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Ed Markey, coauthor of big cap-and-trade bill, now lauds Obama’s ‘drill baby drill’ approach
Rep. Ed Markey, one of the biggest climate hawks in Congress, is now talking up President Obama's "all-of-the-above" energy strategy, from renewables to oil drilling.
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Big Dog touches on big issue: Bill Clinton nods to climate change in convention speech
In a barn burner of a speech Wednesday night, Bill Clinton became the first big-timer at the Democratic convention to make reference to climate change.
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Organic food might not be more nutritious, but you should eat it anyway
A roundup of expert opinions on Stanford University's latest organic study raises some big questions about the role of nutrition in the organic conversation.
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The Anthropocene explained, game-show style [AUDIO]
Everything you need to know about the Age of Man in just five – OK, seven, minutes.
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Mixed blessing: New Yorkers can get free cab rides from Uber this week
This article is available in both Manhattan and non-Manhattan versions.
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New documentary lets you watch glaciers disappear
Anyone who is not a raging moron knows that glaciers are melting really fast. We should probably be constantly consumed by worrying about our waterlogged future, yet we somehow manage to sit around having conversations about, like, cheese. The reason is pretty simple: We can’t see glaciers. They are Far. Which is why National Geographic […]
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Hurricane Isaac leaves tar balls, oiled animals on Louisiana beaches
BP says it's not entirely clear who's to blame. (Really.)
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Coal company: Global market prompts miner furlough. GOP rep: I blame Obama
The closure of at least one mine will put 606 employees out of work.
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Moving the Kentucky Wildcats Beyond Coal
This week, I spoke at the University of Kentucky, home to a polluting coal plant, lots of coal industry money, and a student body hungry to move beyond coal and embrace a clean energy future. Many of us look to colleges and universities as pioneers of new technology and innovation, where a new generation learns […]
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Stop what you’re doing and look at this disco dancing polar bear
The newest threat to polar bear health and well-being: Saturday Night Fever. And the boogie-woogie flu. We can probably live with that.
