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Green in a mayor way: Bloomberg’s successor likely to leave his legacy intact
With the primary still up in the air, one thing is clear: Climate activism and smart growth will live on in New York City long after Mike Bloomberg is gone.
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We don’t need no stinking permits: California frackers get their way
Californian legislation that was going to restrict fracking has been lobbied and amended so it gives drillers free passes on environmental laws.
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Naomi Klein says big green groups are more trouble than climate deniers
She argues that mainstream environmentalists are too tied to the neoliberal agenda to embrace the huge shifts needed to tackle climate change.
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Japan played down nuclear troubles as it fought for Olympic hosting rights
Fukushima shmookushima. That's what Japanese officials said as they convinced IOC officials to let them host the 2020 Summer Olympics.
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Obama signs on to three international climate pacts in three days
The president pledged in June that he would lead global climate efforts. With these new pacts, it looks like he's actually trying.
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Australians elect climate denier who pledges to dump carbon tax
Prime Minister-elect Tony Abbott once called climate science "absolute crap." His first order of business: Scrap the country's climate programs.
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In unlikely alliance, Wisconsin libertarians back solar plan
The Wisconsin Libertarian Party endorsed a clean energy group’s proposal to let customers lease solar panels.
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Replacing poultry inspectors with factory workers might not be greatest idea, says GAO
As the USDA prepares to remove inspectors from poultry factory lines, food-safety groups and the Government Accountability Office are raising concerns.
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On clean energy, Obama thinks we should Sweden the deal
At a press conference with Sweden Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt, President Obama was asked what the U.S. could learn from Sweden. His first thought was sustainable energy development.
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Will the U.S. and New Zealand cave on plans for the world’s biggest marine reserve?
Russia doesn't like a proposal to protect 890,000 square miles of Antarctic waters, so New Zealand is looking to scale it back. What will the U.S. do?
