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4 climate myths you’ll hear this week
'Tis the season of climate denial. Be prepared.
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Aussies open wallets to save climate advisers from new prime minister
Australia's new climate-denying leader scrapped a federal climate task force. Some of his more enlightened countrymen and women are funding it as a nonprofit, instead.
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The whitewashing of the environmental movement
The traditional environmental movement has a diversity problem. And for the environmentalism as a whole to succeed, that needs to change, says Van Jones.
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Court to EPA on Gulf dead-zone rules: Make up your freakin’ mind
The federal government just came a step closer to regulating fertilizer runoff in the Mississippi River -- runoff that feeds Gulf of Mexico dead zones.
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Republican solution to wildfires: Sell the trees!
No forests means no wildfires, see? Despite that impeccable logic, the bill the House just passed to double logging nationwide will never become law.
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Message from the EPA: It’s about protecting people, not polar bears
The Obama administration’s proposed new limits on power plant pollution -- and the broader fight against climate change -- are about safeguarding vulnerable communities, says the agency’s chief.
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Cancelled: Live chat with Ernest Moniz and Gina McCarthy is off
Alas, due to scheduling conflicts, we've had to cancel our planned Google+ Hangout with the energy secretary and EPA administrator.
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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.
