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Three prominent Republicans care about climate change, sort of
In recent weeks, three prominent Republicans — Mitt Romney, Chris Christie and Jon Huntsman — have publicly affirmed their belief in climate change and the need to reduce pollution. This […]
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Poison, poop, and trash: spring in the park
Yesterday, I was at the park with my kids after dinner, a “night session” as we call it. The dandelions, ubiquitous this time of year, had a distinctly sinister curve […]
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Congress should not try to stop the Europeans from controlling aviation's carbon pollution
Why would a reauthorization bill for the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) have anything to say about the steps that Europe is taking to reduce carbon pollution from aviation? The answer […]
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Could EcoAds Keep the Lights on in Japan?
In 1950s science fiction movies, irradiated monsters would emerge from the sea to level Tokyo as horrified citizens flee. In 2011, as a sign I saw last week in Tokyo […]
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New NASA map shows how much carbon is stored in global forests
NASA has just released a new map which shows the carbon stored in the forests around the world. While it doesn’t show us exactly which forests are at risk of […]
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Tim DeChristopher and the March on Blair Mountain
“I went in thinking that I was sacrificing my freedom by taking such an action. This is not really the case. The sacrifice had happened before: when I had spent […]
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Friday music blogging: The Head and the Heart
The Head and the Heart are not only a Seattle band, they’re from the neighborhood where I used to live, Ballard. They self-released their eponymous debut album in 2009 and […]
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A foolproof way to talk about climate change
If you’re like me and have to talk about climate science in public forums a lot, you struggle with the denier community and how to talk about the issue. Personally, […]
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Residents Flood This Week's EPA Mercury Hearings
Americans made their voices heard this week, turning out in huge crowds at three public hearings to demand Environmental Protection Agency safeguards from coal pollution. You can see photos from […]
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Rick Santorum, the Only Consistently Anti-Environmental Candidate
Rick Santorum announced yesterday that next week, in a Western Pennsylvania coal field, he’ll announce he is running for President. The leaked announcement seems to have heavily emphasized the coal […]
