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Food votes: GMO labels rejected in Colorado and Oregon; Berkeley taxes soda
Here's a quick roundup of national and local races in the 2014 midterms that focused on food and farming.
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Meet the mom leading the fight against fracking in Santa Barbara
Rebecca Claassen has put her life on hold to fight for Measure P, a ban on fracking and similar techniques in Santa Barbara County.
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When Republicans say crazy sh*t, it ought to matter
Soon-to-be Iowa Sen. Joni Ernst believes in Agenda 21 conspiracy theories and wants to totally shut down the EPA, and the mainstream media thinks that's not worth mentioning.
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3,500 voters in North Dakota could put the brakes on huge fracking boom
Voters on a small Native American reservation are choosing between two candidates who want to crack down on the oil industry.
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The Tom Steyer campaigns you haven’t heard about yet
The political moneyman and climate activist is spending big to put Democrats in control of key state legislatures.
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In Richmond, Calif., it’s Chevron’s $3 million vs. a green slate
A refinery town's reputation as an environmental-justice pioneer is in peril, thanks to a pile of oil money and a torrent of negative ads.
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John Oliver takes on ALEC, state legislatures, and (we hope) a threesome with us and Jon Stewart
John Oliver of "Last Week Tonight" shreds ALEC and the ridiculous politicians who support their shite-for-the-climate policies.
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The Weather Channel founder is the climate-denying grandpa you never had
John Coleman is a climate denier, The Weather Channel co-founder, and a serious grumpus.
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Wait, who says people of color don’t care about the climate?
A new poll claims that blacks and Latinos are far too busy fretting about jobs and schools to worry about climate change. That's just bunk.
