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Constitutional scholar Laurence Tribe sells his soul to Big Coal, makes terrible arguments
Tribe, a long-time Obama advisor and liberal in good standing, is taking Peabody Coal money to testify against the EPA's power plant regulations. And his arguments suck.
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Ted Cruz’s crazy climate theories, debunked
Presidential hopeful Ted Cruz shared his climate change theories on Late Night with Seth Meyers. Scientists called them "a load of claptrap."
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Obama orders the federal government to cut carbon emissions
Obama signed an executive order directing the federal government to reduce its carbon footprint by 40 percent below 2008 levels within a decade.
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NYC climate campaigners follow up blockbuster march with push for city action
A vibrant movement has grown out of organizing efforts for the People’s Climate March, and they’re making New York even more of a climate leader.
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What if Al Gore ran for president, again?
He hasn’t publicly expressed any interest in another campaign, but there’s lots of media chatter about the theoretical possibility.
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Will the USDA weaken dietary guidelines to please the meat industry?
The Obama administration might recommend eating fewer animal-based foods to help the environment -- and Big Meat is flipping out.
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Obama gets real about climate deniers with Vice
Obama said it's "disturbing" that the chair of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works denied the existence of climate change.
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Obama finally understands political polarization. Does Hillary?
The president has given up on working with intransigent Republicans. Meanwhile, Hillary Clinton is talking about "a nice warm purple space.”
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This viral documentary could actually push China to clean up its act
A film about the country’s horrendous pollution made huge waves, and now government officials say they really intend to tackle the problem.
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Will the GOP try to block a climate deal just like they did with an Iran deal?
Senate Republicans attempted to undermine Obama on nuclear talks with Iran. Don’t expect them to behave any better around climate talks.
