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Huge wave of coal plant closures coming, new reports find
New and emerging EPA regulations are going to force a huge wave of coal-plant retirements, two new reports show.
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The Cancun compromise
The consensus reached at 3:00 a.m. last Saturday to forge the “Cancun Agreements” was a critical step forward in forging an effective global compact to fight global warming. It was the best possible outcome from a meeting that was often teetering on the edge of disaster. Nonetheless, these agreements will not solve the problem, and some of the hardest issues in forging a climate treaty are still waiting to be addressed.
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The Cancun compacts: Nations of world choose hope in face of climate crisis
“Confidence is back,” announced Mexico’s President Felipe Calderon at the conclusion of climate talks in Cancun at 3:00 a.m. “Hope has returned.” Restoring hopes crushed by the collapse last year of Copenhagen’s climate negotiations, the nations of the world have rediscovered consensus on addressing global warming pollution tonight in Cancun.
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Cancun climate breakthrough: It's not perfect, but it's a deal
The Cancun climate conference came to an end with standing ovations for the host country and concurrence among countries to approve an agreement.
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Bolivia, the Saudi Arabia of obstruction
Bolivia and a small bloc of ultra-leftist allies are obstructing progress on a climate agreement in Cancun, objecting to a market-based forest program.
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Court gives green light to EPA carbon pollution standards
Big news: The Supreme Court just gave the green light to implementing the EPA's first carbon pollution standards.
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World Bank President Zoellick on the need for REDD: "We don’t want silent forests"
Robert Zoellick has been pushing hard on a REDD agreement, primarily as a vehicle to fund impoverished programs to preserve biodiversity.
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Failure to ban BPA leading to impotence in U.S. congressmen (probably)
The cafe where nearly 200 members of Congress could get their daily joe is spewing receipts lousy with toxic chemical BPA.
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The FDA finally reveals how many antibiotics factory farms use — and it's a shitload
After years of avoiding the issue, the FDA has finally disclosed exactly how many tons of drugs industrial livestock operations routinely dose their animals with each year.
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Sorry, Glenn, Sarah, and Rush: Food is not a partisan issue — or one just about culture
Tea Party BFFs have all gone on the attack over food, but obesity, diabetes, and heart disease are not partisan issues -- and at least one conservative has stood up and said so. And while everyone likes to blame "culture," we've changed our unhealthy habits before, and we can do it again.
