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Switchboard, from NRDC › Frances Beinecke's Blog tag:switchboard.nrdc.org,2015:/blogs/fbeinecke//81 2014-12-18T19:31:11Z Movable Type Pro 6.0.7 switchboard_fbeineckehttps://feedburner.google.com Lessons Learned from the Frontlines of the Climate Fight tag:switchboard.nrdc.org,2014:/blogs/fbeinecke//81.17786 2014-12-18T20:00:00Z 2014-12-18T19:31:11Z Frances Beinecke
Frances Beinecke, Former President of NRDC, New York City

I started fighting climate change almost 20 years ago. Back then it was a topic largely for environmentalists and scientists. Today, seven in every ten Americans understand it's a problem. Business leaders, social justice groups, farmers and ranchers, doctors and nurses and people from all walks of life are concerned about the climate threat.

This transformation has taken time, and I have witnessed many of the shifts firsthand. I have talked to CEOs who realized that cleaning up carbon pollution is good for business. I have visited people whose health has been endangered by tar sands oil. I have watched neighbors struggle to recover from Superstorm Sandy. I have seen solar panels and wind turbines become an increasingly familiar part of the landscape.

And last year, I sat in the sweltering hot sun at Georgetown University to hear something I waited for decades to witness: the President of the United States committing to cut carbon pollution from our nation's largest source—power plants.

America is making real and substantive progress in the fight against climate change, but it's not enough. The stakes couldn't be higher. If the United States does not make deep reductions in carbon pollution today, our children and their children will inherit climate chaos tomorrow.

As I prepare to retire from NRDC and hand the reins over to our incoming president Rhea Suh, I have been reflecting on how the climate movement can secure the solutions we need to protect future generations from harm. In my view, here are issues we need to keep in mind.

Help People See that the Clean Energy Future Is Dawning

Climate change deniers would have us believe that oil, gas, and coal are the only ways to power a modern, industrialized society. They are wrong, and the proof is all around us. Wind and solar power accounted for 44 percent of all new electricity generating capacity installed in this country between 2012 and 2013. Energy efficiency measures have done more to meet growing energy needs in the past 40 years than oil, gas, coal, and nuclear power combined, and they can do much more than that. Over 3.4 million Americans make have jobs helping build a more sustainable future. It's time to celebrate these advances. They show we can cut carbon pollution and power our economy at the same time.

The Fossil Fuel Industry Is On the Defensive

The fossil fuel industry commands outsize sway over US politics, markets, and democracy. I knew these companies were formidable, but when I served on the National Commission on the BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill and Offshore Drilling, I got a close up view of how the industry disregards government safeguards. The industry is now working hard to thwart climate action, but its grip is loosening. Companies spend millions on polluter-friendly messaging, yet nearly two-thirds of Americans say they want their US senators to support efforts to address the impacts of climate change, according to a new poll from Harstad Strategic Research. And Governor Cuomo just banned fracking in New York State, refusing to bow to pressure from oil and gas companies.

People Care When the Issue Hits Home

People are seeing firsthand what extreme weather can do to their homes, livelihoods, and health. And more people face the hazards of reckless oil and gas development in their backyards: One out of every 20 Americans lives within a mile of a fracked well. Some communities, including low-income communities and people of color, are being especially hard hit. As people begin to see the links between their daily lives and fossil fuel pollution, they start calling for stronger protections. Like many recent polls, an ABC/Washington Post survey found that 70 percent of Americans support federal action to reduce climate change pollution.

Raising Our Voices Makes a Difference

People often ask me how I remain hopeful, and the answer is simple: seeing millions of people engage in the climate fight. A broad coalition of dedicated citizens succeeded in hitting pause on the Keystone XL pipeline. I was proud to join more than 400,000 people in New York City last September for the largest march in history to demand climate action and climate justice. President Obama called on the Environmental Protection Agency to reduce carbon pollution from power plants because he knew many Americans would support his leadership. He was right: people filed more than 8 million comments in favor of the limits—the most the agency has ever received. I've learned over the years that the biggest environmental breakthroughs come when we have the broadest support. That support is growing for climate action.

We Have to Translate People Power into Political Power

The only way people can wrest power from the polluters is by speaking out. We have to hold lawmakers accountable when they fail to protect families from climate change. We have to applaud champions who stand up for clean energy. We have to broaden the movement to reflect all communities impacted by the climate crisis. And we have to help make our voices heard in Washington, because GOP leaders are trying to thwart climate action at every turn, and we need a groundswell of support to push back.

If we mobilize, we can tilt the political landscape in favor of people instead of polluters.

The Next Two Years Will Be Critical

Reducing carbon pollution from power plants is the single most important thing our country can do to fight climate change right now. The EPA is on track to finalize carbon limits for existing power plants by 2016, but Republican leaders have vowed to block them. They're not suggesting alternatives; they just want to prevent action. Each time the GOP tries to undermine carbon limits we must generate an outcry. We must call elected officials, write local media, and join community protests. And we must demand lawmakers address the biggest environmental and humanitarian crisis of our time. Together, we can leave the dirty energy past behind and move into the sustainable future now.

 http://switchboard.nrdc.org/blogs/fbeinecke/lessons_learned_from_the_front.html Governor Cuomo Protects New York State from Reckless Fracking tag:switchboard.nrdc.org,2014:/blogs/fbeinecke//81.17783 2014-12-17T22:40:23Z 2014-12-17T22:38:37Z Frances Beinecke
Frances Beinecke, Former President of NRDC, New York City

In a major victory for people's health and local communities, Governor Cuomo has banned fracking for oil and gas in New York State. The governor based this decision on sound science and thorough review, refusing to buckle under pressure from powerful oil and gas companies. His leadership will pave the way for other states that want to prevent reckless fracking and build a safer, more sustainable energy future.

People across the state will welcome this decision. A poll conducted by Cornell University earlier this year found that by a margin of nearly two to one, New Yorkers think the risks of natural gas drilling would outweigh the revenue. Many have made their concerns known from town halls to the state house. And dozens of New York communities have already put fracking moratoria or bans in place.

It's not hard to see why.

Fracking operations have run roughshod over communities across the nation. Oil and gas companies have reached into our backyards and school fields, urban neighborhoods and wild places. They have installed frack pads and wastewater pits next to homes. And they have threatened people's health.

Studies have shown dangerous levels of toxic air pollution near fracking sites. Oil and gas extraction has even caused smog in rural areas at levels worse than downtown Los Angeles. Fracking has been reported as a suspect in contaminated drinking water around the country. And pollution from oil and gas production has been linked to increased risk of cancer and birth defects in neighboring areas, as well as to a risk of increased seismic activity.

New Yorkers just had to look across the border to Pennsylvania to find out what it's like to live next door to these threats. I traveled to several towns in Butler and Fayette Counties where fracking had upturned people's lives. I spoke with people who described seeing their tap water turn brown, smelling gasoline and kerosene in the air, and feeling their houses shake day and night when wells were fracked. All of them worried about the health of their families. Yet they felt abandoned by state and federal agencies in charge of holding companies accountable.

New York officials studied these realities and examined the emerging science, and they made the right decision. Banning fracking will protect New Yorkers from reckless fracking and its hazards.

And now the state can move forward with generating energy from clean, renewable resources like wind and solar—resources that don't release pollution, don't spill, don't foul our drinking water, and don't run out. Now we can prioritize investing in clean energy projects that deliver good-paying jobs and preserve our air, water, and lands at the same time.

New York has been a leader on onshore wind power: the Maple Ridge wind project in Lewis County is one of the largest wind projects east of the Mississippi, creating clean energy and jobs in dairy country where extra revenues are welcomed. The state's solar sector is also growing. In April, the New York State Public Service Commission pledged almost $1 billion to help install 3 gigawatts of solar power by 2023.

This is a great start, and the state can and should go further, faster in the coming year by locking in smart policies on renewable power and energy efficiency—policies that will help drive large-scale clean energy investments and projects, including wind power on land and offshore. We stand ready to support New York's efforts to seize these opportunities.

I am proud our state decided to bypass reckless fossil fuel development in favor of safer solutions. Clean energy will help New York power our economy and protect our health at the same time, and the fracking ban will keep us moving in the right direction.

 http://switchboard.nrdc.org/blogs/fbeinecke/governor_cuomo_protects_new_yo.html A Welcome Shift at UN Climate Talks in Lima: A Focus on Action Now tag:switchboard.nrdc.org,2014:/blogs/fbeinecke//81.17767 2014-12-14T21:40:41Z 2014-12-15T00:07:29Z Frances Beinecke
Frances Beinecke, Former President of NRDC, New York City

Intense storms pounded communities from the Philippines to Northern California to Johannesburg over the past few weeks, threatening millions of people—the poor and vulnerable most of all. At the same time, the UN climate talks were underway in Lima, Peru.

As the sense of urgency heats up around the globe, countries gathered in Lima with a new focus: concrete action. They came with lists of steps they had already taken to cut climate change pollution. And they began to outline what they will do to deepen those cuts in the coming years.

We have our work count out for us in the coming year to agree on the next round of international action—as the final slog in Lima showed. Yet by the end of the meeting, countries around the world fully understood that early next year they must commit to ambitious domestic reductions in climate change pollution and bold measures to slow global warming.

This is a shift. Past climate summits centered on a select group of countries making promises for thirty or fifty years down the road. The number of nations involved in cutting emissions wasn't large enough to solve the problem and vague pledges with distant timetables changed little on the ground.

The talks in Lima were refreshingly focused on the present day and near term. And they recognized progress at all levels: countries and cities and companies and NGOs outlined their action plans.

In his speech at the conference, for instance, US Secretary of State John Kerry cited the tenfold growth in US solar power and emphasized President Obama's November commitment to cut carbon pollution by 28 percent by 2025—thus doubling the pace at which the US is reducing carbon emissions.

Secretary Kerry underscored why we can delay no longer. "Rest assured, if we fail, future generations will not and should not forgive those who ignore this moment."

Lima pointed a way toward honoring our obligation to those generations. Here are some of the key developments:

Ready for Action: Last year experts questioned whether countries would come forward with tough reduction targets for the post-2020 era. Yet over the past several months, all the key nations have worked on their commitments for negotiations in Paris next year. The US/China announcements this fall helped build momentum, but many others have made detailed action plans as well. Key countries are taking action and preparing to do even more.

Tighter Deadlines: One of the big breakthroughs at Lima was the growing recognition that we need to reduce carbon emissions now, not decades away. Nations must move up the deadline for their next round of pollution cuts from 2030 to 2025 in order to start heading toward the targets today. Countries like Chile, Columbia, South Africa, and Brazil came out clearly in support of 2025 targets, so hopefully their proposed efforts will reflect that next year.

Warm Reception for the US: President Obama's measures to cut climate change pollution at home have turned the US into a leader abroad—a welcome change after years of lagging behind. The challenge now will be to preserve the president's plans in the face of GOP opposition in Congress.

Not Just about Nations: National governments play a critical role in confronting climate change, but they can't do it alone. We need action at every level—from village cooperatives to Fortune 500 companies to national governments—in order to tackle the climate threat. Lima honored that multilayered approach by creating a portal for groups making concrete commitments to reduce carbon pollution.

NRDC has been pushing for this kind of approach for several years. By collecting all climate commitments in one place, the international community can do a better job of tracking progress, learning from one another, and ensuring our efforts combine to deliver climate stability.

The portal created in Lima is named NAZCA, after the famous pre-Incan lines etched into the earth and visible from space. As former Vice President Al Gore said at the launch of the portal, "On the ground you can't see the full scope, but from the air and space the outlines of the images are crystal clear." Around the globe, climate action is coming into view. Now we just need to sharpen our focus.

 http://switchboard.nrdc.org/blogs/fbeinecke/a_welcome_shift_at_un_climate.html 8 Million Comments Filed in Support of EPA Limits on Climate Change Pollution tag:switchboard.nrdc.org,2014:/blogs/fbeinecke//81.17707 2014-12-01T15:27:46Z 2014-12-03T19:51:37Z Frances Beinecke
Frances Beinecke, Former President of NRDC, New York City

In the past few months, Detroit got flooded by unusually heavy rains. Washington State wrapped up one of its most destructive fires seasons on record. And California remains in the grip of extreme drought, with major reservoirs holding just 43 percent of normal levels. Joe Muzzi, a California farmer, said "If it doesn't rain this winter we are out of business." Already 17,100 jobs have been lost due to the drought.

Climate change is hurting American communities right now. It will take an even greater toll on future generations if we don't confront it.

Fortunately, the Environmental Protection Agency is taking action.

Today is the deadline for filing comments on the EPA's proposed limits on carbon pollution from power plants. NRDC submitted detailed comments, because we know the EPA's plan is the most important ste the US can take to address climate change right now.

Carbon pollution is the biggest driver of climate change, and 40 percent of all carbon pollution in this country comes from power plants. Yet, astonishingly, there are no national limits on how much carbon pollution these plants can dump into our atmosphere. That's not right, and it's time to fix it.

Click here to tell the EPA you support carbon pollution limits.

Americans have filed more than 8 million comments* in favor of the EPA's plans to limit carbon pollution from new and existing power plants—the most ever received by the agency. This comes as no surprise given numerous polls. An ABC/Washington Post survey, for instance, found that 7 in 10 Americans view climate change as a serious problem and support federal action to reduce greenhouse gases.

People want to shield their families from extreme weather. And they want to breathe cleaner air and expand the economy. NRDC's analysis confirms that the EPA's carbon limits will deliver those benefits.

Here is how it works. In June, President Obama released a Clean Power Plan calling on the EPA to cut carbon pollution from power plants by 26 percent in 2020 and 30 percent by 2030. States and power companies will develop their own pathways to hit the targets, and energy efficiency and renewable power offer the most cost-effective ways to do it.

This shift toward cleaner energy would save the average American family $103 a year on electricity bills, according to recent analysis.

The Clean Power Plan would also create more than 274,000 jobs in energy-efficiency alone in 2020. That's on top of new jobs in the fast-growing renewable power sector. There are already almost 200,000 Americans working to get more power from the sun and the wind. The president's plan will expand those opportunities.

In the comments NRDC filed today, we celebrated the many benefits of the EPA's proposed carbon limits. We also suggested three ways to make a good plan better. Here is what we urged the EPA to do:

1. Recognize the Full Contribution of Efficiency and Renewable Power.

Technology and market advances have improved that picture since the EPA made its initial calculations. As a result, the EPA's figures underestimate the potential for renewable generation in 2020 by at least 40 percent. Similarly, the EPA's projections underestimate what's possible through energy efficiency. Updating those calculations will show we can cut more carbon, at less cost and create even more jobs than the agency's own analysis has shown.

2. Cut Carbon Pollution Even More.

The rapid performance improvements and price cuts in energy efficiency and renewable power make clear that we can do better than the EPA's initial goal. NRDC analysis shows we can readily exceed a 40 percent reduction by 2030. America should commit to that target and show that we're serious about protecting future generations from the dangers of climate change.

3. Set Verifiable and Enforceable Interim Targets for Reducing Pollution.

Right now, the EPA has proposed that carbon pollution cuts be averaged in over a ten-year period between 2020 and 2029. Sharpening our focus with two five-year compliance periods will help states and power companies keep their eye on the ball, step up the pace of progress on efficiency, renewable power and other clean-energy advances and improve our ability to measure and monitor our gains.

Strong limits on carbon pollution will save Americans money, create jobs, improve our health, and help defuse climate change. Republican leaders in Congress, however, have vowed to block the EPA from moving forward—despite the enormous public support for climate action. Click here to tell the EPA you support carbon pollution limits.

* These 8 million comments were submitted over the last three years, starting with EPA's first proposal to limit carbon pollution from new power plants. If you've seen a lower figure from EPA, it's because the agency takes awhile to tally comments and it is only reporting on the most recent of three comment periods.

 http://switchboard.nrdc.org/blogs/fbeinecke/7_million_comments_filed_in_su.html Senate Votes Down Effort to Rubber Stamp Keystone XL Tar Sands Pipeline tag:switchboard.nrdc.org,2014:/blogs/fbeinecke//81.17676 2014-11-20T15:46:23Z 2014-11-20T19:06:05Z Frances Beinecke
Frances Beinecke, Former President of NRDC, New York City

We had a victory for climate action and clean water this week. The Senate rejected an attempt to approve the Keystone XL pipeline for tar sands oil on Tuesday night. Keystone XL has sweeping implications for our health, our communities, and our efforts to reduce climate change pollution. Yet this bill would have bypassed the official review and rubber stamped the project. The Senate voted it down.

We know this isn't the last Keystone battle, of course. Republicans have promised to bring it up again when they take control of Congress in January.

President Obama has already pushed back, saying recently, "Understand what this project is: It is providing the ability of Canada to pump their oil, send it through our land, down to the Gulf, where it will be sold everywhere else. It doesn't have an impact on US gas prices." If the president vetoes a bill approving Keystone XL, the tar sands pipeline supporters in Congress won't have enough votes to override it.

I am grateful to the many Senators who rejected this bill and who spoke out about why Keystone XL is such a bad idea for our nation.

Explaining why she was voting against Keystone XL, California Senator Barbara Boxer asked, "What does XL stand for? To me it stands for extra lethal. This is a serious environmental threat…Building the pipeline will make things worse for the people we represent. Misery follows the tar sands."

I am also grateful to the millions of Americans who have raised their voices against unchecked fossil fuel development and mounting climate change pollution. In the past few years, people from all walks of life — ranchers, farmers, nurses, executives, climate justice leaders, college students, small business owners — have demanded a more sustainable energy future.

The proposed Keystone XL pipeline has galvanized many of these concerned citizens. They know tar sands oil generates 17 percent more climate change pollution than conventional crude. They know Keystone XL is the lynchpin in industry's plan to expand tar sands strip mines in Alberta's great boreal forest. And they know the project would expose countless towns, drinking water sources, and working landscapes to the hazard of pipeline blowouts and oil spills.

That's why so many have taken action. From Nebraska to Washington, DC, the Lakota Nation to Los Angeles, people have gathered together and called on leaders to reject the Keystone XL pipeline.

The vote this week shows that our voices are being heard.

But we can't rest yet. We must continue fighting efforts to bypass the official review of Keystone XL, override environmental laws, and turn Congress into a permitting authority. The final decision rests with the president, and he must choose to reject Keystone XL.

Click here to tell the president you oppose this pollution pipeline.

Photo: Tar Sands processing plant; David Dodge, Pembina Institute.

 http://switchboard.nrdc.org/blogs/fbeinecke/senate_votes_down_effort_to_ru.html 5 Reasons the Senate Must Protect Our Communities from the Keystone XL Pipeline tag:switchboard.nrdc.org,2014:/blogs/fbeinecke//81.17649 2014-11-17T14:50:00Z 2014-11-17T16:27:13Z Frances Beinecke
Frances Beinecke, Former President of NRDC, New York City

On Tuesday, the Senate will vote on a bill forcing President Obama to green light the Keystone XL pipeline for dirty tar sands oil. Keystone threatens our air and water and would intensify the climate change already pounding our communities. The bill is a gift to the oil and gas industry, but if it passes, the American people will be stuck paying the price.

This bill would bypass essential reviews, skip safety assessments, and fast track a dangerous project. This has sweeping implications for future generations. And yet it is entangled in the politics of the moment.

In its first major vote after the midterm elections, the House passed a bill forcing the approval of the tar sands oil pipeline. Now Democratic Senator Mary Landrieu, caught in a runoff election, is pushing a similar bill in the Senate.

When we take the politics out of the equation and ask the single question before the president — is this in the national interest of the United States — the answer is a resounding no.

The President himself outlined some of the problems with the project on Friday, saying, "Understand what this project is: It is providing the ability of Canada to pump their oil, send it through our land, down to the Gulf, where it will be sold everywhere else. It doesn't have an impact on US gas prices."

Here are some of the other reasons to reject the Keystone XL pipeline.

Total Jobs: 35

TransCanada, the company behind the pipeline, told the U.S. State Department the pipeline would create 35 permanent jobs. There will be temporary jobs for 1,950 construction workers for the two years. Then they'll be gone. Clean energy companies, meanwhile, announced more than 18,000 new jobs in more than 20 states in just the past three months.

17 Percent More Carbon Pollution

Tar sands oil is the dirtiest fuel on earth. Because producing it consumes so much energy, a gallon of tar sands crude generates 17 percent more carbon pollution than conventional crude oil. The State Department calculated that the incremental carbon pollution from the tar sands pipeline would be as much as putting up to 5.7 million additional cars on the road.

Without Keystone, Less Tar Sands Oil and Less Pollution

Industry analysts and energy executives say that without Keystone, they have few options for getting their landlocked product to port. Other pipeline proposals have failed to make headway, and investors are pulling back on expansion plans. Statoil announced in September it was postponing an enormous tar sands project due to rising costs and a lack of pipeline space. That's the third major cancellation this year, preventing significant amounts of pollution from entering the environment, at least temporarily.

Major Threat to America's Breadbasket and Water

The pipeline would cut through Montana, South Dakota, and Nebraska—states where ranches and farms produced $41.6 billion worth of food in 2012. The pipeline would cross 1,073 rivers, lakes and streams and national recognized water resources, such as the Ogallala aquifer, threatening them with a spill of tar sands crude, which has proven more difficult to clean up than conventional oil.

Tar Sands Oil Spills Harder to Clean Up

Much of Michigan's Kalamazoo River is still suffering from a tar sands pipeline blowout that contaminated 38 miles of water in 2010. In Mayflower, Arkansas, more than 200,000 gallons of tar sands crude polluted backyards and neighborhoods when a pipeline blew in 2013. Rare accidents? Hardly. TransCanada's Keystone I pipeline through the Midwest had 14 leaks in its first year of operation.

The Keystone XL pipeline is a threat to our nation. It would increase pollution and intensify climate change for generations to come. We must raise our voices and demand our leaders reject this dirty scheme. Tell your Senator to oppose this bill now.

And tell President Obama to veto if it reaches his desk.

Photo: John Duffy / 350.org, used under Creative Commons licensing.

 http://switchboard.nrdc.org/blogs/fbeinecke/5_reasons_the_senate_must_prot.html Historic Announcement Shows US and China Are Serious about Fighting Climate Change tag:switchboard.nrdc.org,2014:/blogs/fbeinecke//81.17640 2014-11-12T23:49:42Z 2014-11-12T23:50:46Z Frances Beinecke
Frances Beinecke, Former President of NRDC, New York City

President Obama and President Xi Jinping have announced ambitious new plans to reduce climate change pollution. This marks a turning point in the fight against global warming. The world's two largest emitters of carbon pollution have come together to set firm targets for cutting emissions. They each recognize that combating the climate crisis requires action at home and collaboration abroad.

Their joint commitment will help protect our families' health and shield future generations from unchecked climate change.

And it will set the stage for next year's international climate conference in Paris. It shows the world that the US and China are serious about tackling climate change and willing to commit to specific reductions.

The agreement should also quiet obstructionists in Congress who used China's emissions as an excuse not to clean up our own pollution. That pretext was never valid: waiting for someone else to solve a problem harming our nation is not the kind of leadership that made America great. Yet opponents tried to make that claim for two decades.

Now Republican leaders are complaining China's new targets aren't strong enough—even as the GOP tries to block US climate action at every turn. Wednesday's announcement is an important breakthrough, and no amount of spin from opponents can hide that fact. The agreement confirms that China and the US can move forward together to reduce pollution.

Here's what the new plan calls for. The US will cut carbon pollution to 28 percent below 2005 levels by 2025. This is a significant commitment: it doubles the pace at which the US is reducing carbon emission. And it is fully achievable under existing law.

The US can meet the goal thanks to dramatic expansion in renewable power, breakthroughs in energy efficiency in buildings and cars, and the Environmental Protection Agency's proposed limits on carbon pollution from power plants—the largest contributor of US emissions.

Meanwhile, China pledged to hit the peak of its carbon emissions around 2030, while striving to peak even earlier. It will also boost its share of non-fossil fuel energy to around 20 percent. These plans build on progress already underway in China.

China's demand for coal declined in the first three-quarters of this year as its GDP continued to grow, and some analysts predict that coal use in China may peak as soon as this year. It is planning to create a nationwide carbon market in 2016. And it has installed more wind turbines and more solar power last year than any other nation. NRDC's team in Beijing has been working with Chinese partners to cap coal consumption by 2020, confirming that China is ready to address its damaging air pollution problems.

China and the US are poised to meet their targets for reducing carbon pollution. Indeed, NRDC analysis shows both countries can clean up even more pollution—and grow their economies, protect people's health, and shield communities from the hazards of extreme weather at the same time.

NRDC will continue encouraging American and Chinese officials to set more ambitious targets. But today we celebrate this breakthrough. And we thank President Obama and President Xi Jinping for honoring our obligation to provide future generations with a safer, more stable environment.

 http://switchboard.nrdc.org/blogs/fbeinecke/historic_announcement_shows_us.html China & US Making Progress on Climate Change, Now It's Time for More tag:switchboard.nrdc.org,2014:/blogs/fbeinecke//81.17624 2014-11-07T14:00:00Z 2014-11-10T04:44:32Z Frances Beinecke
Frances Beinecke, Former President of NRDC, New York City

When President Obama travels to China to talk with President Xi Jinping, climate change is certain to be on the agenda. Both nations top the ranks of climate change polluters, and both nations are grappling with the consequences. California is in the grip of a prolonged and costly drought that scientists have linked to climate change. And Beijing is plagued by air pollution from coal power plants that can reach 25 times above World Health Organization standards.

Dangerous pollution is making its presence known in the US and China. It is also spurring action.

After years of delay and deflection, both nations are making real progress curbing climate change emissions. Now that momentum is building, China and the US can act as true leaders in next year's climate talks when the international community will set pollution reduction targets for 2025 and beyond.

We know China and the US can commit to making significant cuts. We know because they are already moving in the right direction.

China, for instance, is doing far more to cut emissions than most Americans realize. It has created seven regional cap-and-trade programs for carbon pollution and plans to expand to a nationwide carbon market in 2016. It also installed more wind turbines and more solar power last year than any other nation.

China still consumes half the world's coal, creating an enormous public health and climate challenge. Yet even here we are seeing a possible turning point. China's demand for coal declined in the first three-quarters of this year as its GDP continued to grow, and some analysts predict that coal use in China may peak as soon as this year.

China has its own reasons to transition away from coal, including the mounting health hazards from pollution and the need to diversify it economy. NRDC is working with Chinese research partners to turn regional limits on coal use into a national cap on coal consumption to help accelerate the shift.

A peak in coal consumption doesn't necessarily lead to a peak in carbon pollution, since transportation and other sectors also generate emissions. But it is a significant milestone. And at the UN Climate Summit last month, China announced it will work to peak its carbon pollution as soon as possible.

Meanwhile, here in the US, the Obama Administration has also taken important steps to reduce climate change pollution. Two years ago, it raised fuel economy standards to 54.5 miles per gallon by 2025. These new standards will cut carbon pollution from new cars in half and save drivers $80 billion a year at the pump by 2025.

And this June, the administration proposed the first-ever national limits on carbon pollution from power plants—the single largest source of US emissions. The agency's initial proposal calls for reducing carbon pollution by 26 percent from 2005 levels by 2020. That is a good start, but NRDC analysis shows stronger standards would allow the US to reach 36 percent by 2020 and 39 percent by 2025.

These stronger standards are within reach, especially since our nation continues to expand its clean energy resources. Solar and wind power account for 44 percent of all new electricity generating capacity in the US from 2012 to 2013. And a recent set of updated efficiency standards for appliances will help reduce carbon pollution equivalent to emissions from 25 coal-fired power plants by 2035.

Both the US and China are making important gains, but we can't stop now. The scale of the climate crisis demands bold and ambitious actions. Our nations must continue reducing carbon pollution, and we must commit to deeper cuts for 2025 and beyond. Progress on the ground shows we can achieve these goals and help lead the way to a more sustainable future.

 http://switchboard.nrdc.org/blogs/fbeinecke/china_us_making_progress_on_climate_change.html Ignoring the Public, GOP Leadership Promises Worst Attack on Environmental Protection in Decades tag:switchboard.nrdc.org,2014:/blogs/fbeinecke//81.17614 2014-11-05T16:02:24Z 2014-11-06T01:05:45Z Frances Beinecke
Frances Beinecke, Former President of NRDC, New York City

Concerns about the economy and heath care may have dominated the midterms, but the election results have unleashed a major threat to our children's health and the environment. The Senate is now in the control of a handful of GOP leaders who promise to trash clean air and water and allow unlimited climate change pollution.

This pro-polluter agenda is not what the majority of Americans want. Poll after poll shows strong support for environmental protection. An ABC/Washington Post survey, for instance, found that 7 in 10 Americans view climate change as a serious problem and support federal action to reduce carbon pollution. Candidates who led on climate issues in Congress or the campaign trail won in Michigan, New Hampshire, and Maine.

Yet incoming Senator Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and House Speaker John Boehner ignore these views. They have laid out a plan that would threaten our children's health and hamstring our ability to protect future generations from climate change.

We can prevent this onslaught if we raise our voices and hold lawmakers accountable.

I know because we've done it before. We did it when we broke former House Speaker Newt Gingrich's Contract with America. We did it when we prevented more than 500 anti-environmental votes in the House from creating rollbacks to environmental law over the past four years. And we will do it again.

Now is the time to act, before the GOP's pro-polluter plan takes hold. It would halt progress on environmental protections and strip away long-standing safeguards. This is a radical effort to dismantle bedrock laws that have stood firm for decades. And in pursuit of this agenda, Republican leaders have threatened to push America to the brink of another government shutdown.

Here's some of what GOP leaders have said they would do to America:

Block the Environmental Protection Agency from limiting dangerous carbon pollution from power plants—the most important step we can take to curb climate-changing carbon pollution.

Stop an EPA proposal to restore protections to streams and wetlands that feed into the drinking water supplies of 117 million Americans.

Prevent the EPA from even proposing new safeguards for smog-causing ozone; scientists have found current standards are too lax, forcing people to breathe air that is unhealthy and even fatal for children and adults with asthma and other lung problems.

Take away the ability of scientists and experts to set health and environmental standards and give politicians the power to decide what is safe for our families using the so-called REINS Act—a law that would require Congressional approval for every new standard and gut our nation's time-tested method of review.

There are many more: forcing approval of the disastrous Keystone XL pipeline, opening our coastal waters and the Arctic Refuge to risky oil drilling, blocking federal efforts to protect drinking water from oil and gas "fracking" activity, and opening our national forests to loggers, to name just a few.

These extreme actions would put people and places at risk. They would also endanger an entire system of environmental protection that generations of Americans have relied upon.

Over the past four decades, our nation's laws have made our air safer to breathe and our water cleaner to drink. Many of these laws were passed with broad bipartisan support and signed by Republican presidents. By calling for a radical overhaul of this tradition, current GOP leaders reveal how out of step they are with Americans. NRDC is willing to work with Republicans who want to move forward on environmental protection, but so far leaders are only taking extreme positions, calling for rollbacks and promoting climate denial.

Republican leader Newt Gingrich overreached in a similar way with his Contract on America. NRDC helped stop him from gutting environmental safeguards, because we mobilized people to raise their voices. We will do the same with the McConnell-Boehner Contract with America. We will call on lawmakers to protect our children's health and shield future generations from climate change.

 http://switchboard.nrdc.org/blogs/fbeinecke/gop_leadership_promises_attack.html Leading Scientists Say Cutting Climate Change Pollution Is Affordable -- and Essential tag:switchboard.nrdc.org,2014:/blogs/fbeinecke//81.17608 2014-11-04T14:58:49Z 2014-11-04T17:10:59Z Frances Beinecke
Frances Beinecke, Former President of NRDC, New York City

The world's leading scientists released their gravest warning yet about the threat of climate change, saying we will face "severe, pervasive and irreversible impacts" unless we act now. This report from the UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change confirms that climate change is already contributing to intense drought, flooding, and heat waves. And it says we will see widespread impacts including food shortages and armed conflict if the human community fails to reduce dangerous carbon pollution.

But the report also emphasizes that addressing climate change is affordable and feasible.

"We have the means to limit climate change," IPCC Chair Rajendra Pachauri said. "The solutions are many and allow for continued economic and human development. All we need is the will to change."

The will to change is growing stronger every day. I see it taking hold among leaders from the United States, China, and the EU. I see it rising in communities vulnerable to climate change, from the Lower Ninth Ward to Kenyan farmlands. And I see it inspiring hundreds of thousands of concerned citizens to join events like the People's Climate March and demand action now.

We must marshal all these forces if we are going to honor our obligation to protect future generations from unchecked climate change.

To prevent irreparable harm, the IPCC calls for reducing carbon emissions to zero by the end of the century. At NRDC, we know this is possible, and we know the United States can meet the goal sooner.

America can become carbon neutral in our lifetime. We can ensure our economy grows and our fossil fuel pollution decreases at the same time.

As I explain in my new book, The World We Create: A Message of Hope for a Planet in Peril, we do it by reducing our dependence on coal, gas, and oil, using energy more efficiently, expanding renewable power, and preserving forests and wetlands as carbon sinks.

The US has already begun building the low-carbon economy. Wind and solar power accounted for more than 44 percent of all new electricity generating capacity built between 2011 and 2013. The Obama Administration issued clean car standards that will cut carbon pollution from new cars in half and save drivers $80 billion at the pump a year by 2025. And in June, the Environmental Protection Agency proposed national limits on carbon pollution from power plants—the largest source of carbon emissions in our nation.

These are important first steps, and we must let our lawmakers know we support them. But the US has to move faster if we want to bypass the worst of climate change.

As I read the IPCC findings this weekend, I was reminded of another publication. NRDC Co-Founder and longtime friend Gus Speth released a report that put the threat of climate change squarely in the spotlight of government leaders. That was in 1980 when Gus worked for the Carter Administration.

Scientists and policymakers have known about the climate threat for decades; we are running out of time to defuse it. If we as a nation commit to becoming carbon neutral, we can finally protect our families from the hazards of climate change. We just have to act now.

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Frances Beinecke, Former President of NRDC, New York City

Now is the time of year Americans can exercise our most powerful form of citizen activism. We get to cast our ballots for the leaders of our choice. This is an opportunity not to be squandered, and I urge you to seize it this election season. Mail in your ballots, go to your polling place, and make your voices heard.

We need to speak up—now more than ever. A tidal wave of special interest money is swamping the American electoral process and threatening to corrode the very foundation of democracy. In 2012, for instance, oil, gas and coal companies tried to influence the political debate by spending more than $150 million in campaign ads by mid-September of that year.

NRDC is fighting for electoral reforms to put our democracy wholly back in the hands of the American people, where it belongs. But never forget that you already possess the most powerful antidote to big money politics: your voice and your vote.

They make a difference.

People often ask me how I remain hopeful in a time of climate change, inequality, and global economic recession. These are daunting challenges, but I am optimistic we can make progress, because across the nation, people are engaging with issues that matter most to them. They are volunteering on campaigns, educating their friends and neighbors, holding their lawmakers accountable, and taking to the streets from Ferguson, Missouri to New York City.

And in the coming week, they will cast their ballots in the midterm elections.

Seeing this level of citizen engagement inspires me. I know our votes shape the future of our country. Help decide what that future will look like. Vote by November 4.

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Frances Beinecke, Former President of NRDC, New York City

Millions of people in Southern California were under an excessive heat warning a few weeks ago. The Los Angeles Unified School District cancelled outdoor sporting events and more than 100 San Diego schools sent children home early to shield them from the heat. Californians weren't the only ones coping with high temperatures. Last month was the hottest September on record and the entire summer was the hottest globally.

These shattered records confirm once again that climate change is threatening our health and communities right now. The danger will only increase unless we confront this problem at its source: fossil fuel pollution.

We know how to do it, and our nation has already begun: 3.4 million Americans are on the job cleaning up power plants, helping generate wind and solar power, and cutting energy waste in our homes and offices. This is a good start, but we must do more in order to protect our families from the worst impacts of climate change.

It is time for America to set a national goal to stamp out our carbon footprint—to become carbon neutral—in our lifetime.

This objective is clear and achievable. As I outline in my new book, The World We Create: A Message of Hope for a Planet in Peril, there is a path forward.

1. Reduce Carbon Pollution from Power Plants

Power plants kick out 40 percent of US carbon emissions—the single largest source in the nation. The Clean Power Plan that President Obama proposed in June calls for reducing the carbon pollution from our power plants by 26 percent by 2020 and by 30 percent by 2030. We know we can do better than that, as many states are already proving. By setting the first-ever limits on power plant carbon emissions, the president's plan gets us moving in the right direction.

2. Invest in Energy Efficiency

By investing in efficiency, we'll do more with less waste. Over the past 35 years, we've cut our energy use in half, as a share of our economic output, saving trillions of dollars. Going forward, we can do even better. Technology and innovation advance over time at an accelerating rate. Progress builds on itself. By getting just 4 percent more efficient each year, we'll cut our energy use 65 percent by 2050, while our economy continues to grow and becomes leaner and more competitive worldwide.

We're going to double the gas mileage of our new-car fleet by 2025, thanks to agreements reached between the Obama administration and our nation's auto makers. We need to keep improving. We can cut gasoline use 80 percent in our cars and light trucks by 2050, according to a 2013 study by the National Academy of Sciences. That means raising the efficiency of cars powered by conventional internal combustion engines. And it means putting more hybrid electric cars like the Toyota Prius on the road, along with more plug-in electric cars like the Chevy Volt and all-electric cars like the Ford Focus Electric.

3. Expand Renewable Power

We'll always need energy. We need to communicate, too, but we're not stuck with hand gestures and smoke signals. There are better ways to power our future than by digging fossil fuel from the ground and setting it on fire. The Department of Energy study from 2012 envisions renewable power providing 80 percent of our electricity by mid-century. We have to get there sooner, and it's clear that we can. Solar and wind power account for 44 percent of all new electricity generating capacity in the US from 2012 to 2013. No one should doubt we can get most of our electricity from renewable power – and the sooner the better.

4. Preserve Forests and Wetlands

Healthy forests and wetlands stand sentry against the dangers of climate change, absorbing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and locking it away in plants, root systems and soil. About 16 percent of our carbon pollution gets tucked away each year in our public and private forests. Mangroves, salt marshes and sea grass lock away carbon at up to five times the rate of tropical forests. Healthy wetlands and forests can help us become carbon-neutral in our lifetime. As we work to build the low-carbon economy of the future, these natural systems will help to absorb the carbon pollution we produce – for as long as we still produce it.

The US can become carbon neutral in our lifetimes. In the process, we will put millions of Americans to work, make our companies more competitive, and shield our communities from extreme weather. And we will honor our obligation to leave the world a better place for future generations. We just have to start now. Click here to tell the Obama Administration your support strong limits on carbon pollution.

 http://switchboard.nrdc.org/blogs/fbeinecke/this_is_how_america_will_stamp.html The World We Create: My New Book and a Message of Hope for the Planet tag:switchboard.nrdc.org,2014:/blogs/fbeinecke//81.17539 2014-10-14T19:13:19Z 2014-10-23T14:13:09Z Frances Beinecke
Frances Beinecke, Former President of NRDC, New York City

My work at NRDC has brought me to the front lines of the climate crisis. I have flown over the massive tar sands strip mines in the boreal forest. I have visited the homes of people coping with frack pads and wastewater ponds in their backyards. And I have helped my neighbors recover from the devastation of Superstorm Sandy.

But I have also witnessed the clean energy revolution that has taken hold in our country and across the world. I have celebrated wind energy with steelworkers in Gary, Indiana, seen solar arrays displayed across states from Massachusetts to California, and talked with business owners and city leaders who welcome the millions of dollars saved by investing in energy efficiency.

Never in my lifetime have the challenges been greater than those we face from climate change. Never have the solutions been more clearly at hand. We know how to defuse the climate threat. We just have to act now.

That is why I have written a new book, The World We Create: A Message of Hope for a Planet in Peril, with my NRDC colleague Bob Deans. American families, communities, and economy have so much to gain from confronting climate change and expanding clean energy. I wanted to help chart the way forward.

The book is a clarion call for the United States to become carbon neutral in our lifetime—to ensure that even as our economy grows, our fossil fuel pollution does not rise, and instead, decreases at an accelerated rate.

It's time for us, as Americans, to state as a national goal that we'll hit fast-forward on efforts to clean up our carbon pollution, invest in energy efficiency and shift to renewable power so that we will become a carbon-neutral nation that no longer contributes to climate change.

That means reducing our reliance on coal, gas and oil. It means cutting our carbon footprint. And it means strengthening our forests and wetlands so that we offset every pound of carbon pollution we produce by adding to our natural capacity to absorb it.

We have already begun slashing climate change pollution. More than 3.4 million Americans are on the job every day helping to clean up our dirty power plants, get more electricity from the wind and sun, manufacture more hybrid and electric cars, and cut energy waste in our homes, at work and on the road.

In the book, I lay out why we need to accelerate this progress now. I start by sharing my own path to environmental awareness and climate advocacy. I relay my firsthand experiences with the enormous toll fossil fuel development takes on our communities. I describe the Iowa farms, Detroit assembly lines, and high tech headquarters where clean energy is taking root.

And I make the case that the United States can shrink our carbon footprint to less than one-fifth its current size by 2050.

Now is the time to commit to that achievable goal. We've arrived at a hopeful moment of national convergence. We have a president who understands the stakes for the country, a widening business community that grasps the opportunity for prosperity and change, and a new generation of environmental steward united around the need to act.

The modern environmental movement exists for one purpose: we're here to change the world—to become a place where we care for the natural systems of the Earth as if our very lives depended on them, because they do. That is not yet the world we live in. It is the world we must create.

The World We Create is available online here and through local booksellers here.

 http://switchboard.nrdc.org/blogs/fbeinecke/the_world_we_create_my_new_boo.html Obama Preserves San Gabriel Mountains in LA's Backyard tag:switchboard.nrdc.org,2014:/blogs/fbeinecke//81.17529 2014-10-10T13:30:28Z 2014-10-10T06:21:35Z Frances Beinecke
Frances Beinecke, Former President of NRDC, New York City

America grew richer in natural heritage today. President Obama is declaring Los Angeles' San Gabriel Mountains a national monument, ensuring this beautiful landscape will remain wild for generations to come. Now the 17 million people living in Greater Los Angeles—and the many who visit every year—will always be able to leave behind the crush of urban life and experience the natural wonder of the San Gabriels.

They will be rewarded with quiet stillness and breathtaking views. This landscape is home to mature forests, and dramatic waterfalls. Visitors can spot bighorn sheep, spotted owls, and other rare species. And history buffs can learn about the Old Spanish National Historic Trail, Native American rock art, and other cultural sites.

Local residents are eager to gain greater access to these places. Los Angeles County is one of the most park-poor urban areas in the nation, and the San Gabriel Valley—stretching from Pasadena to Pomona—is especially starved for open space. It has a rich array of ethnically diverse communities, but also some of the highest rates of childhood obesity and diabetes in the state.

Community leaders and medical experts say opportunities for outdoor exercise would help improve people's health. Yet many have found it hard to access the San Gabriels now. The mountains don't have an adequate system of visitors centers, multilingual signs, group campsites, or public transit, and the Forest Service doesn't always have the resources to keep popular trails open.

Declaring the San Gabriel Mountains a monument will make this natural wonder more accessible. It will welcome people from all walks of life and maintain the mountains' wild character at the same time.

That is why 80 percent of Los Angeles County voters support greater protections.

But declaring the San Gabriels a national monument won't just benefit Angelenos. It will enrich all of us.

Today's announcement is part of a proud American tradition. Nearly every president in the past 100 years has declared national monuments, from Teddy Roosevelt creating the Grand Canyon National Monument to George W. Bush preserving 10 islands and 140,000 square miles of ocean waters in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands.

We get to experience these wild places because previous generations had the wisdom to preserve them. Now it's our turn to do the same for our children and grandchildren.

President Obama understands the value of protecting special places for all to enjoy. In his second inaugural address, he vowed to preserve treasured public lands threatened by development. The San Gabriel monument expands our natural heritage, but there is more in need of safeguarding—extraordinary places like Utah's Greater Canyonlands. By continuing to save our wild places, President Obama can create a legacy that will be remembered for generations to come.

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Frances Beinecke, Former President of NRDC, New York City

Something extraordinary happened at the United Nations Climate Summit on Tuesday. One world leader after another took to the podium and described what his or her nation is already doing to reduce climate change pollution. Many also announced new measures and committed to future steps. After years of delay, the pace of climate action is picking up.

 "The alarm bells keep ringing," President Obama said in his speech to the General Assembly. "Our citizens keep marching; we cannot pretend we can't hear them."

This week confirmed that our voices are being heard. The past three days alone have shown that climate action is growing at every level of society.

NRDC staff and members at the People's Climate March on Sunday.

On Sunday, I marched alongside 400,000 concerned citizens in the People's Climate March, including many who have supported solar projects, bike-share programs and other climate solutions in their local communities as well as supported national action.

On Monday, I joined with Desmond Tutu and representatives of the Rockefeller Brothers Fund, Generation Capital, and the World Council of Churches to urge major institutions to divest from fossil fuel companies. "The destruction of the earth environment is the human rights challenge of our time," Tutu said in a prepared video. He called for the end of "the fossil fuels era."

Corporations are also moving forward with climate solutions, some supporting a price on carbon pollution and others reducing their own emissions. Apple CEO Tim Cook said on Monday, "the time for inaction has passed." From Apple to PepsiCo to Intel to Nike, companies are recognizing that paralysis in the face of climate change is bad for business.

Many mayors are acting too. As part of the Climate Summit, LA Mayor Eric Garcetti, Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter, and Houston Mayor Annise Parker announced the Mayors National Climate Action Agenda to help cities set firm goals for reducing carbon emissions.

And on Tuesday, I went to the United Nations and heard President Obama make it clear the U.S. is serious about fighting climate change. He explained how his administration issued new fuel economy standards that will cut carbon pollution from new cars in half and save drivers $80 billion a year at the pump by 2025. And this June, the administration proposed the first-ever national limits on carbon pollution from power plants—the single largest source of US emissions.

Action at home is helping the U.S. lead abroad. The president vowed to help nations become more resilient in the face of climate change and speed their embrace of clean energy. He singled out the U.S. and China, who as the world's largest emitters have the greatest obligation to lead. But he emphasized that every nation must act for "no nation is immune," and "nobody gets a pass."

The scale of climate change is so vast that we must tackle it everywhere at once—in our neighborhoods, companies, cities, and countries around the world. And we must do it now.

In his speech, President Obama said, "We cannot condemn our children and their children to a future that is beyond their capacity to repair—not when we have the means, the technological innovation and the scientific imagination to begin the work of repairing now. I believe in the words of Dr King that there is such a thing as being too late."

Joining 400,000 people calling for climate action on Sunday, I felt renewed hope. If concerned citizens and local and national leaders continue to raise our voices, we can respond to the climate threat just in time.

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Salon's Greenwald (6/27/09, ad-viewing required) has taken a hard look at Washington Post and ProPublica journalists Peter Finn's and Dafna Linzer's report–"relying exclusively on three Obama officials speaking behind a veil of anonymity"–"that the White House is 'crafting language for an executive order that would reassert presidential authority to incarcerate terrorism suspects indefinitely.'" Finding it "revealing" that "the article quotes two Bush national security officials justifying the need for detention without charges," Greenwald writes of how "anonymous trial balloon articles like this one are difficult to comment on because it's obviously designed to announce that a certain policy is being considered before it's actually written, and so none of the key details is known." That said, he gives it a shot anyway:
This specific article is even worse than the usual one of its type, since it's particularly uncritical in passing along administration claims without any skepticism…. Worse, the article does not provide any information about the Obama officials whose mission the reporters are dutifully carrying out, so there's no way to assess their motives.
Those journalistic practices produce egregious sentences like this: "'Civil liberties groups have encouraged the administration, that if a prolonged detention system were to be sought, to do it through executive order,' the official said."
Greenwald would really "love to know which so-called 'civil liberties groups' are pushing the White House for an executive order establishing the power of indefinite detention," telling us that "it's certainly not the ACLU or Center for Constitutional Rights, both of which issued statements vehemently condemning the proposal."


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Dec 13 2012, 12:05pm CST | by Luigi Lugmayr
Lucknow, Dec 13 — The Uttar Pradesh government and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation Thursday signed a memorandum of co-operation for 2012-2017, during which the Foundation would assist in various health, nutrition, agricultural and other development programmes
Chief Secretary Javed Usmani directed state government officials, including the principal secretary, health, to submit the progress report every month to him and also urged the Foundation to expedite the formation of the technical support unit, officials said.
Usmani further said that with the technical and managerial assistance of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, issues like child malnutrition, mothers' health and child mortality, will be worked upon.
In the field of agriculture, more research will help in enhancing crop produce, he added.
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Baseball Commissioner Bud Selig gives the impression that he firmly believes that the 20 players who purchased steroids from the Biogenesis Clinic are the last and only ball players in minor or major league baseball who are currently using PEDs or masking agents.
The odds (and common sense) would dictate that Selig's premise is incorrect.
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The electric grid is getting smarter. At least that's the hope of utilities and government bodies now investing billions of dollars in overhauling the system that doles out energy to homes and businesses across the country. Experts compare the coming grid upgrade to the personal computing revolution of the 1980s, when computing shifted to PCs away from hulking mainframes.
The aim is to make the grid more reliable, efficient, and adept at dispensing renewable energy such as wind and solar power. The new "smart" grid would also be capable of two-way communications, making it more responsive to the ebb and flow of energy-use patterns. For instance, utilities such as PG&E (PCG) are replacing mechanized meters with advanced digital versions that can help consumers and the utility better manage energy consumption. That's just the first step in a wholesale transformation in how power is consumed in the U.S.
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Anti-War Rally
Protesters gathered across from the Vietnam Veterans' War Memorial to speak out against the Bush administration and possible military action in Iraq. Musicians also performed on stage in between speakers.
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- Shaimaa al-Azzawi Spokesman Muslim Student Association
- Ellen Barfield Vice President Veterans for Peace
- Brian Becker Co-Director Act Now to Stop War and End Racism (A.N.S.W.E.R.)->International Action Center
- Medea Benjamin Founding Director Global Exchange
- Mahdi Bray Executive Director Muslim American Society->Freedom Foundation
- Gene Bruskin Secretary-Treasurer Food and Allied Service Trades
- Kwan Ho Choi Executive Director Congress for Korean Unification
- Ramsey Clark Attorney General (Former) Department of Justice
- Ben Cohen Co-Founder Ben and Jerry's Homemade, Inc.
- Herbert D. Daughtry National Presiding Minister House of the Lord Pentecostal Church (Brooklyn, NY)
- Leslie Feinberg Author
- Sara Flounders Co-Director Act Now to Stop War and End Racism (A.N.S.W.E.R.)->International Action Center
- Larry Holmes Co-Coordinator Act Now to Stop War and End Racism (A.N.S.W.E.R.)
- Frank Houde Secretary Veterans for Peace
- Jesse Jackson Founder and President Rainbow/PUSH Coalition
- Chuck Kaufman National Coordinator Act Now to Stop War and End Racism (A.N.S.W.E.R.)->Nicaragua Network
- Zara Knan Member Student Liberation Action Movement
- Michael Letwin Spokesman New York Labor Against the War
- Peta Lindsay Coordinator Act Now to Stop War and End Racism (A.N.S.W.E.R.)->Youth and Student Involvement
- Cynthia McKinney U.S. Representative [D] Georgia
- Manal Omar Member Muslim American Society
- Woody Powell National Administrator Veterans for Peace
- Ibrahim Ramey Director Fellowship of Reconciliation
- Elias Rashmawi Spokesman Free Palestine Alliance
- Josh Reubner Co-Founder Jews for Peace in Palestine and Israel
- Susan Sarandon Actor
- Stephanie Schendel Spokeswoman Voices in the Wilderness
- Al Sharpton Jr. Founder and President National Action Network
- Charles Sheehan-Miles Member Veterans for Peace
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Advance Dental Group
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Cheryl (Administration)
Cheryl is one of the first people you will meet at the Advance Dental Group. She has worked in dentistry for 23 years as a Certified Dental Assistant and Office Administrator. Cheryl's friendly manner helps patients feel at ease with all their dental needs. She takes time to explain treatment, answer patients' questions, and book treatment for patients. Cheryl enjoys her job and the opportunity of getting to know the patients. Cheryl has worked with Dr. Macdonnell for 10 years and appreciates being part of the office team. She finds it very rewarding to see the patients completed treatment and the smiles that come with it! Cheryl is married and has two very active boys who enjoy soccer and hockey. After work and on weekends, you can often find her at the hockey rink or soccer field! In her spare time Cheryl likes to walk, golf, and spend time with family and friends.
Teresa (Administration)
Teresa has 14 years experience as a dental administrator and has worked with Dr. Macdonnell at the Advance Dental Group since 2004. Teresa is a wealth of knowledge and can answer all your questions concerning dental insurance and other administrative issues. Teresa loves to read, bike, and spend time with her husband and two children. She enjoys touring the many wineries that the valley has to offer sipping wine and taking in the many vistas that the Okanagan valley has to offer.
Tanaya (Hygiene Co-ordinator)
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text: Hello Karen, Two school years ago I captured some video of my students in action doing SL activities for an Intro to Design and Programming course. The students created 2-D designs for T-shirts and tattoos, then uploaded them to SL and we had a "fashion show" on the catwalk followed by a dance party, to share work and celebrate: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iO4aIbbSy2s The next unit asked them to create custom vehicles in SL, and at the end of the unit we had a Destruction Derby to share work and have fun: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nejze8tRRoA For the final SL unit the students created a business plan, then 2-D signs for their companies, and then they created 3-D stores in SL and posted the signs in front. I captured some video of the students in action working on their stores ( http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JZ7OW4QXTBw ), and in the final composite video "Virtual Design" I captured video as a fly-by tour in the little town of all their stores with them standing in front. At the end of the term I showed this video at a whole high-school assembly to recognize what the students had accomplished in this very new medium: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8d0s06AK_kU I hope you find these video clips useful. Brant Message: 15 Date: Fri, 23 Apr 2010 10:20:04 -0500 From: "Skibba, Karen A" <skibbak at uww.edu> Subject: [SLED] sl videos To: "SL Educators (The SLED List)" <educators at lists.secondlife.com> Message-ID: <5C572AF76EC1124687463E9A8DF7E10365E45B8916 at exchmb4.uww.edu> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Thank you everyone for the great videos! I appreciate it! If you have any others that are not conference type presentations but instead are very short videos that demonstrate educational uses of Second Life in action, please send me the links. And thanks to those who have already shared videos.! Karen -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://lists.secondlife.com/pipermail/educators/attachments/20100424/c9b9ce65/attachment.htm


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just to confirm, i can remove/freeze system apps, run ad blocker, xposed, etc, with just root, right? I have never not fully "unlocked" a device and just stayed with the stock ROM. So just want to confirm before using this. And thanks btw for your hard work on this.
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