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Waxman-Markey - What is it?

You keep hearing about the Waxman-Markey climate and energy bill—aka the American Clean Energy and Security Act, ACES, H.R. 2454—but what’s actually in it? We combed through the 946-page beast so you don’t have to.
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The ungovernable state

ON MAY 19th Californians will go to the polls to vote on six ballot measures that are as important as they are confusing. If these measures fail, America’s biggest state will enter a full-blown...(Image courtesy of The Economist)
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California State Park Closures

The problem isn’t just whether or not to close some State Parks, Frisch said, it’s the California budget as a whole. Assembly Republican Leader Mike Villines, R-Clovis, said the state can’t afford to subsidize state parks at a time when lawmakers are being asked to make severe cuts to health care, seniors services, education and prisons.
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Creating green jobs at home

Representatives of SBC and other business and conservation groups from California arrived in Washington D.C., the week of April 20, 2009 with economic stimulus policy recommendations that include ways to create green jobs for rural communities.
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No gold in state

As a result of California’s election, the state now faces a $21.3 billion gap between revenues and spending. Life, which has been no picnic for many in this state since the recession began, is about to get a lot worse. There have already been two rounds of budget cuts since last autumn. A third, savage, round must now follow.
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From Paul Hawken

There is invisible writing on the back of the diploma you will receive, and in case you didn’t bring lemon juice to decode it, I can tell you what it says: You are brilliant and the earth is hiring. The earth couldn’t afford to send any recruiters or limos to your school. It sent you rain, sunsets, ripe cherries, night blooming jasmine, and that unbelievably cute person you are dating.
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Lost Vegas

Vanguard is Current TV's award-winning documentary series. During the boom years, no place in America boomed more than Las Vegas. Watch how it's been affected by the economic downturn.
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Cap and Trade: What is it?

The gap between Capitol Hill and Main Street is huge when it comes to the so-called “cap-and-trade” legislation being considered in Congress. Given a choice of three options, just 24% of voters correctly identified the cap-and-trade proposal correctly.
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Sierra Warming

The fire season now stretches out 78 days longer than it did during the 1970s and '80s. And, on average, large fires burn for more than a month, compared with just a week a generation ago.
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Climate for Change

THE inspiring and transformative choice by the American people to elect Barack Obama as our 44th president lays the foundation for another fateful choice that he — and we — must make this January to begin an emergency rescue of human civilization from the imminent and rapidly growing threat posed by the climate crisis.
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Take ACTION

The Sustaining Rural Places Toolkit was created in partnership with the Sierra Business Council and Saving the Sierra because sharing stories about people, place, and innovation helps to protect our beautiful places.
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Think Local First

The Local First Program brings market share back to our local communities and works to develop sustainable, local living economies. Find out more about our programs on the East Side, Truckee/North Tahoe, and Plumas County.

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Truckee Railyard Blog

The Sierra Business Council presents a Forum for Community Dialogue about new development in the Sierra Nevada. Our first featured project is the Truckee Railyard. We invite you to participate.

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Land Use Summit notes

Click on the link below if you attended the Sierra Business Council session on Designing Sustaining Communities & Developing Sustainable Economies at the 2009 Land Use Summit Conference.

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Reclaim your mailbox

Give the gift of a junk-free mailbox! 41pounds.org contacts dozens of marketing companies and catalogs to get your name off their lists and stop the average 41 lbs of junk mail that you receive every year.

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Thriving Forests Compendium

The Thriving Forests Compendium is a comprehensive compilation of knowledge. Accounting for the challenges and opportunities in the Sierra Nevada, The Compendium highlights an array of sustainable forestry projects.

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