McDonald's to phase out Styrofoam

Wednesday, March 21, 2012
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Great news for the ocean: McDonald's, arguably America's most iconic fastfood chain, is launching a pilot program to phase out Styrofoam coffee cups.

Jerry Brown hits the road for Tesla Motors' Model X

Thursday, February 9, 2012
By | Dan Jacobson
Legislative Director

Gov. Jerry Brown will be making an appearance tonight as electric-car maker Tesla Motors unveils a new vehicle in Los Angeles County -- its Model X.

Santorum is right about gas prices, now what's his plan?

Wednesday, February 8, 2012
By | Daniel Gatti
Environmental Policy Analyst

On Monday, presidential candidate Rick Santorum made the case that rising gas prices were among the causes of the 2008 financial collapse and resulting recession.  Since, various liberal commentators ranging from ThinkProgress to Ed Kilgore of the Washington Monthly have ridiculed Senator Santorum’s position. The critics are wrong.  

Legal Complexities of Shale Gas Drilling and How It Could Affect Us

Sunday, February 5, 2012
By | Erika Staaf
Clean Water Advocate

With so many aspects of Marcellus Shale gas drilling for Pennsylvanians to focus on - impact fees and severance taxes, reports of air and water quality hazards, health hazards of Marcellus Shale gas extraction, the passage of HB1950 and how it affects local government control over drilling activities, it’s sometimes difficult to turn our attention to yet another concern.

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