{"id":2508,"date":"2010-07-12T14:27:52","date_gmt":"2010-07-12T19:27:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.edf.org\/climate411\/?p=2508"},"modified":"2010-07-12T14:27:52","modified_gmt":"2010-07-12T19:27:52","slug":"july-12th-2010-%e2%80%93-the-voices-of-a-new-clean-energy-future","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.edf.org\/climate411\/2010\/07\/12\/july-12th-2010-%e2%80%93-the-voices-of-a-new-clean-energy-future\/","title":{"rendered":"July 12th, 2010 \u2013 The voices of a new clean energy future"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>NY Times<\/em>&#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2010\/07\/12\/opinion\/12mon1.html?_r=3&amp;ref=global\">Editorial: \u201cBig Oil\u2019s Good Deal\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cNo industry enjoys the array of tax breaks and subsidies that the oil and gas industry does. No industry needs them less. For all the damage it has caused, the disastrous oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico may provide the political momentum to end this special treatment.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cInstead of enriching the oil companies, Congress should end these unjustifiable breaks and focus on encouraging alternative fuel sources that create cleaner energy and new clean-energy jobs.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><em>Boston<\/em><em> Globe<\/em>&#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.boston.com\/lifestyle\/green\/articles\/2010\/07\/11\/green_firms_uniting_to_flex_political_muscle\/?page=1\">Editorial: \u201cGreen firms uniting to flex political muscle\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n<p>By Mark Arsenault, Globe Staff<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cStonyfield Farm is slapping its familiar cow logo on more than just containers of yogurt these days. The New Hampshire-based organic food maker is one of more than 50 local companies to lend its corporate name to a political lobbying campaign aimed at persuading Congress to support climate and energy legislation on Capitol Hill.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cThe Kerry-Lieberman proposal calls for an auction of carbon-emission permits and would use the money generated to provide billions in incentives to reduce greenhouse gasses.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><em>The Voices of a New Clean Energy Future is a series from individuals who understand the importance of passing comprehensive climate and clean energy legislation \u2013 business leaders, politicians, policy experts, and concerned citizens like you. 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