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A Plan to Save Us From Global Warming? Industry's Colossal Experiment With the Future of Civilization at Stake

Peter Montague, AlterNet. February 15, 2012.

It's looking more and more like we're facing catastrophe from global warming, but the fossil fuel industry has prepared an escape for us. Too bad it looks like a nightmare, too.

10 Ways to Change Your Life

Colin Beavan, YES! Magazine. May 8, 2010.

With simple modifications to your daily routine, you can be part of a cleaner, more sustainable world.

Why EPA, not Coal Burners, Should Be In Charge on Climate Change

Daphne Wysham, Institute for Policy Studies. July 28, 2009.

The new energy bill would strip EPA of its power and let polluters take the reins with a market-based system.

Leaked Memo: EPA Planning Historic Action on Global Warming in April

Bruce Nilles, Sierra Club. March 17, 2009.

This is very big and very historic news. This action by EPA will set the stage for the first-ever national regulation of CO2 in US history.

Rod Bremby: The Man Who Put a Red State on the Green Map

Simran Sethi, Heather Mueller, AlterNet. February 16, 2009.

Secretary Bremby is the first person in U.S. history to deny permits for coal plants on the basis of CO2 emissions, causing a flurry in Kansas.

Earth too Warm? Just Bury the CO2

Mark Clayton, Christian Science Monitor. July 31, 2007.

Scientists are working on one of mankind's most pressing environmental questions: Can nations bury their greenhouse gases?

Saying Goodbye to Cheap Airfare

Gregory Lamb, Christian Science Monitor. February 14, 2007.

If we don't find alternative jet fuels soon, air travel will become limited to the ultra wealthy.

Global Warming is Here. Now What?

Don Monkerud, Register-Pajaronian. January 2, 2007.

Changing the course of global warming could take a major upheaval to affect public policy -- a Pearl Harbor-type event in the environment.