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Scientists keep raising estimates of how much oil is still in the Gulf
The big question about the BP oil disaster is no longer “Where’s the oil?âÃÂÂ
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Can conservatives ride the 'no train' to victory?
Could high-speed rail opposition determine the outcome of governor's races and stall the Obama administration's efforts to modernize our nation?
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Lots of Republican candidates are denying climate science
GOP candidates for Senate are rushing to pander to their extremist anti-science Tea Party base by denying even our most basic understanding of climate science.
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The Reign of King Coal is Ending
by Bruce Nilles, Director of the Sierra Club’s Beyond Coal Campaign Contrary to the impression you may have been left with after reading a recent Associated Press piece about the future (or lack thereof) of coal in this country, the reign of “King Coal” is ending. Though the AP piece makes some good points (specifically, […]
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West Virginia politician: Compared to drug overdoses, coal isn't so bad
At an exclusive coal industry retreat this month, a top West Virginia politician bemoaned the negative image of the state’s coal industry in the wake of this year’s Upper Big Branch disaster that killed 29 miners. Looking for a silver lining, Senate Finance Chairman Walt Helmick (D-W.Va.) contrasted the death toll from mining coal to the deaths from drug overdoses in McDowell County, West Virginia’s poorest.
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Big Coal to Congress: Save us from EPA!
Utilities now face an EPA that is taking its responsibilities seriously. So they're forecasting doom, filling legislators' heads with scare stories, and planning lawsuits.
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What climate activists need to learn from the NRA and the gun-control wars
The gun lobby has won battles by energizing its small membership base, influencing the outcome of elections, and employing bare-knuckled tactics.
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How Obama could make housing policy greener
On Tuesday, the Obama administration is holding a large summit on how to reshape federal housing policy and eventually offload mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, which the government bailed out in 2008. It'll be a Very Serious event in which the health of the economy gets top billing and the health of the planet will be lucky to get even a passing mention.
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A climate policy for people and the environment
A well-designed climate policy could slash greenhouse emissions and put money in Americans' pockets -- but that's not what Congress is considering.
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If killer weather is in our future, can we get better at predicting it?
NOAA reports that the planet has just been through the warmest January-to-July period on record.
