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Obama and Romney spar over energy in second debate, ignore climate yet again
Energy issues were front and center at Tuesday night's presidential debate -- but that wasn't good news for climate hawks.
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Is David Axelrod responsible for climate change inaction?
With polls showing more voters concerned about climate change, why are politicians ignoring the issue on the campaign trail? It could come down to bad advice from one person.
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Squirrel population explosion: Less cute than it sounds
Because it was so warm last winter, there are now tons of squirrels around. And they're hungry.
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American acceptance of the existence of bears is again on the rise
A new poll finds more Americans are accepting the reality of climate change. But are we accepting it's a bear of a problem? Maybe.
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As the climate warms, corn production starts slowly moving north
The corn harvest was down in Kansas this year. Meanwhile, 700 miles north in the Canadian province of Manitoba, the corn crop is booming.
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A Romney administration would create 3 million new energy jobs — but then, so would yours
The candidate's claims of creating millions of new jobs sets a surprisingly low bar for him to vault.
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Last month was the [FIRST] hottest [SEPTEMBER] in recorded history
Here's this month's high-temperature report, automatically generated by The Climate News Robot.
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Murray Energy coal miners make another appearance in an anti-Obama ad
Ohio coal miners call on Obama to drop an ad saying they were coerced to attend a Romney rally, even though they were coerced to attend a Romney rally.
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What would it mean to treat climate change like a security threat?
In the realm of national security, we accept the need to make decisions in the face of clashing worldviews and incomplete information. David Roberts wonders what climate hawks can learn from security hawks.
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Global food prices to spike, reserves to plummet in 2013
That food you're eating right now? You may want put it in a safety deposit box, because global price spikes and plummeting reserves mean some places could go hungry as soon as 2013.
