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Big Dog touches on big issue: Bill Clinton nods to climate change in convention speech
In a barn burner of a speech Wednesday night, Bill Clinton became the first big-timer at the Democratic convention to make reference to climate change.
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Coal company: Global market prompts miner furlough. GOP rep: I blame Obama
The closure of at least one mine will put 606 employees out of work.
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Climate and energy get no love on day one of Democratic convention
Michelle Obama, Julian Castro, and other headliners generated a lot of energy -- just not the kind you can power a house or a car with.
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The government can’t afford its greenhouse gas monitoring regimen anymore
NOAA spends about $6 million a year to monitor CO2 and other greenhouse gases -- or it used to, when it had money.
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The Democratic Convention kicks off, its greenness in the eye of the beholder
The Democrats' platform is less green than it was four years ago -- but they have lots of composting and recycling bins at the convention center.
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Romney attributes climate change to humans — but won’t make humans do anything about it
Mitt Romney says there's no point in curbing emissions given China's greenhouse gas output and theoretical impact on manufacturing jobs.
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Conservative pundit David Brooks: What if Obama made climate his top priority?
New York Times columnist David Brooks suggests Obama put climate at his campaign's center. Is he for real? And what if the president took his advice?
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Massive bailout of energy company prompts predictable response
Here's a good overview of the state of energy politics in America today.
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Obama talks up oil and gas drilling
In an interview with Time, Obama pushes not just wind and efficiency but oil, natural gas, and ever-elusive notion of "clean coal."
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As Romney and Ryan lie with abandon, how should journalists navigate post-truth politics?
Journalists like to be even-handed, but when one side lies with no compunction, that's not so easy.
