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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.
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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.
