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GLOBAL WARMING

Protecting public lands from the worst of global warming; Putting them to work as part of the solution.

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More forged letters to Congress found: Coal industry tactics deplorable

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August 19, 2009 - Will dirty Coal stop at nothing? The scandal over coal industry lobbyist stealing identities — to protect their profits has deepened. Yesterday Washington’s Roll Call newspaper reported that: “Rep. Ed Markey (D-Mass.) has uncovered five more forged letters as part of his investigation into fraudulent correspondence sent by Bonner & Associates on behalf of the American Coalition for Clean Coal Electricity opposing the House climate change bill.” more

Never underestimate the power of the phone

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August 18, 2009 - Usually a beehive of well-dressed, black-berried staffers, reporters and lobbyists, Capitol Hill was noticeably calmer last week. Many Congressional staffers came to work in jeans, flip flops and other small but significant signals that August recess is upon us. Amid this calm before the storm of the fall legislative calendar, one drumbeat was consistent as I visited office after office last week in my role as policy advisor for climate change for The Wilderness Society: the phones have not stopped ringing. more

Can harvesting trees help reduce greenhouse gas emissions? Nice idea, but probably not

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August 17, 2009 - You know about the contributions deforestation makes toward global warming, but now some scientists are asking the seemingly counter-intuitive question of whether harvesting timber can actually help decrease greenhouse gas emissions. No doubt, the premise is appealing: Use the forests to soak up carbon dioxide from the air, then store that carbon dioxide elsewhere by harvesting the timber and turning it into home-building materials and other wood products. As new trees grow in the harvested area, the cycle begins again. more

The case for energy efficient technologies

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August 13, 2009 - Taking a break from my morning dose of DC wonk-news, I scanned some papers from the real world and came across this headline in the Oregonian: Efficiency can help NW meet 85% of new electricity demand. more