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Canary in a coal mine is an oft-used metaphor when it comes to Global Warming and there are (sadly) many canaries out there.  Dying reefs are a prominent canary — not just for for GW, but also CO2 pollution causing increasing acidification of the oceans. We’ve tried many remediation techniques around the globe, from dumping concrete blocks and […]

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Global Warming is a massive challenge. It requires serious commitment for change toward a better tomorrow, change from government and from individuals.  Government action can help drive (and facilitate) individual action.  And, well, individual action — individuals acting in concert — can help drive government action. That second, individuals combining to drive a government response, is […]

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With each warmer day, with the growing clarity of the impact of Global Warming, Evangelicals are turning to environmentalism.  As one considers the mandate to be stewards of the Earth, it seems logical that an E2 alliance would be a natural relationship — evangelicals and environmentalists. For too long, in the United States, too many […]

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COEJL, the Coalition on Environment and Jewish Life, focused itself this fall on asking the question: “How many Jews does it take to change a light bulb?” and helped tens of thousands of members of the Jewish community in nearly every state purchase and install energy efficient compact fluorescent light (CFL) bulbs–Hanukkah “chai-lights”–during the holiday […]

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Make the Right Choice the Easy Choice is one of Energize America‘s core principles.  When it comes to energy, all too often, there are bureaucratic, financial, and other factors that inhibit the right choice being the easy choice for government, businesses, and individuals. Sadly, this is not limited to energy issues. Just today, listening to […]

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America has developed a 99-cent shopping obsession that has turned Benjamin Franklin’s axiom “a penny saved is a penny earned” on its head. A price of $100 gives us pause, but a price of $99.99 seems like a bargain. Combined with easy access to revolving credit and our disposal culture, our focus on purchase price […]

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