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Obama can’t change polarization on climate change
A new poll finds that the president can sway public opinion slightly on certain issues, but on climate change, Americans' minds are already made up.
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San Francisco is turning the Bay Bridge into a giant LED light show
The annual electricity bill for the project will be an estimated $11,000. That's a lot of electricity -- but just imagine how much higher that bill would be if those 25,000 bulbs were incandescents.
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Filthy and Over-Budget? Let the Public Pay For It!
A fight over a new coal plant in Mississippi that is heating up this week offers a powerful example of the high cost of coal, both for our wallets and our health. We say it again and again, but it bears repeating. How long are we going to let the coal industry and their well-funded […]
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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.
