By Kate Sheppard The New Republic looks at Sarah Palin's record as governor of Alaska, focusing on toxic waste and the health of the state's residents. The state has a rate of birth-defects twice the national average, and many believe it's because of the toxic stew from the byproducts of mining and energy development like arsenic, mercury, and lead. Like other political leaders in the state, Palin has prioritized industry over environmental protection for years, resisting measures to protect the health of state residents. Want to know about coal-shilling the moment it happens on the campai...
Research Recap submits: Renewable energy development is falling far short of its potential and governments need to do much more to remove non-economic and other barriers, a major new report from the International Energy Agency says.Complete Story ...
The Environmental Protection Agency has released an interactive Google Earth-based database which pinpoints energy development opportunities on contaminated properties.According to Biofuels Digest, the EPA's site shows opportunities for solar, wind a...
The recently announced alliance between technology giants General Electric and Google may provide the lobbying arsenal necessary for the U.S. to overhaul an outdated electric grid widely considered as a barricade to a low-carbon future. The collabora...
