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On the quest to keep politics out of climate science

Dr. Judith Curry likes "climate hawks" because she thinks it will help detach climate science from climate politics. Unfortunately, as long as one political party chooses to deny basic scientific facts, telling the truth is inherently political.

Was this election good for the fish?

There's not much humor to be found when you look at the likely effect of the election on the oceans.

Election 2010: The scoop on energy and environment ballot measures

Find out about California's Prop 23 and other ballot measures around the country on energy efficiency, bottled-water taxes, public transit, and more.

California wins a clean energy and climate trifecta

California is the only place in the country where climate and clean energy activists aggressively pushed their message -- and it worked.

Election 2010: The Senate gets lots of new climate deniers

Republicans failed to take the Senate, but added lots of new climate deniers to its ranks. The Senate will now be even more hostile to climate action.

Election 2010: Republicans take 6 of 11 key governor races

Thirty-seven governorships are up for grabs this election, and they'll have a huge impact on energy & climate issues. Who are the winners and losers?

Wanted: Your informed opinions on the food-safety reform bill

We've invited a kitchenful of food-policy experts to discuss whether the Food Safety Modernization Act will make eaters safer without shoving small producers off a cliff. Wanna pull up a chair and chew over the issues?

The future we want

It's tough to make compelling drama out of a happy-green-prosperous future -- even if that's where we want to live.

Organic-farming movement sprouts in China

Just as our own sustainable food revolution didn't take place until we had nearly driven all of our small farms into penury, China is evidently feeling the stirrings of a backlash against the industrialization of food.

Giants' win cheers Prop 23 opponents as the polls open

Opponents of Proposition 23, the California ballot measure that would suspend the state's global warming law, are hoping the San Francisco Giants' win over the Texas Rangers augurs well for the outcome of the election.