Event - Bringing Sustainability to Your Community II

On Tuesday, July 2, 2013 from 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM (EDT) Boston Area Sustainability Group (BASG) is presenting Bringing Sustainability to Your Community II in Cambridge, MA. at the Venture Cafe which is located at the Cambridge Innovation Center, One Broadway, 4th Floor. Visitors must comply with Venture...

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Event - Solid Waste Management and Climate Change: Waste Wise Panel

The complimentary event known as "Solid Waste Management and Climate Change: Waste Wise Panel" will take place on August 14, 2013 @ 11:00 am – 11:45 am. For the location or the live broadcast click the link at the bottom of the page. It will also be recorded and available for viewing after the event....

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Video - O' Canada Stand Up for the Arctic and Oppose Climate Change

This 2011 video from the Canadian Foundation for Climate and Atmospheric Sciences (CFCAS) makes the point that Canada is truly an Arctic nation. The Arctic makes up over 40 percent of our landmass, and includes nearly three quarters of Canada's coastline. It's an essential part of our national identity...

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Video - Canadian High School Students Know more about Climate Change than Canada's Ruling Conservatives

Even high school students know that climate change has far reaching destructive impacts. In November 2012, less than a year before the historic floods in Alberta, a group of Grade 9 students addressed the issue of climate change and how it affects Canada and the world. Although the short video mentions...

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Video - Will the Keystone XL Pipeline Increase Greenhouse Gas Emissions?

This video addresses both sides of the debate on whether the Keystone XL pipeline will increase GHG production. The proposed pipeline would ferry tarsands from Alberta to refineries on Texas's Gulf Coast. On June 25th, 2013, President Obama made it clear that he will not authorize the building of...

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Video - President Obama's Historic Georgetown University Speech on June 25th 2013

"The decisions we make now and in the years ahead will have a profound impact on the world that all of you inherit." These were the opening words of President Barack Obama's Historic speech at Georgetown University on June 25th 2013. Here is the full speech announcing the President's plan to tackle...

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Infographic - President Obama's Climate Action Plan

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The President's Climate Action Plan (Full Document)

Here is the Table of Contents to the full document of US President Barack Obama's Climate Action Plan announced in a June 25th 2013 speech at Georgetown University. This historic document represents the first time ever an American President has presented such a detailed strategy to combat climate change.With...

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Canadian Implications of Obama's National Climate Strategy

On June 25, 2013, US President Barack Obama delivered a speech that will reverbate around the world and directly impact their neighbors to the north. Several years ago Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper pledged to match US climate change targets and align the two nations’ climate policy. Now that...

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The Fate of the Keystone XL Pipeline in the Wake of President Obama's Georgetown University Speech

During his Georgetown Univeristy speech on June 25th, President Obama indicated that the Keystone XL pipeline, (which would ferry tarsands oil from Alberta to Texas) should not proceed if it will generate greenhouse gases (GHGs) and contribute to climate change.  "The net effects of the pipeline's...

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B Corp Town Hall: The Power of Business as a Force for Good

On June 27th 2013, from 2:00 PM to 3:00 PM, the B Corp is hosting a town hall. This special roundtable will include leading online innovators of the B Corp Community. The event will feature Jessica Alba and Christopher Gavigan of +The Honest Company, Neil Blumenthal and David Gilboa of +Warby Parker,...

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Full Transcript of President Obama's Georgetown University Speech on June 25th 2013

Here is the full transcript of President Barack Obama's historic speech at Georgetown University (June 25, 2013)  announcing his new national climate strategy:On Christmas Eve, 1968, the astronauts of Apollo 8 did a live broadcast from lunar orbit. So Frank Borman, Jim Lovell, William Anders...

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Thank President Obama for His Bold Leadership on Climate Change

The climate leadership of President Obama warrents our thanks and our praise. The historic significance of his June 25, 2013 Georgetown University address cannot be overstated. Despite Republican obstructionism, the President has taken a bold step forward leading America and the world in the battle...

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