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As global climate talks founder, young people demand real change
Delegates from around the world have convened in Qatar for the COP18 climate talks. Frustrated with the inaction, youth activists raise some hell.
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Tim DeChristopher banned from dangerous acts of ‘social justice’
The climate activist, now done serving time for disrupting an oil lease auction, has been banned by feds from working in a church's social justice ministry.
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Obama can tackle climate in his second term, and he doesn’t need Congress to do it
Here’s how Obama can crack down on carbon from filthy old coal-fired power plants and substantially reduce U.S. emissions -- without any help from Congress.
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The next big U.N. climate report will not include the massive effects of permafrost melt
The IPCC's upcoming report will ignore the feedback loop of melting permafrost, which prompts Climate Progress' Joe Romm to have a justifiable conniption.
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Getting ready for climate change: How the West Coast can lead the way
Leaders in California, Oregon, and Washington are talking about climate-smart infrastructure, while residents of the states are calling for clean energy investments.
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Prominent fundamentalist: God gets sad when we don’t use the oil He gave us
Or at least so says Bryan Fischer, a prominent fundamentalist who hates gays and loves fossil fuels.
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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.
