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Maryland governor's race: O'Malley vs. Ehrlich
Tell us what you know about the governor's race in Maryland. What's at stake? What are candidates saying about climate change and other green issues?
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This green doesn't want McCain back, thanks
In Politico, Darren Samuelsohn says "greens want their McCain back." I don't know if I qualify as a "green," but I can say with great vigor and certainty that I do not want my McCain back, or anyone's McCain for that matter. It's not clear how many greens are supposed to feel this way beyond Republicans for Environmental Protection (the only entity more desperate for a conservative date to the dance than John Kerry), but for those that do, listen carefully: he's just not that into you.
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Welcome to the real climate war: Big Oil versus the Terminator
The big news is the upset victory of Tea Partier Christine O'Donnell in Delaware. But the real war over climate change is being waged in the states.
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Now all GOP Senate candidates deny global warming
The one GOP Senate candidate who supported climate action was knocked out in Delaware's primary on Tuesday by Christine O'Donnell, a Tea Partier and "cap-and-tax" critic.
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Texas and three other states threaten to sue California over AB 32
Texas and three other states with attorneys general beholden to Dirty Oil have vowed to sue California as a last-ditch effort to kill AB 32.
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FDA set to accept junk science for 'Frankenfish' safety studies
A new salmon combines genes from Chinook salmon and the ocean pout, and often ends up deformed as a result. So why is the FDA about to approve it based solely on flawed studies by its creator, AquaBounty?
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Senators renew efforts to rein in EPA on regulating greenhouse gases
Well, that didn't take long. Congress is barely back in town and already there's talk of yet another attempt to rein in the EPA.
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Is global warming frying conservative brains in Alaska and Delaware?
A prediction: The next senator from Delaware will know that global warming is real and will support a cap on carbon emissions. That description fits the Democratic nominee Chris Coons, who is running unopposed in tomorrow’s primary, and GOP Rep. Mike Castle. It does not fit Castle’s primary opponent, the Tea Party Express-funded Christine O’Donnell. […]
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Nearly all GOP Senate candidates deny global warming
Nearly all of the Republican candidates for Senate dispute the scientific consensus that the United States must act to fight global warming pollution.
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Feed-in tariffs saved French ratepayers money they would have otherwise spent
The cost of French feed-in tariffs for renewable energy over and above the cost of conventional fuels was negative in 2008.
