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That’s right folks; the long wait is finally over. Has your newborn already outgrown those Ronald Reagan ‘Trickle-Down Diaper Covers’ that were hand-me-downs from your cousin?

Now, I am usually the last person to be defending economists, but when it comes to designing energy tax policy, perhaps an economist is not a bad person to talk to, no? Former Labor Secretary in the Clinton administration, Robert Reich thinks so

Can we educate our children about environmental science without the politics that often accompanies such discussions? Do environmental efforts have to be political or even politically motivated?

It's no secret that, under the Bush administration, the EPA has cut back on information available to the public through channels like the Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) and the EPA libraries. The initiative may indicate a desire on behalf of the EPA to repair the bruised relationships between the agency and the public, and to restore public confidence in the EPA’s ability to perform its duties without political interference from the White House.

On Earth Day 2008, Thomas Friedman was giving a lecture on the politics & economics of global energy at Brown University. Shortly into the lecture, a female audience member ran on stage and threw a green pie at the New York Times columnist.

Teetering on the brink of passage

Renewable Energy tax packages always face trouble in the Senate, and this dates back to our first energy crises in the 1970s.

In a stunning reversal of direction, the Bush administration has officially filed the papers to request an addition to the Endangered Species list. What threatened species could elicit this drastic change of course for the Bush Administration? It is, of course, the elusive Climate Change Skeptic (Dubium Mundus Fervesco),

Despite the fact that the technology for carbon capture and sequestration (CCS) does not exist yet, Wyoming has gone ahead and passed a bill that smooths the way for CCS and clean coal in their state.

Geothermal does not have the sex appeal of a wind turbine, or a PV array. But it may just be the most bang for your renewable energy buck. Watch this short educational video to get the low-down on geothermal heating and.