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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.
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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.
