Climate Politics
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Like father, like daughter: Climate denier Liz Cheney to run for Senate in Wyoming
Liz Cheney says Obama's climate plan is "using phony science to kill real jobs."
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World Bank joins war on coal
The international lender says it won't support coal-fired power plants in most circumstances, opting instead to fund cleaner energy.
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Why don’t farmers believe in climate change?
And does it really matter whether they do?
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Antarctic marine reserve plans scuppered by Russia
Russia blocked proposals from America, New Zealand, and others to protect more than 1.5 million square miles of Antarctic ocean areas from fishing.
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CIA backs $630,000 scientific study on controlling global climate
Conspiracy theorists, rejoice! The scientists will study how humans might influence weather patterns.
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Angry birders: Farm bill in flux imperils feathered friends
The farm bill's Conservation Reserve Program pays farmers to provide safe haven for birds. But as long as the fate of the law is up in the air, the birds won't be.
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Climate policy is dominating Australian election
Carbon pricing is the big political topic down under right now, in the run-up to a federal election to be held later this year.
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Good news for penguins: World’s largest marine reserve could be established around Antarctica
Major nations are considering proposals to protect more than 1.5 million square miles of ocean. But will Russia and skeptical countries go along?
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World’s most adorable mayor, 4-year-old Bobby Tufts, is seeking reelection
Bobby Tufts loves ice cream, fishing, finding a stick, doing a little dance, and putting things in his mouth. He's very Reaganesque.
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You can look forward to more blackouts in a climate-changed world
The Energy Department says climate change is threatening the nation's power plants and other energy infrastructure, making it harder to keep the lights on.
