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Obama calls out climate deniers, asks young people to force climate change issue
"I want to light a fire under you," the president told graduates during a commencement speech at the University of California-Irvine.
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This year, a 3-year-old girl will be crowned “Coal Princess” in West Virginia. Seriously.
In a world where beauty pageants are going the way of the dodo, coal-themed beauty contests are still holding on.
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Climate change threatens America’s ‘king corn’
Heat waves and water shortages could devastate U.S. farmlands devoted to corn crop, a new report warns.
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Climate change could flood your streets with doo-doo and toxic waste
Rising seas and storm surges won't just bring water to people's doorsteps -- they could also bring a witches' brew of sewage and industrial waste.
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Why David Brat is completely wrong about climate science
At a campaign event, he repeated the myth that climate scientists used to think we're headed into a new Ice Age.
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When cranky crude rides the rails, who should know?
The feds say the railroads need to inform state officials when they're shipping volatile oil. But the railroads want everyone to sign non-disclosure agreements.
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Why Cantor’s defeat is terrible for the climate — and the country
The House majority leader lost the GOP primary to a Tea Party challenger. That's a terrible omen for any sort of policy progress or competent governance.
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Yes, black people talk about climate change
A recent blog post declared that “President Barack Obama might be the only black person on the planet who cares about climate change." Uh, no.
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Will Obama’s power-plant rules lead to an international climate agreement?
They'll help, but they're not enough on their own. And now other countries, like Australia, are trying to gum up the works.
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There’s gold in that there drinking water — which can’t be good
Residents of Whitehall, Mont., are finding heavy, er, precious metals in their kitchen sinks and toilet tanks. Eureka! Or maybe not.
