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Obama vs. physics: Why climate change won’t wait for the president
Climate change is not a fight, like abortion or gay marriage, between conflicting groups with conflicting opinions. It's a fight between human beings and physics.
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League of Women Voters ad asks Obama for climate action
Here's hoping the president reads the newspaper while on vacation.
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W.Va. congressmember compares EPA head to Gadhafi
Rep. David McKinley doesn't much like EPA chief Lisa Jackson. We have a theory why.
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Congress to act on Sandy aid — but grudgingly, late, and with a fraction of what’s needed
Had Congress acted responsibly years ago on FEMA flood insurance, Congress might not even need to act today.
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Congress extends farm bill, still manages to screw sustainable farmers
When Congress passed a nine-month farm bill extension as part of the fiscal cliff negotiations, it disappointed sustainable food advocates around the country.
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Cash for Clunkers program drove right into a brick wall of waste
The program took 690,000 old cars off the roads -- and sent them to landfills instead of to auto-parts recyclers.
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A new savior for California state parks?
An ex-Marine general is taking charge of the troubled state park system, and he ain't taking any guff.
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Hyper-dysfunctional Congress punts on Sandy relief
The least productive Congress in a generation is adjourning without allocating any aid at all for those affected by Hurricane Sandy.
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The hottest race of 2013: House climate hawk Markey is gunning for Kerry’s Senate seat
Ed Markey looks likely to be the Democratic nominee in a Massachusetts special election, and Scott Brown looks likely to be his GOP opponent.
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New Hawaii senator says climate change is urgent
Brian Schatz (D) marked his appointment to the U.S. Senate with a strong statement on global warming.
