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Central American Countries Leaders in Renewable Energy

July 16, 2010 by

100% renewable energy by 2016.  The first country in the world to run off of all renewable energy. Mainstreaming solar and geothermal energies.  The US is really moving forward in the alternative energy arena. Oh no, wait. None of these things describe what the US is doing to solve the problem of dependency on non-renewable energies.  These are all solutions produced by 'developing' countries like El Salvador, Nicaragua, and Honduras, according to an article on IPS. Honduras is planning to put up the largest wind farm in Latin America within the … [Read more...]

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Update on the Oil Spill: Climate Criminals

June 29, 2010 by

In the past few weeks, there have been some major developments in the BP Oil Spill in the Gulf.  To recap before going on, on April 20, 2010 the BP oil rig Deepwater Horizon platform in the the Gulf of Mexico broke and caused millions of gallons to spill into the Gulf of Mexico, along with causing the deaths of 11 workers on the rig.  Since then, there have been several solutions to try to either contain the spill and fix the hole or to gather and dispose of the emerging crude oil. The most recent developments include a plan to capture the oil and … [Read more...]

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Environmental Justice: Not your usual climate talks

June 28, 2010 by

During the US Social Forum, I attended a workshop on “Race, Gender, and Climate Justice,” about the impact of environmental justice and what people have been doing to reverse the impact, and eradicate environmental racism. Environmental justice is the idea that people of color are disproportionately affected by things like climate change and pollution, and it is the movement led by people of color to counteract those environmental damages.  For example, Detroit is the home of the largest incinerator in the world.  The fumes from the incinerator … [Read more...]

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The Greening of Southie: Bringing to Light Issues of Environmental Justice

June 8, 2010 by

I recently watched two awesome documentaries relating to the environment.  One was Flow, about the effects of privatization on water resources and communities around the world, was an excellent reaffirmation of how important water issues are.  The other was The Greening of Southie, about the first green building to go up in South Boston.  It is the latter that left me with several questions about the impacts of green building. First, let me start by saying that the film does a great job of explaining what green building is, how one gets the LEED … [Read more...]

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Sweet Crude: Working for Environmental Justice

March 19, 2010 by

Last night I had the opportunity to see the film 'Sweet Crude' with a panel discussion afterward.  The film is about the struggle of the people of the Niger Delta to get their government to listen to them about the damage the oil companies in the region are doing to their communities. A little background before I continue: Oil companies moved into the Niger Delta shortly after Nigeria gained independence in 1960 from the British. Since then, the environmental damage to the area has been extensive -- fish are no longer in the rivers, acid rain falls … [Read more...]

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What People Have to Gain by Scaling Down…G20 Style

October 1, 2009 by

First, let me begin with an introduction: my name is Ethan Frey. I'm a senior International Politics major (+ a few minors) at Westminster College in New Wilmington, PA.  I am serving as one of Americans for Informed Democracy's Northeast Regional Coordinators this year, with a focus on  Global Environment. There'll be some great, exciting and substantively significant events happening through the Fall (Power Shift Pennsylvania and Copenhagen, most namely) and I'm excited to organize around them - for and against them - with you all. Thanks for the … [Read more...]

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