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California leads the way in green energy, but not green living
The Golden State may be funding clean energy like crazy, but lots of Californians still want to live in the car-happy suburbs.
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Why Al Gore should pipe down about a carbon tax
The motive is clear. The politics aren't.
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There’s not gonna be a carbon tax
Lots of people are talking about carbon taxes now, but without House Republican support it won't happen. David Roberts explains why climate hawks should cool their jets.
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President Obama on climate change: We’ll see
At his first press conference in months, the president was asked about climate change. His answer wasn't terribly inspiring.
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Here’s why you shouldn’t bet that Obama will approve the Keystone XL pipeline
Unless you like betting on irrationality -- which, in politics, isn't a bad bet.
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California will start selling carbon allowances tomorrow
They make great stocking stuffers, unlike coal.
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Biden’s buffoonery more newsworthy than climate change
The press devoted twice as much air time to Joe Biden's giggles than to climate change this election season.
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2012: Hot, costly, and ready for action (on climate change)
And it won't happen, because we're all about to get screwed.
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Anti-tax activist Grover Norquist thinks a carbon tax might make sense — with some caveats [UPDATED]
Grover Norquist's half-hearted endorsement of a carbon tax makes it slightly more likely to happen, but it probably still won't.
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Climate should be Obama’s No. 1 priority, say lots of people who aren’t tree-hugging enviros
The New Yorker calls on Obama to put climate action at the top of his agenda. So does Republican Christine Todd Whitman and other non-hippies.
