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![The 2010 State of the Union Address [w/video]](http://ecopolitology.org/files/2010/01/4097699785_073813177e_b2-150x150.jpg)
The 2010 State of the Union Address [w/video]
Tonight is the State of the Union Address and we’d like you to join us in a live twitter chat during and after the speech. Join the conversation in our TweetChat Room. Or if you are going to be tweeting but don’t think you’ll make the chat, share you tweets with us and the chat room by adding the hash tag #ecosotu to your tweets.
![Chamber of Commerce Spends a Whopping $123 Million on Lobbying in 2009 [Graph]](http://ecopolitology.org/files/2010/01/100125_hc_players-150x150.gif)
Chamber of Commerce Spends a Whopping $123 Million on Lobbying in 2009 [Graph]
In the fourth quarter of 2009, when the health care and climate change debates were heating up on Capitol Hill, so were the Chamber checkbooks, to the tune of $71 million.
Colorado Considering 30% Renewable Energy Requirement
Colorado House Bill 1001would increase electric utilities’ renewable energy portfolio standard to 30 percent by 2020.
Supreme Court to Weigh in on Genetically Engineered Seeds
The Supreme Court decided on to hear its first case about genetically engineered crops
Sierra Club Names New Boat-Rocking Executive Director
After 18 years under the direction of Carl Pope, the nation’s oldest and most well-known environmental organization, the Sierra Club, has named Michael Brune as its new executive director.
