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Heat: Hell on poor countries, no biggie for the rich
High temperatures hamper economic growth in poor countries but not in rich countries. That does not make for a good political dynamic.
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Green and lefty groups band together, pledge millions to fight right-wing evildoing
Leaders of the Sierra Club, NAACP, and other liberal groups have formed the Democracy Initiative to combat big money in politics and voter suppression.
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Climate-proofing cities: Not something conservatives are going to be good at
To prepare cities for climate change, we’re going to need government spending, government planning, and density. Right-wingers are unlikely to play along.
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In one Australia town, it’s too hot even to pump gasoline
... While others are in danger of being burned to the ground.
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Virginia politician’s job isn’t to worry about Virginia’s future environment
"I can't ban something because of something that might happen 500 or 1,000 years from now," says dummy.
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It’s official: 2012 was the warmest year on record for the U.S.
Last year was a full degree warmer than the next-warmest year of 1998.
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Rupert Murdoch still stupid about climate, now thinks pollution is good for trees
Rupert Murdoch gets his climate change info from a dickhead and then tweets it like it's true.
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Who will serve on Obama’s second-term green team?
Washington Gov. Chris Gregoire could head up EPA. L.A. Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa could become transportation secretary. Who else? Find out.
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Australia is so damn hot that they had to add new colors to their heat maps
The heat maps previously went to 118 degrees F -- now they go to 129.
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Coral fights back against warming seas
Most of the news on coral reefs is pretty gloomy. But new genetic research shows we shouldn't write off these embattled sea critters just yet.