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Keystone Pipeline Not a Big Deal — Say Interests Supported By Oil and Gas Industry
Last week, the Washington DC publication National Journal gave us the scoop, in an article entitled, “What People Close to Obama Think About the Keystone XL Pipeline”: Obama-connected environmental experts “are now saying publicly what many Democratic energy and climate advisers have said more privately over the past couple of years: The Keystone XL pipeline is […]
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Green vs. green: The slimy battle for Drakes Bay
The fight over a San Francisco Bay Area oyster farm has pitted eco-minded conservationists against eco-minded local foodies.
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The coming GOP civil war over climate change
Reality and demographics are battling the Koch brothers, says the National Journal.
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We just passed the climate’s ‘grim milestone’
A monitor in Hawaii registered 400 parts per million of carbon dioxide in Earth's atmosphere. Here's what that means.
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CO2 crosses dreaded 400 ppm milestone, and science is very disappointed in you
As predicted, human activities finally push carbon dioxide levels to a 3-million-year high. Climate scientists throw up their hands in exasperation.
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$1.9 billion wind project coming to Iowa
One of Warren Buffet's companies has big plans to build turbines in Iowa, creating lots of jobs and lowering electricity bills.
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Shell to drill world’s deepest offshore oil well in Gulf of Mexico
It will be about twice as deep as BP's Deepwater Horizon. But, hey, nothing to worry about.
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Brooklyn police bust rooftop grow operation … of heirloom tomatoes
New York cops pumped for marijuana bust discover: Oh, they're just TOMATO PLANTS.
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![Relatives mourn as they look for a garment worker, who is missing after the collapse of the Rana Plaza building in Savar, outside Dhaka May 2, 2013.]()
![Relatives mourn as they look for a garment worker, who is missing after the collapse of the Rana Plaza building in Savar, outside Dhaka May 2, 2013.]()
Fashion isn’t frivolous — it’s a matter of life and death
More than 1,100 people died in the Rana Plaza building collapse. It's time to start making connections between what we consume and what it takes to get it to us.
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America wants Kyoto Protocol replaced with peer-pressure campaign
Instead of nations agreeing on greenhouse gas emissions reductions, the U.S. is pushing for each country to set its own goals.
