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Republican victories not good news for transportation advocates
Things just got tougher for people who want to change the transportation system in the United States from a highway-centric model to one that gives more attention to rail, buses, biking, and walking.
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Was this election good for the fish?
There's not much humor to be found when you look at the likely effect of the election on the oceans.
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Election 2010: The scoop on energy and environment ballot measures
Find out about California's Prop 23 and other ballot measures around the country on energy efficiency, bottled-water taxes, public transit, and more.
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California wins a clean energy and climate trifecta
California is the only place in the country where climate and clean energy activists aggressively pushed their message -- and it worked.
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Election 2010: The Senate gets lots of new climate deniers
Republicans failed to take the Senate, but added lots of new climate deniers to its ranks. The Senate will now be even more hostile to climate action.
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Election 2010: Republicans take 6 of 11 key governor races
Thirty-seven governorships are up for grabs this election, and they'll have a huge impact on energy & climate issues. Who are the winners and losers?
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'Cities' may not matter as much as we think
When we talk about "cities" strictly limited to a fraction of a place's total area and population, we're being arbitrary and missing important points.
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GOP wins could throw dirt on climate and energy policy
Is it possible that climate and energy legislation could get even deader? You betcha!
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'A coup d'etat against the carbon cronies': chatting with Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is a lifelong environmentalist, a lawyer, an author, a cleantech backer, a falconer, a whitewater rafter, president of the Waterkeeper Alliance, a senior attorney and frequent spokesperson for NRDC, and a vigorous political campaigner. Other than that he's kind of a layabout. I caught up with him in San Francisco, where we chatted about ... well, mostly about how things are going to hell. But also other stuff!
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Climate hawks make global warming denial into campaign issue
A few Democrats have fought back against the Tea Party anti-science wave, making the argument that people who choose oil propaganda over scientific fact might not be the best leaders for this nation.
