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A Tea Party leader explains why she’s teaming up with the Sierra Club to push for solar power
Georgia will soon be producing a lot more solar energy because of an unusual coalition. Now it has a name: the Green Tea Coalition.
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Can a giant ice wall stop Fukushima radiation from leaking into the sea?
Some 300 tons of radioactive water are pouring from the plant into the Pacific every day, so TEPCO wants to build a mile-long underground ice wall to stop the leakage.
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Is Keystone XL a distraction from more important climate fights?
Or is it pointless to criticize the one climate movement that's gotten the most traction in the U.S.? An article in Nature tries to stoke a debate.
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Steve King insults climate scientists and religious Americans simultaneously
The GOP rep from Iowa, most recently in the news for his "calves the size of cantaloupes" comment, turns his eloquence to the topic of climate change.
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The REINS Act shows, again, just how f’ing crazy the House GOP is
The House GOP passed a bill that would fundamentally change the balance of power within the federal government and cripple the ability of the government to regulate. Ho hum.
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A year after a refinery explosion, Richmond, Calif., is fighting back
Last August's explosion and fire were just the latest in a long history of disasters at Chevron's East Bay plant. Locals have had enough.
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Keystone study contractor under scrutiny by State Dept. watchdog
Does the consulting firm studying the environmental impacts of Keystone XL have a conflict of interest? State's Inspector General is looking into the question.
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Former Republican EPA chiefs back Obama on climate change
EPA administrators who served under Nixon, Reagan, Bush I, and Bush II co-sign an op-ed in The New York Times calling for climate action.
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Sally Jewell doesn’t want any climate deniers at Interior
In an address to her department, the secretary of the interior called climate action a "moral imperative."
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Global warming could cause 50 percent increase in violent conflict
Scientists see fresh evidence of a strong link between climate change and violence.
