Tea Party
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Court gives green light to EPA carbon pollution standards
Big news: The Supreme Court just gave the green light to implementing the EPA's first carbon pollution standards.
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Sorry, Glenn, Sarah, and Rush: Food is not a partisan issue — or one just about culture
Tea Party BFFs have all gone on the attack over food, but obesity, diabetes, and heart disease are not partisan issues -- and at least one conservative has stood up and said so. And while everyone likes to blame "culture," we've changed our unhealthy habits before, and we can do it again.
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The Climate Post: Scientific papers paint most accurate portrait of Earth’s future yet
Just in time for the ongoing talks in Cancun, Mexico, the U.K.'s Tyndall Center for Climate Change Research has rounded up a trove of cutting-edge scientific research that paints what may be the most accurate portrait of Earth's future to date. Plus, how to blame extreme weather on climate change (without having to apologize for doing so) and what Tea Partiers and environmentalists agree on.
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Chu criticizes anti-innovation conservatives
In a conference call, Energy Secretary Steven Chu derided the conservative desire to turn back the clock on technological innovation.
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The Tea Party's 'livability' paranoia
Stephanie Mencimer reports on the hilarious and frightening Tea Party campaign against sustainable development.
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To block EPA regulations, Koch Industries expands lobbying campaign to children
Regulation Reality Tour, produced by Koch's Americans for Prosperity, featured a SWAT car shaped moon bounce for children, symbolizing EPA Carbon Cops
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Climate hawks make global warming denial into campaign issue
A few Democrats have fought back against the Tea Party anti-science wave, making the argument that people who choose oil propaganda over scientific fact might not be the best leaders for this nation.
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The GOP changes its tune on cap-and-trade
Republican presidents Ronald Reagan, George HW Bush, and George W Bush supported cap-and-trade. Officials who criticize it are caught up in politics.
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Prop 26′s dirty backers flee from political poison of Prop 23
Millions of dollars are pouring into California's Prop 26, a fail-safe for the possibility that the pro-pollution Prop 23 fails.