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Savvy voters demand to know: Who’s the real Mr. Coal?
And by "savvy," we mean, "absolutely zero."
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Supreme Court decision could lead to ‘water anarchy’ in the West
A Supreme Court decision in a Texas vs. Oklahoma water fight could have big implications across the country, especially in a time of drought.
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Candy Crowley’s weird dismissal of climate change
After Tuesday's debate, Crowley said that one of the audience members "had that question for all of you climate change people," but she chose to skip it.
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Scientists increasingly linking climate change to weather phenomena
Climate scientists have been loathe to point to extreme weather and say, "This is what climate change looks like." But that's starting to change.
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Obama and Romney spar over energy in second debate, ignore climate yet again
Energy issues were front and center at Tuesday night's presidential debate -- but that wasn't good news for climate hawks.
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Is David Axelrod responsible for climate change inaction?
With polls showing more voters concerned about climate change, why are politicians ignoring the issue on the campaign trail? It could come down to bad advice from one person.
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American acceptance of the existence of bears is again on the rise
A new poll finds more Americans are accepting the reality of climate change. But are we accepting it's a bear of a problem? Maybe.
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A Romney administration would create 3 million new energy jobs — but then, so would yours
The candidate's claims of creating millions of new jobs sets a surprisingly low bar for him to vault.
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Murray Energy coal miners make another appearance in an anti-Obama ad
Ohio coal miners call on Obama to drop an ad saying they were coerced to attend a Romney rally, even though they were coerced to attend a Romney rally.
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Almost $11 million spent on Solyndra attack ads — but voters aren’t buying it
Special interest groups spent close to $11 million since April on ads attacking Solyndra and clean-energy loans. But polls show most voters still don't know about the company or are indifferent.
