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Is the Latest Eco-Term Just Corporate Hype? (www.alternet.org) TMC

In early 2008, the Coca-Cola Company began making public claims that it would become "the most efficient company in the world in terms of water use in the beverage industry." Central to the company's... More

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Submitted 1 day ago by robertharding | 0 Comments |

How the Rich Are Destroying the Earth (www.alternet.org) TMC

We've got to think about our choices for the future collectively, seeking cooperation rather than competition.

Tags: tmc,alternet,rich,environment

Submitted 11 days ago by SpencerKent | 0 Comments |

Finding the Best, Local Food Near You Just Got Easier (www.alternet.org) TMC

Food is making big headlines, and it's about time. In a year marked by rising food prices and riots throughout the world, we've seen what happens when the reality of our energy, climate and water... More

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Submitted 16 days ago by robertharding | 0 Comments |

Good Thing We're Going to Have to Live with Less Stuff -- We'll Stay Alive on Earth for Longer That Way (www.alternet.org) TMC

As the most serious economic crisis in 80 years rolls across the planet, financial panic has shoved food shortages, public-health emergencies, and ecological disasters into the background. With... More

Tags: tmc,alternet,earth,economic crisis,financial panic,ecological disasters,food shortages,public health,governments,businesses,green initiatives

Submitted about 1 month ago by robertharding | 0 Comments |

The Big Difference in Obama's and McCain's Plans for Our Energy Future (www.alternet.org) TMC

A few weeks ago I was at Iowa State University addressing 500 students and faculty at its engineering school. I was sharing a platform with former CIA Director Jim Woolsey. At one point, a student... More

Tags: tmc,alternet,energy,energy plans,presidential candidates,barack obama,john mccain

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Van Jones: How We Can Lead Our Country Out of Crisis (www.alternet.org) TMC

Three years ago when Green For All founder and green jobs advocate Van Jones started writing The Green Collar Economy, it was a book about how to get green solutions to poor people. But by the time he... More

Tags: tmc,alternet,green collar economy,environment,economic crisis,global warming

Submitted about 1 month ago by robertharding | 0 Comments |

Progressive Voter Guide to the Environment (www.alternet.org) TMC

There is no doubt that the next president will need to tackle a whole bunch of environmental issues after taking office -- some of which are so important that the rest of the world is waiting and... More

Tags: tmc,alternet,environment,voting,voters,2008 elections,john mccain,barack obama

Submitted about 1 month ago by robertharding | 0 Comments |

Progressive Voter Guide to Water Issues (www.alternet.org) TMC

Water is our most important resource and is necessary to sustain life on this planet. Currently we face a water crisis that encompasses water quantity, quality and infrastructure. More and more states... More

Tags: tmc,alternet,water issues,voters,voting,elections,2008 elections

Submitted about 1 month ago by robertharding | 0 Comments |

How T. Boone Pickens' Energy Plan Just Got Killed (www.alternet.org) TMC

The new bailout plan passed by Congress may have put the nail in the coffin on Pickens' dangerous energy proposal.

Tags: tmc,alternet,energy,natural gas,renewable energy,clean energy,wind energy,t boone pickens,pickens

Submitted about 1 month ago by klarajo | 0 Comments |

The Meltdown We Really Can't Afford (www.alternet.org) TMC

We are in danger of passing an extremely dangerous tipping point, with the frightening discovery of massive deposits of sub-sea methane in the Arctic.

Tags: tmc,alternet,global warming,climate change,350 ppm,350org

Submitted about 1 month ago by klarajo | 0 Comments |

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