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Obama’s Keystone XL decision could doom the tar sands … or the planet
Every now and then what a president decides actually determines how the world turns.
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Never mind the State of the Union; here’s what Obama can actually do on climate
From cracking down on power plants to getting rid of HFCs, there's a lot the president can do on climate change without the help of Congress.
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Coal companies’ scheme to dodge royalty payments draws federal investigation
One of the many subsidies that coal mining companies like Arch and Peabody enjoy is coming under increased scrutiny from federal regulators. The Department of Interior (DOI) announced that an investigation has been launched to determine if coal companies are using sister companies to reduce the royalties they owe when exporting taxpayer-owned coal to foreign markets. The […]
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The State of Our Climate-Ravaged Union
When President Obama delivers his State of the Union address on February 12th, he’ll be addressing a nation that is being ravaged by climate disasters. Since the president last stood before Congress, climate impact after climate impact has struck the country, from last summer’s record-shattering heat wave to the intense blizzard that swept through the […]
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Obama’s Legacy, the Climate Rally, and What It Means for Coal
My daughter Hazel is no stranger to rallies and public hearings. I’ve taken her to all sorts of events, because it’s her future that’s at stake…and sometimes because no babysitters are available. But one event I am very excited to bring her to is the upcoming Forward on Climate rally in Washington, D.C., on Sunday, […]
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Please do feed the polar bears (or they’ll die)
With sea ice vanishing faster than a fish slipping down a hungry seal's throat, humans may have to feed the polar bears if we want them to survive.
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Here’s the depressing reality of train travel in America
It's no secret that the Northeast Corridor line is the system's most popular, but you can get a sense of how much more used it is than any other bit of the system.
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We are losing our minds over this tiny pig and his tiny wheelchair
Chris P. Bacon is a four-pound piglet on wheels and we love him and are never going to stop watching these videos.
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These ‘God Made a Farmer’ parody ads are much, much better than the real thing
As you may have heard, God created farmers, heart-moving rural imagery, and Dodge Rams. But did you know that God also created Monsanto, farm subsidies, and factory farms?
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New Era of Food Scarcity Echoes Collapsed Civilizations
By Lester R. Brown The world is in transition from an era of food abundance to one of scarcity. Over the last decade, world grain reserves have fallen by one third. World food prices have more than doubled, triggering a worldwide land rush and ushering in a new geopolitics of food. Food is the new […]
