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Three battle plans for fixing climate in Obama’s second term
To charge ahead on climate action, Obama could follow one of these three paths to victory, ripped from military history.
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The latest dirty player in the Petraeus scandal: Coal
Coal has only a bit, bit, bit part -- but you shouldn't be surprised it turned up.
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New York Gov. Cuomo: ‘We will lead on climate change’
Post-Sandy, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo is calling for big-scale action to prepare for future storms and reduce energy use.
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In the future, wind turbine blades could be made out of vegetables
Unlike some fuel sources we could name, wind power doesn’t dump tons of carbon into the atmosphere. But that doesn’t mean turbines don’t come with their own environmental issues. Those majestic, gigantic turbine blades — which start at 37 yards long and can weigh more than 15 tons — eventually wear out and have to […]
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You want a carbon-tax bill? Jim McDermott has a carbon-tax bill
Rep. McDermott was ahead of the curve on this one: He introduced a carbon-tax bill back in August. We talked to him to find out more.
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Ken Burns: Before Sandy, there was the Dust Bowl
The filmmaker talks about the worst human-made ecological disaster in U.S. history, and what it teaches us about future climate catastrophes.
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California leads the way in green energy, but not green living
The Golden State may be funding clean energy like crazy, but lots of Californians still want to live in the car-happy suburbs.
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U.S. building is going green for profit, not for the climate
More developers and property owners are committed to green building, but because it will save them money, not because it will save the planet.
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Why Al Gore should pipe down about a carbon tax
The motive is clear. The politics aren't.
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Al Gore calls on Barack Obama to ‘act boldly’ on climate change
The former vice president and climate champion urges Obama to immediately begin pushing for a carbon tax.
