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Sen. Landrieu doesn’t need your love. Big Oil’s got her back.
Greens are giving the Energy and Commerce chair the cold shoulder in her tough reelection bid. Ask her if she cares.
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Climate change is going to turn the Earth into a planet of hungry kids
Thanks to climate change, there could be 25 million more malnourished children under the age of 5 in 2050, says a new report from the anti-poverty group Oxfam America.
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Gov. Jay Inslee on climate solutions in the Pacific Northwest
Also speaking at Climate Desk Live's April 1 Seattle event will be Grist's David Roberts and University of Washington College of the Environment Dean Lisa Graumlich.
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On Exxon Valdez anniversary, a fresh spill threatens Texas wildlife
Populations of birds are at risk after a ship collided with an oil-hauling barge in the Gulf of Mexico over the past weekend.
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World famous climate project forced to scrounge for funding
As the Keeling Curve shows atmospheric CO2 rising above 400 ppm, the curve-makers worry about the future of their project's funding.
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25 years after Exxon Valdez, oil spills ain’t what they used to be
The tanker spills of yore were bad enough. But the rules that covered them don't apply to the tar-sands oil we're now hauling cross-continent.
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Dirty Kochs will dish out millions for polluting this Texas town
The Koch bros' plant is just one of a gaggle of polluters strangling Port Arthur, a city also beset by ghastly levels of lung disease and cancer.
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Coal ash is a dangerous mess. Why isn’t it better regulated?
The U.S. political system hasn't yet found the spine to classify coal residue as hazardous. What are the holdups?
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White House to crack down on methane pollution
The Obama administration will soon release rules to reduce methane leakage during the production and transport of natural gas.
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Aussie farmers to be paid to store carbon in soil
Planting trees, composting, and other measures that help keep carbon in the ground could soon earn farmers government payments. But a carbon tax would be better.
