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Ed Markey, climate hawk, headed for the Senate
Markey handily beat Republican Gabriel Gomez in the Massachusetts special election, thanks in part to millions of dollars poured into the race by enviros.
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Calgary floods trigger an oil spill and a mass evacuation
Epic floods forced more than 100,000 people to flee their homes last week in Alberta, Canada, prompting questions about the link between climate change and flooding.
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Live chat: Obama’s new climate plan
David Roberts chats with Kate Sheppard from Mother Jones and James West of Climate Desk about Obama's big speech.
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Could Massachusetts become the first state to impose a carbon tax?
Climate activists are pushing a state ballot measure that would tax carbon emissions from gasoline, heating oil, and other fossil fuels.
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Obama: “We don’t have time for a meeting of the Flat Earth Society”
The good bits from Obama's climate speech and plan, from denier bashing to renewable energy goals.
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Obama: I will only OK Keystone if it won’t significantly increase CO2 emissions
In his big climate speech, Obama says the Keystone XL pipeline won't be in the nation's interest if it markedly worsens climate pollution.
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No-drama Obama unveils series of modest, sensible steps on climate change
Obama's climate plan contains no sweeping, cathartic gestures, just a series of small, sensible steps. But small, sensible steps matter.
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Obama’s climate plan in 3 easy bullet points (and a few sub-bullet points)
We've got details on the president's climate action plan, which he unveiled in a speech on Tuesday. The big move: clamping down on coal power plants.
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Blame Canada: Greedy for oil money, the country is turning into a rogue petrostate
An unforgiving article in Foreign Policy magazine describes Prime Minister Stephen Harper's reckless pursuit of oil-sands wealth.
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American Atlantis: Sea-level rise means Miami is doomed
A must-read piece in Rolling Stone says it's a question of when, not if, the sea will swallow Miami.
