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Is the world’s ‘cleanest coal-fueled power plant’ a climate bait-and-switch?
The Texas facility will crank out electricity with a fraction of the greenhouse gases, while using -- and producing -- gobs of dirty oil.
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Green Party’s Jill Stein arrested while resupplying KXL blockaders
Green Party presidential candidate Jill Stein was delivering food to treesit activists when she was arrested Wednesday.
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FYI, Sandy did not initiate nuclear Armageddon
A nuclear plant in New Jersey raised its action level to "alert" after superstorm Sandy hit. Now it's not on alert anymore.
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Breezy Point, Queens, reels from hurricane-caused inferno [VIDEO]
The quaint seaside hamlet became a scene of devastation after gale-force winds abetted a fire that ultimately leveled over 100 homes.
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Coal company gets in on the election fun, blaming EPA for mine layoffs
Consol Energy says EPA permit hold-ups are forcing it to lay people off. The EPA says, "News to us!"
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Congressmember from heavily subsidized state worried about waste during Sandy relief
Rep. Steve King is terribly concerned that federal money going to New Yorkers instead of Iowans will be spent on purses and massages.
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At long last, New York City considers how to ward off rising waters
With subways and streets flooded, New York City is facing a few reality. Infrastructural changes may be the phoenix to rise from Hurricane Sandy's ashes.
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Want the truth on clean coal? Ask a random dude on the phone
Science is cool and everything, but opinion, man, that's the important thing.
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Meghan McCain takes a stand for climate change, whips up a storm
The blogger's tweet about Sandy didn't exactly endear her to conservatives.
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Hawks vs. scolds: How ‘reverse tribalism’ affects climate communication
When connecting extreme weather to climate change, hawks are in a constant battle with scolds who tell them to tone it down. But storms like Sandy provide an opportunity to give the issue lasting cultural resonance.
