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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.
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No, we should not abandon the 2C target
Two academics argue that the international community should drop the long-held goal of limiting global average temperature rise to 2 degrees C or less. Here’s why they’re wrong.
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Examining Eric Holder’s environmental record at the Justice Department
The attorney general said it was a “personal mission” to ensure that everyone enjoyed the same environmental protections. He quickly learned how difficult that would be.
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10 things that would fix the food system faster than GMO-labeling
What if we took the energy and money that's invested in fighting over GMO labeling and put it into laws that would really make a difference?
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No, you actually haven’t found a way to reach conservatives on climate change
Some people cite polls and psychological research to argue that it's possible to appeal to conservatives on climate change. If only it were so.
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Big greens are spending big green in 2014 midterms
A climate change super PAC, funded by billionaire investor Tom Steyer, backs up its sometimes zany stunts with a whole lot of cash.
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Is there any hope for international climate talks?
A binding international treaty with firm emission limits just isn’t happening. Now attention is turning to a bottom-up, “pledge and review” strategy. Can it work?
