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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 […]
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Groups: Gas must be included in Gulf disaster tally
The National Wildlife Federation has been a leader in pressing the federal government to hold BP and other parties fully accountable for the Gulf disaster. While attention has been focused on the oil spilled, NWF joined NRDC today in writing a letter [PDF] to Eric Holder, asking the U.S. attorney general to also consider the […]
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In Alaska, climate change skeptic leads GOP race for Senate
Joe Miller's potential upset of Alaska Sen Lisa Murkowski could mean another Senate climate skeptic. Miller's not the only denier running for Congress
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Goldman Prize winner says sharks still in trouble
Costa Rica is a leading exporter of shark fins for fin soup trade. Fighting this is Randall Arauz. I spoke with the Goldman Environmental Prize winner
