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Norway to double carbon tax on oil industry, use money to help world
Norway is raising its carbon tax and setting up a $1.6 billion fund to help developing countries cope with climate change. Only in Scandinavia!
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Questions at VP debate reveal bankrupt Beltway thinking
The vice presidential debate revealed nothing about energy or climate, but lots about the twisted priorities of Beltway conventional wisdom.
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In VP debate, Ryan complains of ‘green pork’ and fact-checkers swat him down
Paul Ryan got his facts wrong during an exchange on clean-energy stimulus funding at the vice presidential debate.
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Romney’s new farm platform is all about big business
Romney's latest white paper on agriculture and rural America says a lot about gutting taxes and regulation, but not so much about the farm bill, sustainable farming, or drought.
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Asshole coal boss: ‘I’m not an asshole’
Yes, it's big coal CEO Robert Murray again. Because he is consistently amusing.
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Fracking oversight: With regulators hobbled, good samaritans step in
This is one instance in which outsourcing to the private sector isn't appreciated by conservatives.
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Rep. Upton proposes eliminating fossil fuel subsidies, kind of
Rep. Fred Upton is proposing to kneecap the renewables industry while making the political liability of fossil fuel subsidies go away.
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Meet the members of Congress who’ve invested the most in the energy industry
An exposé by the Washington Post shows how congressmembers' investments can influence their policy positions.
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Obama says clean energy is not a socialist plot: A play in one act
Upon hearing President Obama deny a link between green energy and socialism, his handlers leap into action.
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Plans to ship coal to China face a hurdle: The West Coast
The politics of fossil fuel exports from Washington and Oregon are a little different than from Texas.
