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![John Oliver]()
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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![John Coleman]()
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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![An angry young black man.]()
![An angry young black man.]()
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.
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![Rep. Fred Upton]()
![Rep. Fred Upton]()
Is this House Republican about to lose to a climate hawk?
Rep. Fred Upton (R-Mich.) lurched to the right to fend off primary challengers. Now, he may pay the price.
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![Mary Burke and Scott Walker.]()
![Mary Burke and Scott Walker.]()
Here’s the green, bike-loving candidate who could beat Scott Walker in Wisconsin
Democrat Mary Burke, a former exec at Trek Bicycle, has a good shot at beating right-wing Walker and becoming the state's next governor.
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![Rick Weiland]()
![Rick Weiland]()
Meet South Dakota’s surprisingly green Senate candidate
Grist talks to Rick Weiland, a Democrat waging a long-shot campaign. Unlike other Dems in red states, he wants to fight climate change, Keystone XL, and Big Oil.
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![Solar panels in Africa]()
What will it take to get electricity to the world’s poor?
What's the most promising way to extend electricity to those who now lack it? Is it top-down, extending the centralized grid and building large power plants? Or is it bottom-up, with distributed energy?
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![Mitch McConnell]()
![Mitch McConnell]()
The craziest things Republican candidates have said about climate change in one video
Can the GOP's 2014 candidates give a straight answer on climate change? It appears not.
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A Keystone XL activist gets his day in court
The good news is Alec Johnson got off with a small fine. The bad news is he didn't get to say a peep about why he performed his act of civil disobedience.
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Environmentalists don’t like Europe’s new climate plan. Can Obama do better?
Oxfam and Greenpeace call out the new E.U. targets for being too low and unenforceable.
