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Another George Bush runs for office in Texas, talks up oil and gas drilling
George Prescott Bush, son of Jeb Bush, has kicked off a campaign to run for Texas land commissioner next year. Drill, baby Bush, drill!
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Mississippi poised to pass ‘Anti-Bloomberg’ bill banning healthy food regs
The bill would bar local governments from enforcing calorie counts, portion restrictions, or other food reforms at restaurants.
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Is ‘Twilight’ influencing our environmental imagination?
Wonder what’s shaping our warped relationship with the natural world? Look no further than popular literature, says ecocritic George Handley.
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N.Y. Times and Thomas Friedman call for killing Keystone
The New York Times editorial board and Times columnist Thomas Friedman have both come out swinging against the Keystone XL pipeline.
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Activism and policy are not the same thing
Keystone scolds seem to think that what activists are engaged in is a policy proposal. That's stupid.
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Pollution spurs more Chinese protests than any other issue
Rage over environmental abuses has become the leading cause of riots and civil unrest in China.
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New bill would crack down on fish fraud
Rep. Ed Markey (D-Mass.) has introduced legislation that would track fish from ocean to plate to help diners know what they're eating.
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BUILD Act could make it easier to green toxic brownfields
A bipartisan Senate bill would help the EPA and local communities clean up contaminated sites -- good news for the economy and the environment.
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How climate change worsened violence in Syria
International security experts explain how low rainfall can evolve into violent conflict.
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Learning from the cap-and-trade debate
The author of a much-discussed report on failed climate legislation reflects on what she's learned, and what activists need to do next.
