 2012 national election in the US, who held a talk about how capitalism ...

Started by Humphrey M. this month, about Green energy

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A Rush of Environmental Legislation 0° (no replies)

May 12, 2013: The bill “cross-over” deadline arrives this week. By May 16, most bills must pass either the House or the Senate and “cross over” to the other chamber to avoid sudden death. (There are exceptions for finance bills, budget bills and constitutional amendments.) Because of the deadline, bills ...

Started by John D. this month, about Green energy

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Are you willing to sacrifice? 26° (16 replies)

Change is fundamentally about sacrifice. Whether it's choosing chocolate ice cream or vanilla, when we decide on a course of action we sacrifice alternative options. Faced with climate instability and the social and political turmoil that will result in "staying the course", most everyone who visits Celsias has already decided ...

Started by Andrew Hunt in July 2008, about Climate Change, Consumerism, Economics, Education, Health, Philosophy & Religion, Politics & Government, Travel

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Norfolk Southern’s Roanoke office building earns ENERGY STAR certification 0° (no replies)

Commercial buildings that earn EPA's ENERGY STAR certification use an average of 35 percent less energy than typical buildings and release 35 percent less carbon dioxide into the atmosphere. Norfolk Southern improved its energy performance by managing energy strategically across its entire 22-state system and by making cost-effective improvements to ...

Started by Darius D. this month, about Energy Saving

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Crown Capital Eco Management – Political industry leaders aim to bolster steel’s status in U.S. 1° (1 reply)

In the next few years, political and business leaders say trade groups will play an increasingly important role advocating on behalf of the steel industry. They say it also will be important to push current and future White House administrations to develop policies supporting the manufacturing sector, which likely will ...

Started by Olivier D. this month, about Green energy

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Kern County/LA County Environment 3° (3 replies)

Hi everyone! So I've been an environmental activist since I was a teenager and was wondering if anyone had any events or groups I can participate and volunteer with? I visit Frazier Park a lot which is where the borderline of Kern County and Los Angeles County meet on the ...

Started by Nora C. this month, about Action, Protest, & Activism

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SLIDEBOOM Nigeria: Our Resource Curse - Dutch or Nigerian Disease? 0° (no replies)

http://crowncapitalmngt.wordpress.com/ More amazing is the refusal of a national gas company, in which Nigeria has the controlling equity, to sell gas to local independent power projects. Our large population provides cheap labour that the Chinese and Indian industrialists are exploiting but our leaders forgets that this is an asset for ...

Started by Alizee N. this month, about Energy Saving

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