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Poseidon Lost

We thought the sea was infinite and inexhaustible. It is not. Calling for a new vision to save our oceans. Table of Contents | Digital Edition
Guardian Environmental Network
By Bob Deans
Big Coal, Cold Cash, and the GOP
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February 22, 2012: Democrats aren't the only ones alarmed by the GOP's anti-environment blitz in the House.
Game Over? The Final Corporate Takeover of Congress
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November 30, 2011: What would be the best way to kill or stall federal regulations that protect public health and the environment, but that rankle industry lobbyists and their political allies? The following, taken from the current... read more >
Our New Jobs Man in D.C.
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November 23, 2011: Newly-appointed Commerce Secretary John Bryson is committed to defending public health and a clean environment.
Supercommittee’s Super Failure Means Crucial Cuts to Environmental Protections
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November 22, 2011: If Congress can't figure out how to make democracy work, maybe the republic can be governed by the laws of arithmetic -- especially those of subtraction. That's the theory behind the rules of the road for the special... read more >
Chu Faces Solyndra Grilling, With Green Energy Future at Stake
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November 15, 2011: Energy Secretary Steven Chu was in Hawaii on Sunday, holding forth on energy efficiency and appliance standards before President Obama and the leaders of China, Japan, and 18 other Pacific Rim countries. On Thursday, Chu... read more >
Pipeline Reboot: Obama Spared Tough Call on Keystone XL While Feds Study New Route
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November 10, 2011: The fate of the proposed Keystone XL pipeline was cast into limbo for at least 18 months on Thursday, as the State Department ordered a review of alternative routes to avoid putting at risk critical water sources in Nebraska... read more >
Keystone XL Rally Ups the Political Ante for Obama
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November 8, 2011: Sunday's anti-pipeline rally, the largest White House protest since the invasion of Iraq, added a populist dimension to the debate over the proposed Keystone XL pipeline, solidifying the issue as a symbol of President Obama'... read more >
Obama's Keystone Test
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November 2, 2011: With thousands expected to protest TransCanada's proposed Keystone XL pipeline at a White House rally on Sunday, President Obama said it could be “several months” before he decides whether to OK the project and pledged that... read more >
It’s About Profits, Not Jobs: The GOP Assault on Environment and Health
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October 25, 2011: The House Judiciary Committee takes up two bills today designed to tie the hands of federal agencies like the Environmental Protection Agency, the Mine Safety and Health Administration, and others that provide essential... read more >
If Solyndra Kills Off Clean Energy Investment, THAT Would Be A Scandal
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October 18, 2011: In the weeks since solar panel maker Solyndra went bankrupt, House Republicans have rushed to belittle the promise of solar power and discredit public support for it. Democrats have pushed back, accusing the GOP of tainting... read more >
How We Get to the Truth
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February 22, 2011: From the Whiskey Rebellion of 1794 to last year's BP blowout, crisis and controversy have prompted presidents to seek sage counsel from trusted experts.
The Bipartisan Environment
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November 16, 2010: The 2010 midterm election highlighted a resentful and frightened populace. Can politicians find common ground on environmental issues in a thorny Washington climate?
Bob Deans
Bob Deans spent 30 years in the newspaper industry as a reporter for the Atlanta Journal-Constitution and other publications and is a former president of the White House Correspondents' Association. Currently NRDC's associate director of communications, Deans is the author of... More
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