Big Fat Whale

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Big Fat Whale

By BRIAN MCFADDEN | December 7, 2011

They said what?
GOP leaders have a reputation for shunning science in favor of politics: on stem-cell research, evolution, and of course, climate change. As the global-warming battle heats up, so has their often-nonsensical rhetoric.
An unlikely clash: wind developers and environmentalists
The growing push for wind power in Rhode Island is creating friction between wind developers and an unlikely group of critics: environmentalists.
Not giving up on the climate-change bill
This summer, US politicians gave up. Faced with backroom roadblocks and scattered priorities, Democratic leaders announced in July that they were abandoning attempts to pass a comprehensive energy and climate-change bill.
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They said what?
GOP leaders have a reputation for shunning science in favor of politics: on stem-cell research, evolution, and of course, climate change. As the global-warming battle heats up, so has their often-nonsensical rhetoric.
An unlikely clash: wind developers and environmentalists
The growing push for wind power in Rhode Island is creating friction between wind developers and an unlikely group of critics: environmentalists.
Not giving up on the climate-change bill
This summer, US politicians gave up. Faced with backroom roadblocks and scattered priorities, Democratic leaders announced in July that they were abandoning attempts to pass a comprehensive energy and climate-change bill.
Mo' money, fewer problems
Now is the time to weather- and winter-ize our homes, and not just because the temperatures are dropping (the Old Farmer's Almanac is predicting a milder-than-usual winter).
On the meaning of trash
Providence cultural center AS220 wraps up the fall edition of its Action Speaks! panel discussion series with an examination of that oft-ignored byproduct of America's consumerist culture: trash.
Getting rid of e-waste
I'm doing a major apartment clean-up and I'm trying to dispose of my unwanted items as responsibly as possible. I'm recycling (both curbside and through Goodwill) as much as I can. But what to do with the electronic waste I've accumulated over the years?
Entering the ring
Environmental advocate Jon Hinck, a lawyer and a state representative, is "seriously considering" a run against Republican US Senator Olympia Snowe in 2012, he told the Phoenix this week.
Linc's greenskeeping
Sure, governor-elect Lincoln Chafee used to shoe racehorses up in Canada, but it appears he could also have been a good greenskeeper.
Sipping from the bottom up
This growing season, get rid of that watering can.
Get it together
"Political leaders, no matter the party, often can be barometers for public sentiment."
Voting sustainable
Among the new mayor's responsibilities will be increasing energy efficiency in city buildings, managing and advocating for local alternative transit priorities, and setting an example regarding eco-friendliness.
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