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Half of GOP caucus are climate zombies, four members admit science is real
45 of 97 Republican freshmen and 85 of 166 re-elected Republicans are confirmed climate zombies.
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Who was the Dirtiest Polluter This Year? I'd say BP
As you may have heard by now, Repower America is currently accepting votes for our 2010 Snake Oil Awards. The idea is to identify the dirtiest opponent of clean energy this year and give it the negative attention it truly deserves. Our campaign director, Dave Boundy, argued that Koch Industries deserves to win the award. […]
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Twitter chatbot argues with global warming deniers automatically
Nigel Leck got tired of debunking the same climate skeptic arguments over and over, so he created a Twitter chatbot to answer them automatically.
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Agribiz BFF Bill Northey defeats reformer Francis Thicke for Iowa ag secretary
It's agribusiness as usual in Iowa, where voters sent a message to Washington that the status quo is just fine with them.
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Ignoring evidence, Politico spins climate vote as electoral loser
Democrats who voted against clean energy were more than three times as likely to lose their seats than those who voted for it
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Ask Umbra’s Book Club: Live chat with Americana author Kurt B. Reighley
Are you embracing a simpler life, one focused on community and sustainability? Then check out our live chat with author Kurt B. Reighley about this phenomenon, which he describes in his book United States of Americana: A field guide to the new American Roots movement!
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California exceptionalism or a rising green tide? [UPDATED]
The defeat of Prop 23, which would have suspended California's landmark climate law, marked the emergence of a bipartisan, enviro-business coalition.
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What this election means for climate hawks: light but no heat
If Democrats have a safe word, no one in the party could remember what it was this election season.
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Boehner takes over and climate legislation fades to black
John Boehner, the Ohio Republican, who once said that "the idea that carbon dioxide ... is harmful to our environment is almost comical" is the new Speaker of the House.
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Why this election wasn't a referendum on the climate bill
While more than two dozen incumbents who voted for the climate bill lost their seats, even more Democrats who voted against the climate bill lost theirs.
