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Sen. Jeff Merkley on the (surprisingly nontrivial) chances for filibuster reform
There's been talk of reforming dysfunctional Senate rules for years. This time, says Sen. Jeff Merkley, it may actually happen.
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The new head of the House Science Committee is indifferent to science
Rep. Lamar Smith, tapped to chair the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, is a climate skeptic who likes to make climate jokes.
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After a term of hanging around the hoops, Obama could slam dunk for cities
The president spent his first four years lining up a promising urban policy agenda. Now it’s time for a full-court press for smart growth.
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Can’t we just skip ahead to the end of this U.N. climate conference already?
We've seen this movie so many times before.
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Electoral math for ‘all you climate people’
Building a climate movement in urban areas isn't enough. We also need a ground game in the remote corners of swing states where national elections are won and lost.
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The 16 scariest maps from the E.U.’s massive new climate change report
Consider this your road map for the future.
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Greenhouse gas levels higher than ever and still climbing
The amount of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere reached a new record high in 2011. It's all bad news, really. It's all bad news.
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Cory Booker challenges hater to join him in living off food stamps for a week
Newark Mayor Cory Booker challenged a food stamp hater to eat his words.
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Climate scientists are Nate Silver, radio edition
Just as Republicans chose to ignore projections that Romney would lose, many Americans are choosing to ignore dire climate projections.
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The CIA shutters its climate change center, because who needs it?
Funding has been cut for the CIA's Center on Climate Change and National Security. Anyway, the CIA has bigger problems.
