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Japanese prime minister suggests the nation will go nuclear-free
In a debate on Wednesday, Prime Minister Noda indicated that his upcoming energy policy would include a nuclear phaseout.
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Come chat with David Roberts
The beloved climate blogger chatted with readers about the election season, Twitter, and the future of clean energy.
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GOP pushes bill to quash EPA’s international climate efforts
Republicans were not dissuaded by the EPA's concerns that cutting the minor program would affect its ability to monitor greenhouse gases.
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There’s methane trapped at the bottom of the ocean, so obviously we should get it and burn it
The Department of Energy's decision to award millions in grants to explore accessing natural gas reserves is bad news.
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Ahmadinejad says Iran’s enemies are destroying the rain clouds
Rush Limbaugh will be pleased* to know that he and Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad have something in common: They’re both so balls-to-the-wall bonkers that they think their enemies can control the weather. Or well, OK, maybe Limbaugh only thinks Obama controls the weather FORECAST — which means that, as unlikely as this seems, he’s still […]
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Paul Ryan pushed for greener cars, until he didn’t
His advocacy, according to Bloomberg, "risked almost as much federal money as was lost when Solyndra LLC went bankrupt."
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Only one-third of Americans think limiting climate change is a very important goal
Americans rank climate low on the list of foreign-policy priorities. Even strengthening the U.N. ranks higher.
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A simple, useful guide to communicating climate change
A newly released guide offers a simple framework to use when talking about climate change, based on core American values.
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Rush Limbaugh said something obnoxious, this time about energy policy
SPOILER: It was dumb and phony.
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Charles Koch, America’s largest crony capitalist, takes on crony capitalism
His argument is somewhat undermined by his company's robust history of crony capitalism.
