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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.
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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.
