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Here’s Obama’s latest strategy for a global climate deal
The president's chief climate negotiator has outlined the kind of agreement he might press for at the big U.N. climate summit in Paris next year.
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Save the climate, pay a farmer
With the right incentives, farmers could make enormous headway in the effort to change the global carbon equation.
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Ron Paul and Rand Paul have crazy things to say about Ebola
And the Paulist philosophy leads to even crazier ideas about pollution, public health, and the role of government.
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In Florida, it’s billionaire climate hawk vs. climate-denying governor. Who will win?
Tom Steyer is spending millions in an attempt to oust Florida Gov. Rick Scott. Is it working?
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Pentagon says we could soon be fighting climate wars
The Defense Department says global warming "poses immediate risks to U.S. national security."
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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.
