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Republicans can’t win Latinos while ignoring climate change
The GOP thinks Hispanics should be natural conservatives. Problem is, most Hispanics want climate action and most Republicans don’t.
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Why Obama’s new transportation plan is pointless, in 16 tweets
We asked our resident transportation wonk, Ben Adler, to write about the administration's "Beyond Traffic" report. Here's what he did instead.
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The FBI is targeting tar-sands activists. Should that worry you?
Activists from around the U.S. report a spate of unexplained visits by FBI agents in recent months.
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Scientists are pretty nervous about geoengineering
The most comprehensive study to date on geoengineering says we probably shouldn't do it -- at least not yet.
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Naomi Klein on how to build a more kick-ass climate movement
Climate activists need to team up with the anti-austerity movement, labor, transit advocates, and all the other folks fighting the good fight.
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Obama’s carbon rule hangs on this one legal question
The EPA's plan to reduce CO2 from existing power plants relies on an ambitious new interpretation of the Clean Air Act. Will it stand up in court?
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What you should know about this week’s U.N. climate talks
There’s another climate confab happening right now in Geneva. Maybe you have some questions about it. Good, because we have some answers.
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Naomi Klein on why low oil prices could be a great thing
This is a once-in-a-generation opportunity for climate activists to attack Big Oil while it's weak and shift us toward cleaner energy.
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Norway divests from coal, promises to cut carbon, steals our hearts
O Nordic land, will you be our tall, blue-eyed, climate-hawk Valentine?
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The leaders of the next U.N. climate talks are already pessimistic
Two of the leading architects of a major U.N. agreement on climate are trying to soften expectations.