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Obama is paving the way for success in Paris
Thanks to the president’s diplomacy with developing countries, a global climate deal is a lot closer than seemed possible a year ago.
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Ted Cruz wants NASA to concentrate on space
The GOP presidential hopeful wants to learn more about faraway worlds. Our planet, not so much.
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Stop trying to put climate change in a box
A new report argues that tackling a warming world means taking a holistic approach.
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Climate change is a security threat. Make it a foreign policy priority
The Department of Defense agrees—so why aren't foreign policy officials on board yet?
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Rick Perry stole my urbanist talking points. Too bad he doesn’t actually understand them
The presidential candidate made some surprising comments about city zoning codes recently, but he's totally missing the big picture.
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Can we talk? Here’s the conversation African Americans need to have about climate change
Low-income communities of color have a lot to gain by ditching dirty coal-fired power plants and embracing the new clean-energy economy.
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Here’s a new idea for giving EPA more power to regulate CO2
Carbon dioxide pollution is causing ocean acidification, and that should justify regulating CO2 as a toxic substance, according to a novel legal argument.
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Climate action by cities could help us avoid the worst of climate change
New report from all-star commission says smart urban development is key to hitting emissions targets.
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Solar is mostly for the wealthy. Here’s how Obama plans to change that
Low-income households account for less than 5 percent of rooftop solar power.
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Will Hillary Clinton swear off fossil-fuel money? Bernie Sanders already has
The Nation magazine and 350 Action are challenging presidential candidates to refuse contributions from oil, gas, and coal companies.
