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Obama Hobbled By Congress In Fight Against Global Warming

The New York Times | John M. Broder | Posted 11.16.2009 | Politics

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President Obama came into office pledging to end eight years of American inaction on climate change under President George W. Bush, and all year he ha...

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Where Science and Politics Intersect: Time to Win in Congress on Climate Change

Margie Alt | Posted 11.28.2009 | Green

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Margie Alt

We have precious little time to deal with global warming before global warming deals with us. And the Senate Environment and Public Works bill is actually a good beginning.

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Add a Gigawatt a Day to Keep the Climate Crisis at Bay

Steve Kirsch | Posted 09.18.2009 | Green

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Steve Kirsch

If we think we're going to make the goal from solar, wind, and other renewables alone, we must be smoking something. Every clean power technology, including nuclear, has to play a role.

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Obama Defeats Global Warming in Chicago

Craig "Meathead" Goldwyn | Posted 08.25.2009 | Chicago

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Craig

We cannot overlook the one thing Obama has already accomplished for his home town in the seven short months since taking the oath of office. It is his crowning achievement.

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Obama, G8 Leaders Agree On Climate Target

AP | COLLEEN BARRY and JANE WARDELL | Posted 08.08.2009 | World

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L'AQULA, Italy — Britain and the United States may see room for more stimulus. Germany is worried that it has done too much already. The leader...

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Obama White House Not Challenging EPA; AP Gets It Wrong

Grist.org | Posted 06.12.2009 | Politics

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The AP has what looks like a blockbuster story today: "White House memo challenges EPA finding on warming." The Obama White House bashing the EPA proc...

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Time for Passion and Strategy on Climate Change

Michael Franti | Posted 05.26.2009 | Green

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Michael Franti

If we do not change our negative habits toward climate change, we can count on worldwide disruptions in food production, resulting in mass migration, refugee crises and increased conflict over scarce natural resources like water and farm land.

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Luddites Live On

Lance Simmens | Posted 05.25.2009 | Politics

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Lance Simmens

John Boehner's job is to advance policies that will make a positive difference for all Americans, not to pander to the Luddites who are fearful of new technologies and scientific development.

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McCain Slams Obama Global Warming Plan

AZ Central | Posted 05.23.2009 | Green

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Sen. John McCain blasted President Barack Obama's global-warming plan Tuesday, saying it would hurt an already battered economy by raising energy cost...

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Obama Global Warming Plan Involves Cooling Air

AP | SETH BORENSTEIN | Posted 05.09.2009 | Green

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WASHINGTON — Tinkering with Earth's climate to chill runaway global warming _ a radical idea once dismissed out of hand _ is being discussed by ...

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Canada Thinks It Can Sell George W's Climate Plan to President Obama

Kevin Grandia | Posted 04.02.2009 | Green

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Kevin Grandia

Obama and his team see right through Canada's weak, ineffectual climate plan. After all it's pretty much the plan set out by former President George W. Bush.

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Phasing Out of Transition and Into the Book Business

Mike Lux | Posted 02.06.2009 | Politics

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Mike Lux

Leaving transition work, I find myself a lot more hopeful about generally progressive policy coming out of the Obama administration than some of my friends in the progressive blogosphere.

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Obama's Global Warming Challenge: It's A Ticking Time Bomb

AP | SETH BORENSTEIN | Posted 01.14.2009 | Green

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WASHINGTON — When Bill Clinton took office in 1993, global warming was a slow-moving environmental problem that was easy to ignore. Now it is a ...

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Obama Promises Climate Change Leadership At Summit (VIDEO)

AP | LIZ SIDOTI | Posted 12.19.2008 | Politics

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WASHINGTON — Calling climate change an urgent challenge, President-elect Barack Obama promised Tuesday that Washington would take a leading role...

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Obama Triggers First Environmental Dividend

James Hoggan | Posted 12.08.2008 | Green

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James Hoggan

The U.S. wind has obviously shifted and leading Democrats have been increasingly critical of higher-carbon sources of crude oil.

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Obama: "We Can't Solve Global Warming Because I F---ing Changed Light Bulbs In My House"

The Huffington Post | Rachel Weiner | Posted 12.06.2008 | Politics

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While most of Newsweek's behind-the-scenes Special Election Project reporting reveals serious campaign issues on both sides, there's one funny moment ...

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Behind The Scenes: Newsweek On McCain In The Dark, Obama Threats, And More

The Huffington Post | Rachel Weiner | Posted 12.06.2008 | Politics

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Newsweek has released highlights of its Special Election Project, which allowed reporters to gather behind-the-scenes information on the presidential ...

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Why Biden is Such an Important Pick for the Climate

Joseph Romm | Posted 09.25.2008 | Politics

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Joseph Romm

It has become increasingly clear that achieving a serious, binding international emissions treaty is even more politically implausible a task than passing serious, binding domestic legislation.

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How Biden's Foreign Policy Experience Supplements Obama's Climate Policy

Jeremy Jacquot | Posted 09.24.2008 | Green

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Jeremy Jacquot

As things stand, the single biggest obstacle to effective climate change mitigation is the lack of a comprehensive, international accord.

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Jason Burnett, Bush Official Who Just Resigned, To Aid Obama

The Huffington Post | Posted 07.14.2008 | Politics

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Until last month, Jason Burnett was a high-ranking political appointee at the Environmental Protection Agency. But "after concluding there was no more...

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Op-Ed: McCain's Global Warming Selective Memory

LA Times | Posted 05.23.2008 | Politics

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As he rolled out his plan to combat global warming this week, Republican John McCain jumped at the opportunity to remind voters that he'd flown nearly...

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