Climate Politics
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About that record-breaking dead heat in Illinois (no, not the polls)
Extremes like Chicago's freak March heat wave will be the new normal for a warming planet. But don't expect to hear about that from our presidential candidates.
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Earth out of balance: The challenge of controlling corporate greed
Author and man-about-the-planet David Rothkopf was once a champion of free trade and the magic of the free market. Now, he says we’ve gone too far.
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Watch Stephen Colbert yell at a plant
Stephen Colbert understands the Republican candidates’ aversion to big words, logic, facts, and critical thinking. That’s why he wants to applaud how good they are at being as dumb as possible as fast as possible without stopping for any reason. Here, he highlights some notable moments where the candidates simplify climate and energy policy issues […]
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Florida Republican thinks we should sell off national parks
Legislators are always looking for ways to pull America out of its bajillion-dollar deficit. Rep. Cliff Stearns (R-Fla.) came up with his own master plan that is totally not crazy at all — sell off America’s national parks one by one. At a February town hall meeting, Stearns (who, BTW, is also a birther and […]
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Hack or be hacked: Al Gore and Sean Parker take on the system
The former veep's prescription for internet-driven politics is: more truth. The social-network billionaire's is: less money.
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Engine failure: GOP’s signature highway bill sputters, dies
With his $260 billion highway-building proposal sputtering, House Speaker John Boehner resorted to pleading and threats. In the end, the bill is headed for the junk heap.
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Huntsman on climate change, natural gas, and competing with China
Where does Jon Huntsman stand on climate change now that he's out of the presidential race? Grist interviews the former candidate to find out.
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Limbaugh mocks food justice writer for being an educated single woman
Well, I have a new career goal: Get publicly mocked by Rush Limbaugh for winning too many awards. Food justice writer and occasional Grist contributor Tracie McMillan achieved that honor yesterday, and I’m sure she’s feeling duly chastened for having the temerity to write successful books while being a lady and unmarried and in various other ways not Rush Limbaugh. […]
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No end in sight for the GOP’s holiday-from-reality primaries
As long as Mitt Romney fails to clinch his nomination, we'll be talking about all the wrong things.
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Snowe job: The Senate needs reform, not a bipartisan chorus of kumbayah
Fix Congress with more compromises, says retiring Sen. Olympia Snowe. "Give me a break," sighs David Roberts.
