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Is environmentalism progressive?
Rather than building up a progressive movement and progressive America, President Barack Obama has demoralized his friends and emboldened his enemies.
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Fixing USDA dietary guidelines won't fix our diets
The USDA is revising its guidelines on what Americans should be eating. But even if the feds get it right, which they probably won't, a new pyramid won't be enough to change the way we eat.
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As EPA ramps up, Obama critics eye it as juicy target
Now that all the climate action has shifted to the EPA, Republican leaders are licking their lips.
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The New Yorker on how the Senate & White House missed their best chance to deal with climate change
It may be true that Obama “profoundly” understands what failing to address global warming means. But he basically punted on the issue without a fight.
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Video of the year: Right Wing Radio Duck
I've watched with some trepidation as folks in the energy policy world have laughed off the "energy efficiency is fascism" business bubbling up on the right. The fact that it's outlandish on the merits doesn't mean it can't take off and substantially alter public perception. The country's feeling insecure and anxious, and that means easy prey for demagogues. This mash-up from Jonathan McIntosh makes the point with brilliant, hilarious clarity
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Obama rallies to the defense of what little remains of clean energy policy
Obama says it's "essential" to get moving on clean energy. Because it's so essential, we ... extended some tax breaks. Now even those are in danger.
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Will Pete Rouse, Obama’s new chief of staff, push for climate action?
Rahm Emanuel's replacement has political savvy, energy-policy chops, and experience warding off environmental attacks from Republicans in Congress.
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A small venture that could generate big results
Imagine a program that turns a relatively small initial investment into billions of dollars of U.S. economic growth, thousands of new Americans jobs, and groundbreaking technologies that change the way we use energy in this country and around the world. It's called the Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy and it is about to be given the bureaucratic equivalent of a death sentence.
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Maine: Guv candidate Paul LePage hates Obama, reporters, and the planet
Paul LePage, the TeaOP candidate for governor in Maine, has a loony climate-denying, DEP-bashing, offshore-oil-dr … spilling platform.
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Senator blocks budget director nominee over offshore drilling ban
Jack Lew, the would-be budget director, is sidelined by Louisiana Sen Mary Landrieu's attempts to force Obama to lift the offshore drilling moratorium
