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In the past five years corn and soy production has razed nearly 2 million acres of US Western grasslands. Shutterstock.com
By | 02/28/2013 | Energy and Water

For the better part of the past decade, Climate change in America has been a hotly contested topic, kicked around all sides of the U.S. political arena.

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Romney on Energy Policy
By | 10/08/2012 | President, Science | 30 Comments

Important open questions about Romney and climate change remain as his positions change on scientific issues like global warming and carbon taxes.

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By | 09/26/2012 | Headline, Issues, Organizations, Science | 26 Comments

A study released Friday by the Union of Concerned Scientists shows News Corp misleads on climate change. The UCS reports that two of the most popular news outlets in the US, Fox News and the Wall Street Journal, do not appropriately handle the issue.

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By | 09/24/2012 | Energy and Water, Featured, Issues, Legislation, Legislators | 27 Comments

Though its critics suggest the EPA upsets the balance of powers, the EPA is constitutionally required to regulate greenhouse gases like CO2.

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hurricane-isaac
By | 08/28/2012 | Headline, Science | 18 Comments

Hurricane Isaac has failed to spark debate on global warming but will test New Orleans’ new levee system on the anniversary of Hurricane Katrina.

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By | 08/07/2012 | California, Energy and Water, Featured

AB 32, the California climate law, will only make a bad economic situation worse—particularly in disadvantaged communities across the state.

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By | 07/23/2012 | Energy and Water, Featured, Issues

U.S. emissions have dropped 7.7% since 2006 due to the rapid switch from dirtier coal to cleaner shale gas. All this cheap gas came from a concerted, public-private effort dating back to the mid-1970s to cheaply extract gas from shale.

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