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The part of Obama’s speech that was about climate without saying so
Yes, Obama said the words "climate change" in his speech, but even more relevant to solving the big problem of global warming, he talked about the importance of "citizenship."
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Obama’s solid week falls flat with disappointing jobs report
The country added an estimated 96,000 jobs in August -- much lower than analysts predicted.
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Obama: Climate change is not a joke, Mitt
President Obama surprised and delighted climate activists by making a defense of climate action in his big convention speech.
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What do you do when climate change drops out of politics? Whatever you can
Why Clinton barely mentioned climate, why Gore isn't speaking at the convention, and why a mother from L.A. isn't eating.
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World’s richest woman would prefer to pay her miners $2 a day
Gina Rinehart, world's richest woman, can't believe she has to pay miners more than they would earn in Africa. She'd much rather pay them $2 a day (or less).
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Paul Ryan’s wind power hypocrisy
His arguments against the wind production tax credit would be much better applied to subsidies for Big Oil.
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Ed Markey, coauthor of big cap-and-trade bill, now lauds Obama’s ‘drill baby drill’ approach
Rep. Ed Markey, one of the biggest climate hawks in Congress, is now talking up President Obama's "all-of-the-above" energy strategy, from renewables to oil drilling.
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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.
