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Another urgent need for infrastructure spending: Levees
Many of the nation's levees are in bad shape, says the Army Corps of Engineers. But Republicans don't like to fund disaster prevention.
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The road forward from cap-and-trade
After diagnosing what went wrong on cap-and-trade, political scientist Theda Skocpol suggests one way to proceed. It's not a very good one -- so here's an alternative.
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Sandy aid passes the House, no thanks to a few states
After only 80 days of feet-dragging, real relief is headed for the East Coast.
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Crop insurance claims likely to hit $16 billion in wake of 2012 drought
Raising two questions: Can we cut costs? And: What happens when such drought becomes the norm?
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Farmers hope to plow the way for sustainable U.S. hemp
Farmers in Colorado, Kentucky, and Virginia want to plant hemp, federal government be damned.
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Oh no, the Doomsday Clock didn’t change at all
Despite our inexorably advancing toward massive climate upheaval, the archaic Doomsday Clock stayed at 11:55.
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What Theda Skocpol gets right about the cap-and-trade fight
In a comprehensive account of the cap-and-trade fight of 2009-10, Harvard political scientist Theda Skocpol identifies the core problem: the radicalization of the GOP.
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As the House votes on Sandy aid, dudgeon and hypocrisy are in full effect
Congress will approve some funding, but certainly far less than the amount Obama requested.
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New GOP House Science committee chair to hold totally objective climate hearings
Despite the recent, massive government report on climate change, Rep. Lamar Smith needs some more info.
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Why the environmental movement couldn’t get cap-and-trade passed
A new study from a Harvard political scientist offers suggestions on winning climate fights -- over time.
