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Carbon-pricing and technology R&D initiatives: Both are necessary, but neither is sufficient
Economists and other policy analysts have noted that policies intended to foster climate-friendly technology research and development will also be necessary, but likewise will not be sufficient on their own.
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NBC’s green nagging takes a break for the Prince of Wales documentary ‘Harmony’
The film looks mighty, mighty earnest, so consider yourself warned if you're prone to nodding off at such things.
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Sorry, McWilliams, the New York Times got the USDA cheese story right
The counterattacks on Michael Moss's exposé of the USDA's hypocritical efforts to get Americans to consume more high-fat dairy are wrongheaded. Milk and pork "checkoffs" do indeed represent the federal government at work.
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Herding sheep is like herding people: Desire works better than fear
Moving my sheep into their barn for the winter has me thinking woolly thoughts about flocks of various kinds.
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House Republicans battle over committees, reinforce orthodoxy
The internecine warfare among House Republicans is a remarkable illustration of party discipline -- and how only one side knows how to do it.
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Can a neighborhood be too walkable?
Walk Score is an increasingly popular tool for measuring the livability of a neighborhood. But maybe more people would warm to the idea of density if it weren't quite so -- dense.
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Koch-funded Tim Phillips is still confused about climate change
Tim Phillips is an oil industry-funded, climate denial mouthpiece trying to convince Americans that climate change isn't happening.
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Study suggests climate scientists should leave out the scary parts
A new study concludes that people can become climate change skeptics if they think forecasts of the future sound too dire.
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E.U. abandons plans to cut critically endangered Atlantic bluefin tuna quotas
Pressure from France, Spain, and others has forced the E.U. to abandon previous plans to significantly cut quotas on Atlantic bluefin tuna next year.
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Canned unicorn meat finally horns its way into the meat market
Remember the sloppy public relations job the National Pork Board did in response to canned unicorn, "the new white meat"? You can finally enjoy that sparkly unicorn taste you've been missing out on!
