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Watch Sierra Club rabble-rousers get arrested in front of the White House
Those protesting the Keystone XL pipeline included Daryl Hannah and Conor Kennedy (aka Taylor Swift's ex).
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GAO adds climate change to list of fiscal risks to the government
Seems overdue, but this isn't the speediest government agency.
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Obama’s threat to act unilaterally on climate change? Looking empty
Conversations with senior administration officials suggest that the threat doesn't have teeth -- and won't include regulations on old power plants.
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Courting White House arrest over Keystone XL: Rancher, financier, Kennedy, Sierra Club head
At an action today in Washington, celebrities and activists try to put pressure on the president to reject the Keystone pipeline.
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Colorado governor participated in ‘ritual-like’ drinking of fracking fluid
We’d never drink from a cup that Halliburton handed us. But Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper is a braver man, apparently.
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From Obama’s speech, four ambitious climate and energy proposals
In his State of the Union, Obama introduced four proposals to reduce carbon emissions and boost clean energy. One of them might even be possible!
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Whose SOTU response was dumber, Marco Rubio’s or Rand Paul’s? Take our poll!
Rubio argued that government can't control the weather. Paul argued that we just need to slash corporate taxes and regulations. Hard call.
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Obama: If Congress won’t act on climate change, I will
"We must do more to combat climate change," the president said in his State of the Union address, warning of more intense droughts and floods.
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N.Y. town board sued for banning discussion of fracking at meetings
The board of Sanford, N.Y., got tired of hearing citizens oppose fracking in public meetings, so it barred the topic. Now it's being sued.
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Obama can’t change polarization on climate change
A new poll finds that the president can sway public opinion slightly on certain issues, but on climate change, Americans' minds are already made up.
