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The least sustainable city: Phoenix as a harbinger for our hot future
For a taste of the brutal new climate to come, look to where the climate is already harsh, and growing more so -- the aptly named Valley of the Sun.
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What do the young conservatives at CPAC think about climate change? [VIDEO]
Climate change didn't get much attention at the Conservative Political Action Conference, so one journalist asked a few young attendees what they think.
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New bills in Congress would crack down on the fracking industry
Legislation introduced in the House would repeal exemptions for oil and gas companies under the Clean Air Act and Clean Water Act.
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Too big to prosecute: How Monsanto slipped the DOJ’s grasp
The DOJ wasn't "prepared to bite the bullet" and prosecute its antitrust case against Monsanto.
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Another climate delay from the Obama admin?
The EPA may postpone release of its landmark greenhouse gas regulations for new power plants. Environmentalists are not pleased.
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Frankenfoods hitch a ride through Congress — but you can help stop them
If the "Monsanto rider" becomes law, no judge could halt genetically modified foods from making it onto your table. Is that so wrong?
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Oil industry ad campaign: ‘Give us tax breaks or everybody gets hurt’
New ads from the American Petroleum Institute claim that a tax on the energy industry is really "a tax on families."
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Bottled water doesn’t actually come from where you think it does
Author Peter Gleick found that nearly half of bottled water is just treated stuff from the tap.
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Obama admin wants hundreds of tiny nuclear reactors built in U.S.
If the Department of Energy has its way, as many as 50 small modular reactors could be built and deployed every year by 2040.
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Protesters target firms angling for a piece of pipeline profits
Protesters will take on TransCanada this week as new data emerges that a lot of tar sands oil is ultimately bound for exports, not for the U.S.