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The GOP’s king corn problem
Republicans contort themselves in order to champion big-government ethanol support.
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Florida officials banned from talking about climate change
And if they can’t name the problem, you can bet they can’t do anything about it either -- a big problem in a low-lying coastal state.
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3 big food system problems begging for innovation
We consume too much food, we produce too little food, and our farming screws up the environment. What can individuals do to improve this picture?
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Why “you drive a car” is not a good rebuttal to calls for climate action
Conservatives' silly "gotcha" argument falls flat on its face.
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This congressman doesn’t want a federal science board to be allowed to consider science
Rep. David McKinley is pushing legislation that would prohibit the EPA from even considering landmark climate reports when it’s working on climate pollution.
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Even Europe isn’t doing enough to meet its climate goals
The European Union is not on track to cut CO2 emissions sharply enough -- and that’s bad news for all of the less ambitious nations out there.
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Mitch McConnell, hemp hero
It's always seemed crazy that industrial hemp got swept up in the war on drugs. The senate's Republican majority leader thinks so too.
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One thing Netanyahu and Obama agree on: Climate change is a huge threat
They might have vastly different visions for how to deal with Iran, but Obama and Netanyahu agree on the necessity of climate action.
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India slaps taxes on coal, while China uses less of it
As both countries get more serious about cutting pollution and building up clean energy capacity, coal feels the brunt.
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John Oliver is the only person who can make you laugh and care about fixing bridges
And the Last Week Tonight host has a good solution: raising gas taxes.
