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Attention Congress: China is shutting down its old coal plants
Certain members of the U.S. Congress believe that America shouldn't do anything about climate change until China does. Let's focus on something China is doing: shutting down old, dirty coal plants.
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Exclusive: Fannie regulator digs in on clean-energy opposition
The Federal Housing Finance Agency solidified its opposition to the home-greening program PACE in a letter to members of Congress.
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Obama turns an even lighter shade of green
Barack Obama sided with utility companies in a lawsuit trying to combat greenhouse gas pollution. This latest anti-green move baffles us, Mr President
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Iowa ag secretary boasted of state's vast egg industry, failed to regulate it
Why was Wright County Egg owner Jack DeCoster allowed to run a massive feed mill completely unregulated by the state of Iowa?
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Canada declares BPA toxic. Why haven't we?
Canada has officially declared bisphenol A toxic, in brazen defiance of the chemical industry. Here's hoping that will give the U.S. Senate the spine to follow suit.
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The Kochs are screwing the environment
Please, do yourself a favor, and read Jane Mayer’s article in the New Yorker about the corporate underwriting of the anti-environmental agenda. You will find it time well spent.
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Remember that massive clean-energy bill Obama signed?
If you read everything that bloggers declared a "must read," you'd have time for little else. I'll just say that if you want a lucid tour of the Obama administration's work to remake the country's energy and transportation landscape, it's tough to beat Michael Grunwald's new TIME piece "How the Stimulus is Changing America."
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The Climate Post: Primaries move GOP to the right (on climate)
Read about the GOP primary results, new sources of green energy, upcoming climate change impacts, Dilbert, and more.
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Does anyone take science seriously?
Politicians ignore them. Journalists distort what they say. No wonder scientists complain about getting no respect.
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Why environmentalists should love universal voter registration
Election season is upon us! This year has been distinguished by the sheer number of crackpots running for office, as well as the number of people with yachts trying to ‘self-finance a campaign’ or ‘purchase’ a political post. One of the few upsides of races so far has been skepticism of political candidates who were […]
