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Three ways Romney’s new coal ad is hopelessly wrong
But on the plus side, it doesn't feature any forced labor.
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NIMBY to the max: Building helipads to stop wind turbines
Some residents of a Michigan town have a novel strategy to prevent the construction of wind turbines: building helicopter pads.
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Senate exempts U.S. airlines from E.U. emissions plan, pretends action is green
That sensation you feel in your nether regions is blown smoke.
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A carbon tax could bring down the deficit, if it weren’t a pipe dream
A $20 per ton carbon tax in the U.S. could reduce the budget deficit by 50 percent over 10 years, according to the Congressional Research Service. But it ain't gonna happen.
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Carpe climate: House Dems seize extreme summer to attack GOP
Reps. Waxman and Markey released a study connecting extreme weather to climate change -- and faulting the GOP for inaction.
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EPA rules create $5 of good for each $1 they cost
Then why is the president being attacked for supporting them? Because of where the cost is incurred.
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Ralph Nader bashes Obama for being weak on climate, Keystone
Former Green Party presidential candidate Ralph Nader is accusing Obama of ignoring climate change and courting fossil-fuel donors.
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For sale: Ocean floor, ready for drillin’
The government will auction off 38 million acres of the Gulf of Mexico to fossil-fuel extractors next year.
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Romney coal-miner ad provokes complaint to FEC
A progressive group in Ohio has filed a complaint with the Federal Election Commission about the ad featuring miners forced to attend a Romney rally.
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This election season, Americans pony up for public transportation
With federal funding for mass transit flagging, locals seek to pick up the slack with ballot-approved tax measures. So far, it seems to be working.
