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The curious case of why Chevron is sitting out Prop 23
Chevron and the California Chamber of Commerce claim neutrality on Proposition 23. But a close look at two other propositions shows otherwise.
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Lessons from the climate fight: Dem party leaders screwed the climate bill
The leadership of the Democratic Party did little to help the climate bill and much to hurt it, treating it with indifference, carelessness, and hostility.
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Court rules rBGH-free milk *is* better than the kind produced with artificial hormones. Now what?
News that an appeals court is overturning Ohio's ban on "rBGH-free" milk labeling has caused quite a splash. The court disagrees with the FDA that there is no "compositional difference" between milk produced with and without the artificial growth hormones. What happens now?
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Lessons from the climate fight: McCain's a tool
One fact that bobs to the surface as you read Ryan Lizza's New Yorker piece on the death of the climate bill is that John McCain is kind of a tool.
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Republican guv candidates line up to say no to federal stimulus money for rail
The creation of a modern rail network in the United States is becoming just another political football.
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It's on! EPA's Lisa Jackson whacks back at fossil fuel lobbyists
Next to Barack Obama, EPA chief Lisa Jackson may be the favorite target of Big Business lobbyists and their Republican cronies in Congress.
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White House approves solar for roof and California desert
Facing criticism over its environmental record, the Obama administration announced it will reinstall solar panels on the White House -- and approved California solar projects.
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White House gets into 10/10/10 spirit with solar-panel plan
Today's announcement that the Obamas will be cooking their breakfast courtesy of the sun could not have come at a better moment.
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Lessons from the climate fight: 'moderate' is meaningless
Senators who claim to accept the basic scientific facts of climate change are dubbed "moderate" even as they treat climate policy with all the seriousness of an earmark haggle.
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The White House is going solar
Secretary of Energy Steven Chu announced that the Obama White House will bring back solar power, removed decades ago by the Reagan administration.
