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Possibly on the GOP convention guest list: Hurricane Isaac
Could a hurricane hitting the 2012 GOP convention change minds on climate change? Ha ha, no.
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Todd Akin is a moron on climate change too
Todd Akin, GOP Senate candidate in Missouri, is not only fundamentally deluded about the basic facts of women's reproductive systems. He's also fundamentally deluded about the basic facts of climate change.
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Was the uprising in Syria exacerbated by climate change?
The combination of drought and political tension may have been the kindling for Syria's uprising.
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Agenda 21: Everything you need to know about the secret U.N. plot, in one comic
Some Republicans and Tea Partiers want you to think that Agenda 21 is just your typical stealth campaign of “extreme environmentalism.” But when you’re finished reading the latest in Grist’s series, The Basics, you’ll be terrified.
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Picking Ryan means picking a fight on transportation
Paul Ryan has tried to derail plans for high-speed train lines, and his budget proposal would take a hatchet to transportation and infrastructure spending.
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Cliff Stearns, Solyndra loudmouth, booted from office
But don't worry, America. The oil industry is investing heavily in plenty of replacements.
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Jerry Brown rails against climate deniers during summer of record heat
The California governor launches a new website targeting those who don't accept climate change.
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Voters wish politicians would fix the climate. Really.
A majority of registered voters thinks climate change is important and wants government to do something about it, according to a new poll.
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Romney: Obama hates coal. Obama: Romney hates wind.
Romney stumps for coal and Obama stumps for wind, in a fight that could define the 2012 presidential race.
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Obama’s stimulus package was a ginormous clean energy bill, says Michael Grunwald
Despite all the right-wing carping, the big 2009 stimulus bill was successful, well-administered, and virtually scandal-free, writes Michael Grunwald in his new book. And it gave a huge boost to renewables and cleantech.
