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West Coast leaders team up on a new climate plan
California, Oregon, Washington, and British Columbia will work together to tackle climate change. The specifics are fuzzy, but hey, it's something.
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Australia’s climate-denying prime minister is convinced he’s the authority on climate change
Tony Abbott denies there's a link between global warming and the wildfires ravaging his country, and he's pushing to roll back Australia's carbon tax.
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Virginia voters know we’re changing the climate, Republican candidate does not
A poll finds most Virginians plan to vote for the Democrat in next week's election. That same poll finds most Virginians understand climate change.
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Will Obama block the Keystone pipeline or just keep bending?
As the debate over the TransCanada pipeline nears a breaking point, Obama will have to pick a side once and for all.
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Hundreds of oil spills kept secret by North Dakota
Shocked that a big oil spill in North Dakota was kept from the public for 11 days? That's nothing. Turns out lots of spills have gone unreported by the state.
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Scientists refuse to participate in silly Nebraska climate study
A state law calls for a study of how "cyclical climate change" could affect the state. Climate scientists don't know what that means and don't want anything to do with it.
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The science of Tea Party wrath
Jonathan Haidt on the psychology of politics, the emotions behind the Tea Party — and why as a self-described centrist, he thinks a Republican crackup may be coming.
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Greens and voting rights activists: Get big money out of politics
An unusual alliance of environmental and civil rights groups has intervened in a high-stakes Supreme Court case. Some are calling it the next Citizens United.
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Why climate activists should get over their preoccupation with pipelines
Yes, Keystone XL is horrible, but so are lots of other fossil-fuel projects. Four grassroots activists argue that it's time for a new approach.
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Clean-water laws: The second front in the war on greenhouse gases
A new lawsuit aiming to sharpen the Clean Water Act's acidification rules might be a stretch -- but it's better than nothing.
