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Climate hawkery requires no particular position on climate science
I want to correct one mistake people seem to be making about the climate hawk/dove spectrum. Being a climate hawk does not require any particular position on climate science. There is no scientific "litmus test." In fact, one's position on the hawk/dove spectrum is orthogonal to one's position on climate science.
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The Senate livability bill has no teeth. That’s okay
The administration wants to curb sprawl and promote walkable neighborhoods through incentives, not mandates. Relax, critics -- the market's going to help on this one.
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Yes on 23 Campaign Has Many Reasons to be Embarrassed
The backers of the Yes on Proposition 23 campaign in California have plenty of reasons to be embarrassed: · Their key talking points are based on lies. · An overwhelming majority of their funding comes from oil and coal companies. · Some of their key organizers are actually proud to be funded by out-of-state oil […]
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Colorado climate scientists tell Ken Buck: Global warming is not a 'hoax'
Colorado's climate scientists dismissed claims made by the state's Republican candidate for the US Senate, Ken Buck, that global warming is a hoax.
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When corporations ruled the Earth
This country is being run for the benefit of alien life forms. They've invaded; they've conquered; and a lot of people do their bidding.
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BP, other European polluters, pump money into Senate campaigns
An analysis by Climate Action Network Europe found that BP and other big polluting European companies are helping fund Senate climate zombies.
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My first and last 'climate hawk' follow-up
I want to thank everyone for the excellent discussion that's taken place around the term "climate hawk." I'm going to round up some reactions, offer one or two more thoughts, and then explain why my fondest hope is for this discussion to end and for simple usage to begin.
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States have clean-energy momentum, but it’s under threat
States are way ahead of the feds in helping clean-energy businesses. They're on track to create 2 million jobs -- but GOP candidates oppose the plan.
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Media controversy over stimulus-funded clean energy grant program lacks substance
Critical news articles about a clean energy stimulus program are making misleading contentions.
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The GOP changes its tune on cap-and-trade
Republican presidents Ronald Reagan, George HW Bush, and George W Bush supported cap-and-trade. Officials who criticize it are caught up in politics.
