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Obama may delay Keystone decision until 2014
The Obama administration has been procrastinating its decision on Keystone XL for years -- and now it may kick the can even further down the road.
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Monster ice sheets destroy homes, terrorize residents
The fast-moving ice was whipped up from melting lakes and pushed ashore by strong winds in Minnesota and Manitoba. See crazy video.
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The coming GOP civil war over climate change
Reality and demographics are battling the Koch brothers, says the National Journal.
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We just passed the climate’s ‘grim milestone’
A monitor in Hawaii registered 400 parts per million of carbon dioxide in Earth's atmosphere. Here's what that means.
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America wants Kyoto Protocol replaced with peer-pressure campaign
Instead of nations agreeing on greenhouse gas emissions reductions, the U.S. is pushing for each country to set its own goals.
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It’s not all about CO2: A plan to help reduce short-term climate pollutants
A new bill aims to reduce "super pollutants," which warm the atmosphere while also killing people and plants. It's a great idea; too bad we don't have a great Congress.
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GOP throws tantrum over Obama’s EPA nominee
Republicans on the Senate Environment Committee boycotted a vote on Gina McCarthy, basically because they really don't like the EPA.
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Once more, with feeling: EPA is required to regulate carbon from existing power plants
Political pundits are arguing over whether Obama will regulate CO2 from existing power plants. But the Clean Air Act very clearly requires him to do so.
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Even in the best-case scenario, climate change will kick our asses
In his new book "Overheated," Andrew Guzman looks at the realities of human survival in an age of climate catastrophe. It's not going to be pretty.
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Finally, some not-terrible climate news: Greenland not melting any faster
The last 10 years have seen unprecedented ice loss. Don't expect that speedup to continue, a new study says.