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  • Dennis Kucinich is on his way out. (Photo by Center for American Progress Action Fund)
    Dennis Kucinich is on his way out. (Photo by Center for American Progress Action Fund)

    A look at Dennis Kucinich’s environmental platform and record

    Update: Dennis Kucinich dropped out of the presidential race on Jan. 25, 2008. Democratic presidential candidate Dennis Kucinich has been active and outspoken on a wide range of environmental and sustainability issues during the decade he’s represented Ohio’s 10th district in the U.S. House. His efforts have earned him a 92 percent lifetime rating from […]

    Grist staff Politics

  • Ranking oil companies from evil to even more evil

    Get pumped: Sierra has updated its guide to choosing the least-evil gas stations. And they’ve condensed it to fit in a handy travel-sized package: a rearview-mirror air freshener, which could not be more appropriate considering how gassy Americans are. (We consume some 400 million gallons of crudeness a day!) Below, the top eight oil companies […]

    Grist staff Technology

  • A look at John Edwards’ environmental platform and record

    Update: John Edwards dropped out of the presidential race on Jan. 30, 2008. During his single term representing North Carolina in the U.S. Senate, John Edwards received a middling 63 percent rating from the League of Conservation Voters — a score lower than might have been expected because he missed a number of key votes […]

    Grist staff Politics

  • Any Report on a Storm

    New study ties hurricane increase in Atlantic to climate change A new study has linked rising hurricane and tropical storm activity in the Atlantic Ocean to climate change. Noting that the average number of hurricanes and tropical storms in the Atlantic Ocean has more than doubled in the last century from an average of six […]

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