Climate Politics
All Stories
-
![]()
![]()
Drilling moratorium caused minimal job loss, and other green news
A report released by the Obama administration on Thursday said that the Gulf of Mexico drilling moratorium has had little impact on unemployment.
-
![]()
![]()
UPDATED: With the food safety bill dead, time for the FDA/USDA to grow some backbone
Food safety legislation has officially joined climate legislation as a corpse on the Senate floor. Now the onus is on Obama to purge the food-safety agencies of pervasive industry influence.
-
![]()
![]()
Nominee Jacob Lew must take a fresh look at the broken regulatory situation
Jacob Lew heads to the hill for two Senate hearings on his nomination to be the new director of the White House's Office of Management and Budget.
-
![]()
![]()
Six Senate races that are critical to the climate fight
There are six key Senate races in which a strong vote for climate action runs a serious risk of being replaced by a global-warming denier.
-
![]()
![]()
No, liberals did not 'overreach' on climate
No matter what goes wrong for the Democrats, the Beltway diagnosis is "liberal overreach." The narrative is so familiar it's part of D.C. atmosphere.
-
![]()
![]()
If GOP takes the House, get ready for nuclear plants and "clean" coal
Time to face reality: It's looking more likely that Republicans will win back the House. Get ready for talk about nuclear energy and "clean" coal.
-
![]()
![]()
A White House road trip with a solar rock star
Bill McKibben got to see the now-famous enthusiasm gap up close and personal last week when he asked the White House to go back to using solar panels.
-
![]()
![]()
Tea Party victories are good for progressives, but bad for climate
The rise of the Tea Party may be good for progressive politicians, but it has major downsides for Homo "sapiens" sapiens.
-
New York governor's race: Cuomo vs. Paladino
Tell us what you know about the governor's race in New York. What's at stake? What are candidates saying about climate change and other green issues?
-
New Hampshire governor's race: Lynch vs. Stephen
Tell us what you know about the governor's race in New Hampshire. What's at stake? What are candidates saying about green issues?
