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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.
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Three ways to fix the climate in 2012 and beyond
How can we move Americans more quickly toward climate action? Here are three answers.
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Vermont’s lieutenant governor has super-smart opinions on wind energy
Lt. Gov. Phil Scott is calling for a two-year moratorium on big wind-power projects in order to study their environmental impact. Oh, and this headline is sarcastic.
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PBS ombudsman explains how NewsHour got its climate change report wrong
A NewsHour segment gave a platform to noted climate denier Anthony Watts, to much chagrin.
