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Will someone please pay the farm bill?
Congress returns to the business of trying to agree on what to do about farm and food subsidies before the law turns into a pumpkin and the calendar flips back to 1940.
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West Coast Leaders Providing Trickle Up Leadership
Monday in San Francisco four elected officials boldly went where few politicians will these days – they talked openly and passionately about the urgent need to take action on climate […]
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The Pacific Ocean is now warming 15 times faster than it used to
Another climate-denier talking point bites the dust: A new study confirms that oceans are absorbing more heat, helping to explain the slowdown in warming on land.
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GMO labeling: Trick or treat?
Many of the arguments against Washington state's GMO labeling initiative make sense. Here's why, despite that, it should pass.
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2013 to be Record Year for Offshore Wind
By J. Matthew Roney Offshore wind power installations are on track to hit a seventh consecutive annual record in 2013. Developers added 1,080 megawatts of generating capacity in the first […]
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Utility says nuclear greener than solar – for their shareholders
Two weeks ago, I listened – incredulously – to Minnesota’s largest utility, Xcel Energy, suggest that solar energy offers its ratepayers no value as an environmental hedge against carbon emissions […]
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2014 Climate Movement Strategy
What should be the objectives of the US-based climate movement in 2014? Over the past few years, since the death in 2010 of cap-and-trade legislation in the US Senate and […]
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Democracy in action: 300 enviros, unionists and locals “town hall” together on proposed LNG export terminal
The first town hall meeting concerning the risks of the proposed Cove Point LNG export terminal in Maryland was held Tuesday night, October 23. It was a big and rousing […]
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Air pollution can wreck your mental health too
Bad air quality could contribute to memory problems, attention deficits, anxiety, and depression. No wonder you're bummed out.
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Asheville Votes to Move Beyond Coal
Chicago. Los Angeles. Austin. Asheville. Wait, what? That’s right, Asheville, North Carolina, can now join the ranks of cities that have chosen to move beyond coal. On Tuesday night the […]