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Upton argues Obama plans to destroy America in the name of global warming
Incoming energy chair Fred Upton has shifted to oppose not only cap-and-trade legislation but any form of limits on climate pollution whatsoever.
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Obama admin takes aim at China's renewable-energy subsidies
Last week, the Obama administration filed a complaint with the World Trade Organization over China's wind-power subsidies.
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New House Science chair praises 'tremendous' BP spill, plans to subpoena climate scientists
Rep. Ralph Hall plans to use the House Science and Technology Committee to investigate the "false statements" of climate scientists.
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Putting EPA's announcement on CO2 from power plants in context
EPA's announcement wasn't a huge deal -- it's just a timeline, albeit a timeline that industry will complain is too fast. But the larger subject of greenhouse gas regs is a big deal.
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Clean Air standards coming for America's biggest carbon polluters
In a big step forward, the EPA announced today a two-year plan to set clean air standards for power plants and oil refineries.
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Food safety bill passes House, skates to prez's desk at last
After months of being hopelessly embroiled in Senate dysfunction, the Food Safety Modernization Act has triumphed in the House. Again. This time, it will go to Obama's desk and be signed into law.
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Premier Stelmach, Please Read
December 21, 2010 Dear Premier Stelmach, Merry Christmas, Premier Stelmach, and health and happiness to you and your family. We have never met, but this is the first of many letters you will receive from me, each one accompanied by a great and important book. I must say, before I introduce the first one, that […]
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A conversation with Bill McKibben
The paperback version of my book Storms of My Grandchildren: The Truth About the Coming Climate Catastrophe and Our last Chance to Save Humanity is now available. It includes, as an added section, a conversation between me and organizer Bill McKibben.
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Scoop: word analysis reveals GOP secret Senate strategy
Here's a document WikiLeaks doesn't have: a so-called "word cloud" produced by sophisticated word-frequency-analysis software, only available on the internets.
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The top five stories of the year for climate hawks
Here are the top stories that mattered for climate hawks this year. Some of them aren't even depressing!
