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What would ‘wartime mobilization’ to fight climate change look like?
It would look like a lot of big government, according to a pair of new papers. And it would take a very strong climate movement to get there.
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Climate hawk Markey wins primary, moves one step closer to Senate
Rep. Ed Markey won the Democratic primary for Massachusetts’ special Senate election, thanks in part to help from greens, and is favored to win the general election.
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Climate-denying GOP rep wants to take science-funding decisions away from scientists
Rep. Lamar Smith of Texas has drafted a bill that would let Congress set the criteria for grants awarded by the National Science Foundation.
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Climate change hurts women. Wall Street Journal sneers.
Democrats pointed out that climate change disproportionately affects women, especially poor women in developing countries. Right-wing media outlets thought that was funny.
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New Mexico county is first in the nation to ban all drilling and fracking
Mora County has also adopted a bill of rights asserting its local autonomy, essentially telling state and federal officials and corporations to piss off.
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Anti-Keystone ads banned by Facebook
CREDO tried to run an ad on Facebook calling on Mark Zuckerberg to pull his backing from a TV ad that talks up Keystone XL. Facebook nixed the CREDO ad.
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To keep the lights on, Oslo needs to import trash from the U.S.
The city of Oslo is powered by garbage. Which is great, until there's no garbage. Hey ... we've got garbage!
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CO2 in atmosphere poised to blow past 400 ppm mark
In May, the atmospheric carbon dioxide concentration could exceed 400 parts per million -- way past the 350 level we need to be aiming for.
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Why do conservatives like to waste energy?
Want to sell a Republican a greener lightbulb? Don't tell them it's green.
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Why climate change is not an environmental problem: The video
Watch this cool new video about the threat of climate change and why it doesn't fit in the "environmental" box.
