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WikiLeaks: State Dept. wants intel on African acceptance of GMOs
State Department documents released by WikiLeaks reveal insight into how deep the U.S. government's commitment to genetically engineered crops really is.
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What to expect (or not) from the Cancun climate talks
This year's U.N. talks could be our last chance to slow climate change. So will world leaders finally get it right in Cancun?
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Taxing carbon as part of responsible, progressive fiscal policy
Here's a progressive plan to cut the deficit while investing in the future (and taxing carbon). Can climate hawks and deficit hawks find common cause?
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What can climate negotiations achieve in Cancun?
Unlike Copenhagen, this year’s climate meeting in Cancun, COP16, is not expected to result in a comprehensive legally binding agreement. However, countries could use the meeting to make significant progress toward change on the ground.
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For ‘the grandchildren,’ the deficit isn’t like climate at all
To protect "grandchildren" from high deficits, the Very Serious crowd in DC wants to slash social spending. Meanwhile, they ignore the climate crisis.
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The Wall Street Journal editorial board does not like clean air
The Wall Street Journal's editorial on the EPA mangles basic facts and omits mention of the overwhelming public health benefits from cleaner air.
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Cities, states start to adopt climate change survival strategies
In California, an advisory panel recommends preparing for rising sea levels, along with more wildfires, heat waves, and water shortages.
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Feds push to speed up wind farms off the East Coast
The White House finally decided that it was time to get serious about tapping into all that wind blowing along the Atlantic Coast.
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The best 9 steps toward oil independence
The Mobility Choice Coalition ranks the most effective ways to reduce transportation-oil dependence in a new report.
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Ontario feed-in tariffs creating solar jobs at the cost of a donut per month
A new report says the impact of Ontario's feed-in tariffs for solar photovoltaics, which will create 70,000 jobs, is no more than one donut per month.
