Republican Party
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Meet the 20-year-old Republican with an environmental agenda
Benji Backer, founder of the American Conservation Coalition, wants conservatives to champion conservation again.
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California rewrites the GOP’s climate playbook
Golden State Republicans are testing out new paths for the party on warming.
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The GOP’s top climate hawk sees a potential Trump upside
Bob Inglis clings to hope that the real estate developer will break the GOP's fever on global warming.
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The Republican Party makes its hatred of mass transit official
The GOP platform dismisses transit, high-speed rail, bike shares, and any other transportation programs that aren't highways.
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The neuroscience of why the GOP is like that
Here's Chris Mooney, who has made it his mission to chronicle and then explain why the GOP is resolutely anti-science, summing up his life's work rather succinctly.
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Republicans for Environmental Protection drops ‘Republicans’ from name
Once upon a time, there were green Republicans. Now, not so much.
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Republicans put a deadline on Keystone XL, surprising nobody
As predicted, Republicans in the House have grudgingly allowed a two-month extension on the payroll tax holiday, on the condition that they can impose a deadline on Keystone XL pipeline approval. President Obama had postponed approval for a year, based on evidence that the environmental analysis was flawed, but Republicans want a decision NOW NOW […]
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Here’s what Republicans are trying to shove into must-pass bills
Politicians are always trying to sneak shit into important bills, so that when you vote to pass the Don't Starve America's Children Act you are also sneakily funding the Rich People Get To Use You As A Coffee Table rider. Because congressional Republicans evidently hate you and the world, they're shoving a bunch of anti-environmental […]