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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.
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U.S. military faces reality and makes big push for renewable energy
So Congress wants to take it slow on this renewable energy thing. Not the U.S. military. It prefers to face reality.
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Lessons from the climate fight: determined ignorance in the Senate
One aspect of Senate dysfunction that deserves emphasis is the degree to which policy is made out of ignorance, as shown in Ryan Lizza's New Yorker piece.
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A recap of the FDA's ‘Frankenfish' hearings
Even the FDA's pro-industry committee charged with evaluating the safety of a new genetically engineered salmon wants to see better science before supporting its release.
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Lessons from the climate fight: it's the Senate, stupid
In the New Yorker, Ryan Lizza's got a fantastic blow-by-blow account of the climate bill's demise. The central lesson is clear: it's the Senate, stupid.
