Posts Tagged ‘Lisa Jackson’

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VIDEO: New EPA Mercury Rules And Air Toxics Standards Are A Big Deal

by Madam Toussaint on December 23rd, 2011 at 12:00 pm
Posted In: GREEN

This is a major victory for the Environmental Protection Agency, environmentalists, President Obama, and all people who enjoy breathing clean air. According to grist.org, “Finally controlling mercury and toxics will be an advance on par with getting lead out of gasoline.” Considering this political climate and the amount of heavy opposition the EPA has been […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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VIDEO: USEPA Administrator Lisa Jackson On Earth Day

by Madam Toussaint on April 22nd, 2011 at 12:00 pm
Posted In: GREEN

Letterman: Are you [the EPA] concerned with climate change? That doesn’t come under your heading or does it? Jackson: Oh Absolutely we’re concerned with climate change. Absolutely. Letterman: And there’s nothing we can do about that really is there? [laughter] Jackson: I personally don’t think it’s hopeless. I think we need to move. I think […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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What Is The Clean Air Act And What Does It Do?

by Madam Toussaint on February 15th, 2011 at 12:00 pm
Posted In: GREEN, CLIMATE CHANGE-GLOBAL WARMING

Photo Credit: NGerda, Clean Air buttons On Wednesday, EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson testified before the House Energy and Commerce Committee. In her testimony she defended the Clean Air act which is currently under attack from the Republicans. Be Sociable, Share! Tweet

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EPA Administrator Testifies Before House Republicans, Defends Clean Air Act

by Madam Toussaint on February 10th, 2011 at 12:00 pm
Posted In: GREEN, POLITRICKS

Photo Credit: Dori, Smokestacks, in Champaign, Illinois Eighteen of America’s leading scientific societies have written that multiple lines of evidence show humans are changing the climate, that contrary assertions are inconsistent with an objective assessment of the vast body of peer-reviewed science, and that ongoing climate change will have broad impacts on society, including the […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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Lisa It’s Your Birthday, Happy Birthday Lisa P. Jackson, Head Of the Environmental Protection Agency

by Madam Toussaint on February 8th, 2011 at 12:03 pm
Posted In: GREEN

Photo Credit: usepagov (2010) -EPA Administrator Lisa P. Jackson observing vessel and boom clean up operations on Grand Isle, Louisiana Today, February 8th, Lisa P. Jackson’s birthday. Jackson is the first African-American to serve as Head Environmental Protection Agency Administrator. She has made it a priority to focus on vulnerable groups including children, the elderly, […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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So Fresh And So Green’s Birthday 1.0!!!

by Madam Toussaint on July 21st, 2010 at 2:26 pm
Posted In: FRESH

Today is the birthday of sofreshandsogreen.com. My bouncing baby blog is a 1 year old and that’s thanks to you guys. It’s also my birthday and for me it’s been quite a journey because at times I may teach, or even preach, but I learn as you learn. I’ve had the opportunity to connect with […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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VIDEO: President Obama Funds Green Jobs & Electric Cars

by Madam Toussaint on July 14th, 2010 at 3:37 pm
Posted In: GREEN, ENERGY

AP Photo: Lisa Jackson, right, watches as Nadia Montes tests a water sample from Compton Creek as a coalition of public and private stakeholders announced the strategic acquisition of a four-acre “soft bottom” parcel of land in the waterway in Compton, Calif. , Wednesday, July 7, 2010. The creek is a tributary of the Los […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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QUOTE: Lisa P. Jackson On The Murkowski Resolution & Clean Energy

by Madam Toussaint on June 8th, 2010 at 4:44 pm
Posted In: GREEN, NATURE

Photo Credit: reuters: Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lisa Jackson (L) is hugged by National Incident Commander Admiral Thad Allen as they wait for U.S. President Barack Obama to come down the stairs of Air Force One in New Orleans. The fact that a single accident at a single offshore oil well can cause billions of […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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Lisa P. Jackson, Head Of The EPA, On The Daily Show

by Madam Toussaint on April 27th, 2010 at 1:13 pm
Posted In: GREEN, CLIMATE CHANGE-GLOBAL WARMING, GREEN

Head of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Lisa P. Jackson visited Jon Stewart at the Daily Show on Monday. They discussed The Clean Air Act, Lindsey Graham and carbon emission regulations. Lisa P. Jackson hopes Lindsey Graham will rejoin the bipartisan effort to introduce climate change legislation. Be Sociable, Share! Tweet

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QUOTE: OMARION ON CLEAN ENERGY

by Madam Toussaint on March 5th, 2010 at 12:13 pm
Posted In: QUOTES

For African Americans and other people of color, I hope you can support the clean energy solutions that will make our communities more prosperous. This isn’t the time to surrender to feelings of hopelessness and despair. It’s time to tell our friends, neighbors and elected officials why clean energy is good for our communities and […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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