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U.S. and China continue to play nice on climate
The two countries agreed this week on five new climate initiatives, including ones focused on carbon capture at power plants and building energy efficiency.
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EPA chief nominee clears one hurdle, but more lie ahead
Sen. David Vitter (R-La.) has dropped his filibuster threat against EPA nominee Gina McCarthy, but other Republicans are still opposed.
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Government doesn’t know exact route of Keystone XL
After a citizen made a Freedom of Information Act request for GIS data on the route, the State Department said it doesn't have it.
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Biofuel program could invite giant grass invasion
American farmers can now start growing humongous 20-foot-tall grasses to produce biofuel under a federal clean energy program.
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Republicans are happy to help corporate ag, but feed the hungry? Not so much
The GOP wants food stamps out of the farm bill, because they love farm subsidies, but can do without poor people, thank you very much.
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How the Koch brothers screwed over the climate even more than you know
More than 400 American politicians across all levels of government have signed the Kochs' "No Climate Tax Pledge." A two-year investigation into the Kochs reveals that fact and a lot more.
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What’s up with Gina McCarthy’s nomination to head the EPA?
Obama nominated her four months ago, but Republicans have been holding up the process. Might they finally be ready to let it proceed?
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Conservatives seek alternatives to climate denialism, come up short
Some conservatives are budging a bit on climate, despite fierce resistance from their base. But they've got a long way to go before they've really internalized the problem and its implications for their ideology.
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House responds to Obama’s climate plan with an offshore drilling plan
On Friday, the House passed a bill that would open huge chunks of U.S. coastline to oil and gas drilling.
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Centuries worth of CO2 emissions could be stored underground, but at what cost?
America's geologic basins might be able to hold 500 years worth of emissions, but it would be really tricky and pricey to make it happen.
