Save the Planet and Win Injects Some Fun Into the Battle Against Global Warming - MarketWatch

BERKELEY, CA, Dec 05, 2008 (MARKET WIRE via COMTEX) -- Save the Planet and Win launched its new environmental website and social network that lets everyone lower their carbon footprint, help reduce global warming, and participate in a worldwide collective -- while having some fun and winning prizes and cash along the way.
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About Save the Planet and Win
Reducing carbon emissions is serious stuff, but it doesn't mean you can't have fun doing it. Save the Planet and Win is committed to finding fun and creative ways to increase environmental awareness and reduce carbon emissions. They're the first carbon offset group that goes full circle for consumers -- do something small for the earth, help on a global scale, and get something back in return. At Save the Planet and Win, it's about being earth friendly, while being consumer-friendly as well. For more information, visit www.savetheplanetandwin.com.

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Obama’s New Budget Chief: Green Job Spending “Totally Impractical” » The Foundry

[USA Today] Orszag wrote a report in January saying that some forms of alternative-energy spending “are totally impractical” for stimulating the economy and others “could end up making the economic situation worse” by adding to the federal debt.
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Orszag’s report said that grants to develop alternative-energy sources — which were one part of a Democratic stimulus package blocked by Republicans this fall — won’t help spur the economy. And big public-works projects, such as those to build power plants, take too long to get started to provide a quick economic jolt, Orszag wrote.