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The Climate Post: So really, how will we get to a post-carbon future?
Is the United States going about its energy policy "planlessly"? Did Obama's State of the Union address teach us anything new about his plans?
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Is it hot in here? Or is the climate changing?
What?s one way to convert climate change skeptics? By turning up the thermostat and making them sweat.
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Race to innovate the clean energy future heats up after the president’s address
President Barack Obama, in his annual State of the Union address called for new economic growth based on clean energy and innovation. The president proposed obtaining 80 percent of America’s electricity from clean energy sources by 2035. Other countries are seeing the benefits and reaping the rewards of making smart investments in the clean energy […]
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Silly Season 2.0
To those with more than a casual interest in politics, “Silly Season” is a common term used to indicate the time running up to an election when the logic of Capitol Hill, such as it is, gets crazier than usual. Votes are scheduled or canceled depending on how much they would help or hurt the […]
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EPA: A human life is worth $7.9 million
Putting a dollar value on people is how the EPA figures out whether reducing pollution is a good idea. And the EPA thinks you're worth $7.9 million.
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‘World on the Edge’: quick facts
We are facing issues of near-overwhelming complexity and unprecedented urgency. Can we think systemically and fashion policies accordingly? Can we change direction before we go over the edge? Here are a few of the many facts from my latest book, World on the Edge: How to Prevent Environmental and Economic Collapse, to consider: There will […]
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Chevron, under pressure for destruction of Amazon, was top oil lobbyist last quarter
Chevron, responsible for a multi-billion-dollar environmental disaster in Ecuador, is instead spending millions to shore up Senate political support.
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If you're under 25, you should be pissed about climate change
"Generation Hot" is the 2 billion young people who will be stuck dealing with global warming for their entire lives, writes Mark Hertsgaard in his book "Hot."
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Live chat with author Mark Hertsgaard on climate change and ‘Generation Hot’
Join us Jan. 25 at 3 p.m. Eastern for a chat with renowned journalist Mark Hertsgaard about his book, "Hot: Living Through the Next Fifty Years on Earth."
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Meet the Climate Fockers
Here’a repost from my Climateprogress.org blog today: A business colleague and friend recently had a nice conversation with his brother, a doctor visiting from the South. His brother doesn’t think climate change is a problem. It went something like this: Brother: “I’ve been reading some interesting articles about climate change that don’t….” Colleague: “Shut […]
