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We’re massively underestimating climate costs, experts warn
Nicholas Stern of the famed Stern report has a new paper arguing that we're relying on a drastically outdated economic model.
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HBO shocks us again: Did Gina McCarthy just declare war on coal?
EPA administrator Gina McCarthy went ahead and all but declared the Obama administration’s war on coal on Real Time with Bill Maher.
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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.
