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Climate Change: Congress Warned

Eighty-five members of the House, along with 37 Senators, had a 90 percent or higher pro-environmental record in 2012. Yet 17 senators and 175 of the lower chamber’s 435 members received a score of less than 10 percent, according to …

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CLIMATE CHANGE~ METHANE DRILLING AKA: FRACKING

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BEIJING’S CHRONIC AIR POLLUTION

Lung cancer rates are rising among the 20 million residents of China's capital.

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CAN THE PLANET KEEP PACE?

Carbon Dioxide is a greenhouse gas because it traps heat in the atmosphere. The more that's added to the atmosphere, the hotter it gets! Scientists have calculated how

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THUMBS UP

A federal appeals court on Tuesday upheld a finding by the Environmental Protection Agency

AIR POLLUTION

All industrial sources of air pollution, none poses greater risks to human health and the environment than coal-fired power plants.

Emissions from coal fired power

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

The EPA will maintain it's greenhouse gas thresholds that target the nation’s largest emitters, which account for nearly 70 percent of pollution

White Tags

In environmental policy, white certificates are documents certifying that a certain reduction of energy consumption has been attained. In most applications, the white certificates are tradable and combined

Green Tags

Green tags are renewable energy certificates which guarantee that a set amount of renewable energy (e.g. wind power) will go into the grid on the buyer's behalf. Green