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OLYMPIA – Gov. Chris Gregoire signed an executive order today underscoring the importance of recommendations from her Blue Ribbon Panel on Ocean Acidification to address the growing problem of ocean acidification in Washington, which threatens the state’s shellfish resources and its $270 million shellfish industry.

Kozol: ‘I’m sick of begging’ Congress to do the right thing By Valerie Strauss This is an interview that veteran teacher Anthony Cody did with Jonathan Kozol and posted on his Education Week Teacher blog, Living in Dialogue. Kozol is a famed advocate for civil rights in education. His 1991 book, “Savage Inequalities: Children in America’s Schools,” detailed the vast differences between public schools for children living in poverty and kids who aren’t.

How is science underpinning the climate talks in Doha? 26 Nov 2012, 16:15Roz Pidcock Could laptop models help negotiators imagine the impacts of climate change? How could emissions accounting be improved to include land use? With the UN's COP18 international climate talks starting today, we look at some recent developments in science and political research that can play a part in helping countries cut their greenhouse gas emissions.

The coolest green infrastructure you are likely to see Print this page Posted November 27, 2012 in Green Enterprise, Living Sustainably Tags: greenfutureslab, greeninfrastructure, landscapearchitecture, seattle, smartercities, smartgrowth, sustainablecommunities, universityofwashington Share | | |   Just yesterday, I was making the case for bringing more nature into urban environments, to soften the perceived and real effects of density and thus make density more appealing.  Today, I came across maybe the best example I have seen.  It is certainly the best I have seen integrated into a vertical wall; this is key in downtown districts, where green space on the ground can be hard to come by.

Climate change Crunch time for the climate by Avaaz Team - posted 25 November 2012 12:18 Tweet Youth speaks to power about the climate crisis (Liam Moriarty) You didn't have to go far to find extreme weather this year. North America experienced both brutal drought and a record-setting storm. Extreme weather in Africa, southeast Asia and Europe also caused widespread damage and cost many lives. In fact, as New York state governor Andrew Cuomo noted, extreme weather seems to be the "new normal".With delegates from around the world converging on Doha, Qatar, this week for the 18th UN conference on climate change (COP18), the need for real progress on global warming has never been more urgent. And while there are many obstacles to progress on this crucial problem, there are hopeful signs as well.

Clinton’s Environmental Failure Dec 9, 2012 4:45 AM EST Hillary isn't winning many friends among environmentalists with her support of the Keystone Pipeline--and it will be the purest test of whether Obama's second term will be greener than his first.

HuffPost Social Reading Some error occurred Login with Facebook to see what your friends are reading Enable Social Reading i Settings Read Share Settings Share everything I read Share only things safe for work Dont share what I'm reading Read Share History Learn More Michael Brune Executive Director, The Sierra Club GET UPDATES FROM Michael Brune Like 137 Bicoastal Clean-Energy Leadership Posted: 12/10/2012 12:20 pm

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Because a worried upstate New York farmer has a lot in common with a Somali pirate.

Editorial Kerry's climate change credentials

That wouldn't be a "new normal." That would be a different planet.

Editorial Time to Confront Climate Change

Editorial: Save the planet. Save Social Security. Save Medicaid. Tax carbon.

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Middlebury to Consider Fossil Fuel Divestment Bronwyn Oatley and Kelsey Collins on December 20, 2012 - 3:46 PM ET In the wake of a high-profile student protest and amid a growing university movement to combat climate change, Middlebury College announced in early December that it would initiate steps to address the feasibility of divesting its endowment from the fossil fuel industry.

Bill McKibben: Planetary Emergency December 20, 2012 One of the world’s leading climate activists on the science of dangerous weather, the imperative to organize, and how to get out of bed in the morning on a planet in peril. Images courtesy of 350.org

Why Climate Deniers Have No Scientific Credibility - In One Pie Chart by James Lawrence Powell posted on November 25, 2012 08:45PM GMT Polls show that many members of the public believe that scientists substantially disagree about human-caused global warming. The gold standard of science is the peer-reviewed literature. If there is disagreement among scientists, based not on opinion but on hard evidence, it will be found in the peer-reviewed literature.