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Putting fuel efficiency feedback systems on the dashboard of every American automobile (both existing and new) could well be one of the most cost effective tools for quick reduction in America’s oil dependency and, as well, to improve traffic safety (and reduce) fatalities.   These feedback systems can be as ‘simple’ as solely providing real-time miles […]

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Last evening, Devilstower spoke of his regrets that there had not been more attention to this post when first published last fall and that this had not pursued as a path to ‘win’ coal companies’ agreement on a path forward to tackle climate change. Thus, with Devilstower’s permission, a guest post discussion of an innovative […]

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The League of Conservation Voters (LCV) has made the unprecedented decision that a vote against the Waxman-Markey American Clean Energy and Security (ACES) Act would make a member of Congress ineligible for an LCV endorsement . In light of the tremendous importance of this legislation, LCV has made the unprecedented decision that the organization will […]

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The CBO pessimistically reported that it could cost American households as much as a postage stamp, per day, to begin the process of tackling climate change via the (overly weakened, not nearly as cost-effective and effective as possible) Waxman-Markey American Clean Energy and Security (ACES) Act.  This, of course, was trumpted as good news, even […]

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Congress has approved and sent to President Obama, as part of the Supplemental, a $1 billion (down-payment on a) Cash-for-Clunkers bill. As structured, this bill is a clunker that will do a poor job at achieving any (and, well, all) of the legitimate objectives of such legislation: Stimulate economic activity Improve traffic / highway safety […]

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The Congressional Budget Office has come out with an evaluation that, as the Washington Post reported, Climate-change legislation would cost the average household $175 a year by 2020, according to the Congressional Budget Office, far below the figure commonly used by GOP critics of the House bill. The CBO said yesterday that the poorest 20 […]

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Yes, letters to the editor matter. And, yes, they merit fact-checking. And, yes, that fact-checking should actually be well-done. Having had letters to the editor published in The Washington Post, my experience with the fact-checking process left me impressed … and exhausted. Every point was questioned and challenged, with substantive backing required from the editor […]

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This Saturday, going out to a local ball park could be a fun evening with a “green” theme. Bethesda Green, a non-profit working to help Bethesda, Maryland, green itself is having a fundraising event with the semi-pro Bethesda Big Train. The Big Train is truly that ‘family friendly park’, small, low cost, and almost always […]

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There is something tangibly rewarding when after have put your hands in warm soil, planting for your own table, to being able to harvest bounty from the soil. Along with millions, tens of millions of others, my own gardening experience is reflected in a larger plot and on a much bigger stage as First Lady […]

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A guest post from Craig Severance at Energy Economy Online discussing Ed Mazria’s Architecture 2030 concept for job creation and economic stimulus through a massive energy efficiency investment in America’s buildings through a mortgage subsidy program. Quite simply, this is perhaps the most valuable W5 strategy (win economically (stimulus, competitiveness, etc), win on energy, win […]

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