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Turn up the heat: Environmentalists should join Occupy on May Day
The Occupy movement is widely credited as having “changed the conversation” in American life, but we’re still not talking about the elephant in the room: climate change. Now is our chance to change that.
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Solar policy can advance (or delay) grid parity by a decade
A version of this post originally appeared on the Institute for Local Self-Reliance. In their interactive graphic, Bloomberg Energy Finance calls solar grid parity (when electricity from solar costs less than grid power) the “golden goal.” It’s an excellent illustration of how the right energy policy can help a nation go gold on solar or […]
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Creepy video: Enviros HATE AMERICA
Conservatives really do see environmentalists as the enemy: This insinuating, creepy video has 1 million hits on YouTube, because everyone knows that environmentalists HATE AMERICA. It’s actually too painful to watch, so if you didn’t make it through the whole thing, know that this is what environmentalists are guilty of:
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ALEC is plotting to take down state renewable energy targets
The conservative political organization may soon start crafting laws designed to kill or weaken state targets for renewable electricity, heating, and fuels.
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Scientists to world leaders: You broke it, you own it
In preparation for the Earth Summit in Rio, scientists from around the globe did a little review of the literature. Not surprisingly, they say humans are officially Earth’s top dog. Surprisingly, they seem to think there’s some hope of saving this rock.
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How Obama and Romney compare on green issues
A handy chart lets you compare the presidential candidates' policies on fossil fuels, clean energy, public lands, and oil subsidies.
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Obama may blow off the Earth Summit
World leaders will gather in June to discuss the future of the planet. Will the president be a no-show?
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A chat with Chris Mooney about The Republican Brain
Science journalist Chris Mooney talks about the GOP's war on science and the psychological differences between liberals and conservatives.
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The neuroscience of why the GOP is like that
Here's Chris Mooney, who has made it his mission to chronicle and then explain why the GOP is resolutely anti-science, summing up his life's work rather succinctly.
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‘All of the above’ is popular, but hides partisan divide on energy
Obama is pushing an "all of the above" energy strategy because that's what Americans want, as a new poll shows. But look deeper and you can see there's a deep partisan divide on energy.
