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John Podesta, climate hawk and Keystone opponent, joins Obama team
Podesta, an influential D.C. insider with a passion for climate action, is coming to the White House for a one-year stint as an adviser.
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Thanks to climate change, the world is going to need a lot more firefighters
The U.S. is spending more than ever to fight blazes, and Australia will need to double the number of firefighters it employs to help keep pace with worsening fire seasons.
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Why the EPA chief needs China’s help to tackle global warming
Combined, China and the U.S. produce nearly half of the world's carbon emissions.
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Greenpeace 30 might get Russian amnesty — and Pussy Riot might too
Vladimir Putin has proposed giving amnesty to some activists and political prisoners, including Greenpeace protesters who scaled an offshore drilling rig in September.
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Why we should raise the gas tax, and why we won’t
We Americans are so dependent on our cars that we fear a hike in the gas tax -- but it's exactly what we need to help wean us from our auto addiction.
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Why Rand Paul’s plan won’t save Detroit
The Tea Party senator thinks slashing taxes is the solution to Detroit's woes (as well as every other problem in the country). Actually, it's not.
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What kind of crazy anti-environment bills is ALEC pushing now?
ALEC keeps the punches rolling with anti-green legislation: Fighting renewable energy standards and emissions caps, handing over public lands to oil and gas, and more.
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Justice giant: Remembering Mandela and his fight for climate justice
Mandela was a fierce champion of the people and regions most vulnerable to the worst of climate change’s impacts.
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The spying game: Companies monitor activists because they can
No one knows just how much surveillance of environmentalists takes place in the U.S. We do know there's not much penalty for getting caught.
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Could you sue Chevron or Exxon for screwing up the climate?
We now know the precise extent to which big fossil-fuel companies are responsible for climate change, but U.S. courts are slower to assign blame.
