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Navy Goes Solar

The U.S. Navy awarded a $200 million contract in February to construct up to 40 megawatts (MW) of solar photovoltaic power plants at Navy and Marine Corps facilities throughout the Southwestern United States. The Navy chose five solar development companies to compete for individual projects, which will range from 1 to 15 MW. The five [...]
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Inaccurate Statements on Federal Oil and Gas Development

Washington, DC — American Petroleum Institute President Jack Gerard held a media teleconference with reporters in which he made several inaccurate statements regarding the Administration’s development of oil and gas resources on public lands and in the Outer Continental Shelf. “Mr. Gerard needs to check his facts before making statements that are so far off [...]
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Quadruple Energy Savings In One Year

WASHINGTON, DC – In 2009, EPA’s Energy Star Leaders prevented the equivalent of more than 220,000 metric tons of carbon dioxide and saved more than $48 million across their commercial building portfolios. These savings have quadrupled since 2008 and represent the single greatest year of savings since EPA recognized the first Energy Star Leaders in [...]
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    • Sea Shepherd Captain Peter Bethune Takes on Japan
      Sea Shepherd Captain Peter Bethune Takes on Japan The Japanese whaling ship Shonan Maru 2 arrived in Tokyo today with the first New Zealand prisoner of war to be transported to Japan as a political prisoner since World War II. As soon as his foot touched Japanese soil, Captain Bethune reestablished himself as a national hero in New Zealand and an internation […]
    • Australian Federal Police Return Sea Shepherd’s Logbooks
      Australian Federal Police Return Sea Shepherd’s Logbooks No Charges and All Crew are Free to Go Where They Wish On March 11, the Australian Federal police returned the logbooks for the Steve Irwin and the Bob Barker. No arrests have been made following the raid on the two ships based on a request by the Japanese government. Sea Shepherd expects no arrests. […]
    • Shepherds Bust the Hump in Santa Monica
      Shepherds Bust the Hump in Santa Monica The plan to bust the Hump restaurant in Santa Monica was launched months ago when Sea Shepherd Outreach Coordinator Zoli Teglas first told me about a Santa Monica restaurant serving whale meat. I thought he was joking. But it was not a joke, and Zoli set about organizing a sting operation recruiting Charles Hambleton f […]
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    • A Place I Knew Nothing About
      We took off with hiking packs, a tent and fins, carrying even fewer plans and expectations; to a place I hardly knew about. The more we discovered that very little was written about our destination, it drew even more appeal. I just couldn’t wait. Over 30 hours after leaving Boston, my adventure companion and I landed [...] […]
    • In the Trenches: Moderation for OpenGov
      I’m a 20 year EPA staffer and Computer Specialist doing much more than computers these days. One of my tasks is to help moderate comments that come in to the EPA’s Open Government discussion forum. I’ve quickly come to realize that moderating comments in the public arena, especially in these sometimes politically-charged times, requires a curious [...] […]
    • To Catch Or To Kill (Part 2)
      Following up on last week’s blog post, I was pleasantly surprised by the number of comments sent in favor of the “catch and release” school when it comes to eliminating rodents. Since my last blog, I’m pleased to report that we have not had any other unwanted visitors of the rodent family. It’s obvious that [...] […]
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    • Bust the Hump in Santa Monica
      The plan to bust the Hump restaurant in Santa Monica was launched months ago when Sea Shepherd Outreach Coordinator Zoli Teglas first told me about a Santa Monica restaurant serving whale meat. I thought he was joking. But it was not a joke, and Zoli set about organizing a sting operation recruiting Charles Hambleton from the [...] […]
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