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Finding the Best, Local Food Near You Just Got Easier By Tara Lohan, AlterNet The Eat Well Guide is the best new online tool for foodies, farmers and anyone who cares about sustainable eating. Read more »   The air seems filled with hope these days as the Obama administration takes shape and the President-Elect has expressed that he is prioritizing dealing with energy and climate issues. We've got some great stories that keep pace with these developments, looking at his energy plan, a potential bailout in Detroit, and Bush's last attempts to screw the environment. We've also got a whole bunch of other great content. Angela Walker writes about how closed manufacturing plants are being transformed into green business ventures. Lisa Bennett writes about why it is that people seem to be able to refuse to take action on something as catastrophic as climate change and I wrote about the best new on-line tool that helps you find good, local food and sustainable growers and related businesses all over North America. Thanks for reading, Tara Lohan, Managing Editor     Are Human Beings Hard-Wired to Ignore the Threat of Catastrophic Climate Change? By Lisa Bennett, Greater Good Climate scientists wonder why people don't do more about global warming. Social scientists have some troubling answers. Read more »   Having a 'Better' Economist in Obama's Treasury Won't Cut It By Rebekah and Stephen Hren, Huffington Post We must restructure our economy from a foundation built on consumption to regeneration and maintenance. Read more »   Is the Nation Ready for Obama's Energy Plan? By Mark Clayton, Christian Science Monitor Obama's 30-point energy agenda calls for big changes to address carbon emissions, fuel efficiency, renewable power and efficiency. Read more »   Why Bail Out the Car Companies When They Bailed Out on Us? By Joseph Romm, Climate Progress Detroit has been lobbying against the future of all Americans who want to end our oil addiction. Read more »   Bush's Parting Shots at the Environment Are Major By Amanda Paulson, Christian Science Monitor Last ditch efforts by Bush to undermine environmental policy will affect water, climate change, endangered species and public lands. Read more »   How Closing Manufacturing Plants Can Be Transformed into Community-Saving Business Ventures By Angela Walker, AlterNet Ford's oldest plant in operation, which is set to close in 2011 will be the epitome of the changes to come. Read more »   PEEK and Video: The hottest buzz and videos on the web     George Bush Is Using GM to Screw the Environment One Last Time By Jane Hamsher, Firedoglake Big Oil, still in the White House. Read more »   States Get Creative To Limit Coal Plants, But it's Not Enough By Bruce Nilles, Sierra Club If one state is making great strides other states' inactivity or further use of coal-fired power plants can negate that work. Read more »   Gore Not Interested in 'Climate Czar' Post By Amanda Terkel, Think Progress Many reports have mentioned Al Gore as a possible candidate for a new 'Climate Czar' position in the Obama administration. Read more »

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