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Carol Browner is leaving: does it matter?
President Barack Obama's top energy and climate change adviser will step down in the coming weeks. Was there any reason for her to stay?
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Rising commodity prices and extreme weather events threaten global stability
Get ready for a rocky year. From now on, rising prices, powerful storms, severe droughts and floods, and other unexpected events are likely to play havoc with the fabric of global society, producing chaos and political unrest.
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Obama's State of the Union: what he should say but won't
The best climate hawks can hope for from Obama over the next two years is to defend the EPA. Here's what he should say about it in his State of the Union.
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Obama’s executive order could actually be a win for the environment
Progressives have weighed in on Barack Obama's regulation executive order with criticism. A close look reveals much of the complaints are unwarranted.
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Where the GOP presidential contenders stand on climate [UPDATED]
All of the leading hopefuls for the Republican presidential nomination vociferously oppose cap-and-trade systems. On climate science, there's more variety, ranging from loud denial to quiet acquiescence.
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The Climate Post: Hu Jintao's visit prompts soul searching in U.S. energy and climate circles
The amount of material that came out after China President Hu Jintao's visit shows how pivotal energy and climate change are between the US and China
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House Republicans seek cuts to Energy Star, weatherization, advanced energy research, puppies
The Republicans' Spending Reduction Act would chop funding for Energy Star, transit, organic programs, energy research, and family planning.
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Climate denier GOP presidential candidate Herman Cain encourages you not to 'snuff your seed'
The man who might be the first to declare his candidacy for the 2012 GOP nomination for president thinks climate change is a crock. He also once recorded an almost Dada-esque radio spot that you *must* hear.
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EPA vetoes massive mountaintop-removal mine — now buckle up for the backlash
In the wake of EPA's veto last week of the largest mountaintop-removal mine permit ever proposed in West Virginia, the grandstanding of West Virginia politicians and "sky is falling" rhetoric from the coal industry was not surprising. However, the immediate response of coal industry groups and West Virginia politicians to the news of EPA's action was a little different this time around.
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We can't beat China at cleantech as long as GOP keeps kissing fossil-fuel ass
Can the U.S. compete with China on greentech? No, because most Republicans don't believe that boosting America's clean energy industries is a worthy goal.
