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Scott Brown and Elizabeth Warren debate climate change
And, while they're at it, the Senate hopefuls from Massachusetts battle over oil subsidies, Keystone, Cape Wind, and James Inhofe.
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John Kerry on why we need fossil fuels (for now) and climate action (for real!)
John Kerry talks to Grist about the difficulty of climate solutions, the unfortunate necessity of oil and gas, and the vacuity of Mitt Romney.
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A man, a plan, a pipeline: The tycoon guiding Romney on energy
Reuters takes a detailed look at the politics of Harold Hamm -- meaning the politics of Mitt Romney.
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Romney opposes key support to wind industry, opposes Obama not helping wind industry
The presidential candidate strongly opposes a wind tax credit as well as the layoffs that result from expiration of that wind tax credit.
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Who do greens think is the greenest president?
Corporate Knights magazine recently surveyed enviro groups for opinions on which president was greenest. Find out the surprising results.
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Canadian gentleman willing to bet $7 on Keystone getting approved
He's like an ambassador or something? No idea.
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Japan’s plan to phase out nuclear power lasted a week
The Japanese government has backtracked on plans to end the use of nuclear power.
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Very Cold War: China and the West rush to tap the thawed Arctic
Arctic states and international powerhouses are in the early stages of a new struggle to extract resources from way up north.
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New Romney ad features miners forced to attend pro-Romney rally — without pay
The miners, employed by a subsidiary of Murray Energy, attended the required rally at the cost of a day's pay. But Romney used them in his ad anyway.
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Michigan’s Jennifer Granholm plugs fuel economy, Chevy Volt
The former governor of Michigan talks to Grist's Amanda Little about the auto-industry rescue, Detroit's move toward cleaner cars, and that doozy of a convention speech.
