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Is global warming really slowing down?
Skeptics say global warming is over. They're wrong.
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Climate denier Ron Johnson denies denying climate change
After getting bashed by a TV ad, the Wisconsin senator now says he doesn't "have a belief one way or the other" on global warming.
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We should add climate change to the civil rights agenda
Climate change hits communities of color hardest, but the fight to stop it could offer a path to the middle class.
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Bobby Jindal doesn’t think Big Oil should have to clean up its mess
The Louisiana governor opposes a lawsuit that seeks to make oil companies repair coastal ecosystems they've damaged. It just so happens that he gets lots of money from the oil industry.
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Is the NSA surveillance program really about spying on environmentalists?
Environmentalists -- harmless hippie treehuggers who can easily be ignored or dangerous eco-terrorists who need to be watched?
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Who’s paying for GMO-labeling initiative campaigns?
So far, supporters of a Washington state ballot measure have spent four times as much as opponents.
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Movements without leaders: What to make of change on an overheating planet
The climate movement may not have capital-L Leaders, but its success relies on small-l leaders by the tens of thousands.
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Can climate science be rendered conservative-friendly?
Climate hawks have been criticized for failing to craft messages that appeal to conservatives. But is there any way to make the brutal logic of climate change congenial to modern-day American conservatism?
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The futility of “just the facts” climate science
Some folks urge climate scientists to stay away from politics and policy and stick to "just the facts." That strategy, were it possible, which it isn't, would be utterly ineffective.
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Undercover agents infiltrate anti-Keystone protests
Cops spied on activists planning a peaceful protest in Oklahoma -- and that's just one of many incidents of spying by the government and TransCanada.
