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New York is about to get safer for walkers — if the NYPD does its job
The city is lowering its default speed limit, which will prevent pedestrian deaths, assuming the cops actually enforce the law.
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Democrats: Coal country is just not that into you
Dems should stop wasting time trying to win over rural whites and instead embrace the diverse, urban voters who value a clean environment.
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Why are black lawmakers fighting clean energy?
A Tea Party mouthpiece says Obama's plan to clean up power plants is the "green movement's new Jim Crow." You'll be amazed at who's buying it.
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Ben & Jerry’s is fighting GMOs with fudge brownie ice cream
The do-gooder ice-cream makers are supporting the GMO-labeling initiative in Oregon with a "Food Fight" flavor.
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Republicans flail about looking for alternative to climate denialism
The GOP position on climate change is unstable, both intellectually and politically, and it's getting ever more awkward for candidates to stick to it.
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Naomi Klein says climate activists need to get comfortable attacking capitalism
Klein dropped by the Grist office to chat with David Roberts about her new book, "This Changes Everything: Capitalism vs. the Climate."
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311,000 climate protesters marched in New York. What’s next?
Climate marchers are likely to be putting their shoulders behind these causes and projects in the wake of September's mass event.
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Will Andrew Cuomo oppose fracking after getting a scare from Zephyr Teachout?
The governor of New York lost more votes than expected to a progressive primary challenger who tapped into the energy of the anti-fracking movement.
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Watch kids deliver congressional climate deniers’ greatest hits
In this video, actual kids read actual Rand Paul and Michelle Bachmann quotes.
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Jon Stewart reminds us it’s climate change that’ll kill us, not Ebola or ISIS
Yes, even if Ebola piggybacked on ISIS across our porous border.
