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Big Business pays U.S. Chamber to do its dirty work

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce has always been a bully for Big Business. But now it's on the attack with secret money.

Carbon tax in the U.K.: What does it mean for U.S. debate?

The U.K. may have just implemented a carbon tax. "Whuuut?" you're asking. Seriously. And it's kind of a funny story.

Wearing Lady Gaga's meat dress for Halloween — still a bad idea [VIDEO]

Lady Gaga can be an inspiration in some cases, but when it comes to Halloween costumes, it pays to listen to your mom's advice on this one and not show so much flesh. According to this news video, however, some people might go for it anyway.

Carbon pricing and technology R&D initiatives in a meaningful national climate policy

A new report presents false substitutes to a carbon pricing policy, which are nonetheless requisite complements to that essential policy.

The Climate Post: Is Americans' climate ignorance a tragedy or an opportunity?

Half of Americans polled by researchers at Yale University are woefully ill-informed about climate change, including the 43 percent that believe, "If we stopped punching holes in the ozone layer with rockets, it would reduce global warming." Plus, China dominates an important clean tech export and new climate change impacts would be perfect for a remake of Day After Tomorrow.

New tool maps and grades 'food deserts' to lure supermarkets

The Reinvestment Fund's PolicyMap layers several types of demographic data to reveal which areas really lack access to food.

Putting out the recycling could save your life

You've probably heard that recycling can help you "save the planet," but did you know that it could also save your life? That's the lesson two Canadian teens learned after they fell off the roof of their apartment building and into some good luck.

One-fifth of juvenile Atlantic bluefin tuna killed by BP oil spill

New satellite data from the European Space Agency shows that 20 percent of juvenile bluefin tuna have been killed by oil.

School salad bars, and the limits of relying on charity for what government should do

Whole Foods has raised $1.4 million from its customers to invest in salad bars for public schools. The catch: those schools must be within 50 miles of a Whole Foods. For me, the real problem here is the lack of public commitment to provide healthy school lunches.

Scholastic steps into the Chamber of Hypocrisy

Scholastic, the education company, has teamed up with the Chamber of Commerce to "educate" children about the perils of government energy regulation.