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World Series inspires opponents of California's Prop 23
Texas and San Francisco aren't just going head to head in the World Series -- they're also battling it out over California's contentious Prop 23.
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A moment of autocentric lunacy at the Rally to Restore Sanity
There may have been lots of lucid thinking at Jon Stewart's Rally to Restore Sanity, but comparing Americans to cars stuck in traffic wasnt an example
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Expect a nuclear boost if Reid loses Senate seat
A loss by Harry Reid in the Nevada Senate race could clear the way for Republicans to make nuclear a centerpiece of any renewable energy plan.
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Evangelical climate hawk learns hard knocks in House race
Ben Lowe (D) is a 25-year-old first-time candidate getting whomped in a suburban Chicago congressional race. He's also an intriguing candidate, coming from an evangelical bastion and running on clean energy, compassionate immigration reform, "restraint in military spending," and scrubbing corporate money from politics.
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Angela Glover Blackwell talks about the connection between transportation and social justice
Starting with Plessy v. Ferguson, access to transportation has been a civil rights issue in this country. The founder of PolicyLink explains why it still is.
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The Climate Post: Pre-election maneuvering marked by fits of climate skepticism
Accepting the scientific consensus on climate change continues to be a liability for Republican candidates. One representative, Bob Inglis, blames his loss in the GOP primary to his public assertions that climate change is real. Plus, Jimmy Carter strikes back and a conservative whines about a cap without trade.
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Strickland finally talks up energy and transit in Ohio guv race
Gov. Strickland has come out hard against his Republican opponent for talking about repealing the state's clean energy standard. On transit, too, Strickland positions himself as the forward-looking candidate.
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Koch Industries Shields CEO From College Student's Modest Debate Challenge on Prop 23
I traveled to Koch Industries headquarters in Wichita earlier this week where Joel Francis, the Cal State-Los Angeles senior and Marine Corps veteran, formally delivered his letter challenging CEO Charles Koch to a public debate about his funding of Prop 23. After receiving no response from Koch following the video posting of his challenge […]
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Schwarzenegger and James Cameron team up to terminate Prop 23
Schwarzenegger and James Cameron reunite to blast away at Prop 23, which would effectively kill California's global warming law. Watch their new ad.
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A beautiful coalition against dirty energy
This beautiful coalition gives us a glimpse of the green path forward toward clean energy, a prosperous sustainable economy, and a healthier planet.
