Obama Expected To Nominate EPA Pick Soon

February 20, 2013 Subscribe · Forward Obama Expected To Nominate EPA Pick Soon President Barack Obama is expected to nominate Gina McCarthy as the next Environmental Protection Agency administrator, sources told Reuters this week. The new EPA head will replace Lisa Jackson, who recently stepped down. Continue reading... Obama Golfs With Oil Men As Climate Protesters Descend On White House Monsanto, As Goliath, Faces Small-Town Farmer In Supreme Court Battle Unprotected Workers And Toxic Lead At The Gun Range Beach's 'Seal Cam' Catches Disturbing Pregnant Seal Abuse Supreme Court Hears Monsanto Patent Case Japanese Whaling Ship, Protesters' Boats Collide Beach's 'Seal Cam' Catches Disturbing Pregnant Seal Abuse Quinoa Boom Creates Host Of Environmental, Economic Problems Beach's 'Seal Cam' Catches Disturbing Pregnant Seal Abuse Quinoa Boom Creates Host Of Environmental, Economic Problems INFOGRAPHIC: A History Of Pets In The White House BILL CHAMEIDES Compost Nation The bottom line is recycling is good, but it's not going to get us even close to the goal of zero landfill waste. A consumer economy centered around compostable products is a lot sounder and could even be tasty. Continue reading... SETH BAUM When Global Catastrophes Collide: The Climate Engineering Double Catastrophe It could be difficult for human civilization to survive a global catastrophe like rapid climate change, nuclear war, or a pandemic disease outbreak. But imagine if two catastrophes strike at the same time. Continue reading... PETER H. GLEICK Green Water Jobs It turns out there are real jobs to be had in the water sector if we make the investments that are needed in water supply, deliver, treatment, and smart management. Millions of jobs. Continue reading... DEAN KUIPERS Feeding Two Birds With One Hand If your Manhattan bedroom is under 6 feet of water (and can be again), or millions of cows can't find one green blade of grass because of drought, or all the polar bears die because we lose the Arctic sea ice, do we really care if the solution creates jobs? Continue reading... BILL RADVAK Big Money Finally Sees Green in Green Sector As always, it is a buyer-beware world, where extensive scrutiny must be made regarding the management, values and actions of a company before making an investment. For those who make wise selections for their alternative energy portfolio, great riches may be had. Continue reading... Received this from a friend? Sign up for alerts from The Huffington Post here Unsubscribe here.