July 2010

BP Trouble Started Way Back

Remember what President Obama was doing before the April 20 explosion on board the Deepwater Horizon oil rig and before the June 23 resignation of General Stanley McCrystal? He was busy selling a kinder-gentler United States to the rest of the world.

A Long Economic Winter Ahead

Original source: The New American Empire

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Eight Keys to Addressing the Deficit

Original source: OurFuture.org Editor's note: The following was delivered as testimony to the White House National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform on June 30, 2010.

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Building a Green Economy

EarthTalk® From the Editors of E/The Environmental Magazine Dear EarthTalk: What does it mean when one uses the phrase, “building a green economy?” I’ve heard it repeated a few times lately and would like to have a better understanding of the concept.

EPA to Toughen Air Pollution Standards

The Environmental Protection Agency this week announced a proposed rule to dramatically cut air pollution in 31 eastern states and as far west as Texas and Oklahoma.

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Book Review: Getting America Back to Work

Getting America Back to Work by Stewart Acuff and Richard A. Levins Featuring the Editorial Cartoons of Steve Sack Tasora Books, Minneapolis, 2010 The authors of Getting America Back to Work do more than explain how to create jobs.

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Health Reform IS Change We Can Believe In

The President's health reform represents the biggest regulation of a runaway, unchecked industry since the health insurance monopolies came into existence in the mid-20th century.

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Gulf Spill Galvanizes Activist Community

Original source: The Atlanta Progressive News NEW ORLEANS, Jun 30, 2010 (IPS) - With the U.S .government and oil giant British Petroleum under fire for their handling of the more than two-month-old Gulf Coast oil spill disaster, environmental and community activists across the country are taking matters into their own hands.

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EPA Urges Reduction in Dispersants on Gulf Coast

Responding to growing alarm about health hazards to humans and wildlife resulting from BP's oil spill, Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lisa Jackson ordered the company last May to reduce its usage of dispersants by 75 percent.

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Labor Dept. Launches Aid for Workers Displaced by BP's Oil Spill

The U.S. Department of Labor this week announced an award of $27 million in National Emergency Grants to four key Gulf Coast states to assist workers displaced by BP's ongoing Deepwater Horizon oil spill.

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