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What it’s like to spend 55 days in space
On our new podcast, "Inquiring Minds," astronaut Marsha Ivins talks about her five shuttle missions, NASA's budget, and why the Borg cube makes a good spaceship.
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These global-warming-denying creationists want to rewrite science textbooks
Religious conservatives in Texas are fighting to infuse textbooks with their agenda -- and it won't just affect public school students in the Lone Star State.
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What are your climate questions for Ernest Moniz and Gina McCarthy?
Grist will be moderating a Google+ Hangout with the energy secretary and EPA chief on Monday. What do you want to know about Obama's climate plan? Submit your questions now.
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Republicans to the poor: Tighten your belts
In a symbolic move, the U.S. House votes to cut food stamps by $40 billion. Here's why it's still an epic 'screw you' to America's poor.
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The best (and worst) quotes from the silly House climate hearing
Republicans accused Obama of being a job-killing, coal-hating president who believes fairy tales invented by mischievous scientists.
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Delaying climate action will triple costs
It will be a lot cheaper to start fighting global warming today than it will be 15 or so years from now.
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Bobby Jindal to axe officials who took on Big Oil
The Louisiana governor is giving the boot to flood-control officials who sued oil companies over billions of dollars in damage to coastal marshes.
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Republican senator: War in Syria increases chances for Keystone XL pipeline approval
Sen. John Hoeven says the Syrian civil war shows how volatile the Middle East is.
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Senate stupidity stalls action on bipartisan energy-efficiency bill
The Shaheen-Portman bill, which has wide support, is being derailed by amendments on Keystone XL, Obamacare, and EPA power-plant regulations.
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Official Texas review: “Creation science” should be incorporated into every biology textbook
Reviewers appointed by the Texas State Board of Education are fighting against climate science and evolution in textbooks that will likely be used across the country.
