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Big Business pays U.S. Chamber to do its dirty work
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce has always been a bully for Big Business. But now it's on the attack with secret money.
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Carbon tax in the U.K.: What does it mean for U.S. debate?
The U.K. may have just implemented a carbon tax. "Whuuut?" you're asking. Seriously. And it's kind of a funny story.
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Carbon pricing and technology R&D initiatives in a meaningful national climate policy
A new report presents false substitutes to a carbon pricing policy, which are nonetheless requisite complements to that essential policy.
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The Climate Post: Is Americans' climate ignorance a tragedy or an opportunity?
Half of Americans polled by researchers at Yale University are woefully ill-informed about climate change, including the 43 percent that believe, "If we stopped punching holes in the ozone layer with rockets, it would reduce global warming." Plus, China dominates an important clean tech export and new climate change impacts would be perfect for a remake of Day After Tomorrow.
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School salad bars, and the limits of relying on charity for what government should do
Whole Foods has raised $1.4 million from its customers to invest in salad bars for public schools. The catch: those schools must be within 50 miles of a Whole Foods. For me, the real problem here is the lack of public commitment to provide healthy school lunches.
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William Lind makes a conservative case for public transit (just not buses)
William Lind thinks Republican politicians should be supporting public rail transit because it makes sense for their affluent (and mostly white) constituency. He also says white conservatives are "not going to be comfortable" on city buses where they are "surrounded by blacks and Hispanics."
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Minnesota governor's race: Dayton vs. Horner vs. Emmer
What's at stake in the Minnesota governor's race? Quite a bit for the future of energy and transportation in the state.
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One out of seven Tea Partiers see global warming as problem
And a majority don't think it will ever have a serious impact on the planet. Plus, a drought in the South and paper-thin solar cells.
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We’re tearing this highway down, Transportation Sec. Ray LaHood says
It's one thing to talk about designing for people instead of cars, and another thing make good on that pledge by tearing tear down elevated highways.
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Is there a war between cities and suburbs? Does there have to be one?
Where we choose to live, and how, is emerging as a crucial factor in the battle to reduce carbon emissions. Is there anything to be gained by framing the cities vs. suburbs conflict as just another culture war?
