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New House Science Committee Chair Ralph Hall Threatens to Subpoena Climate Scientists

Posted on Dec 28, 2010, Source: Climate Progress

Rep. Ralph Hall (R-TX), an "unconditional champion of fossil fuels," kicks off the witch hunt.

Over 100,000 Rally for Climate and Clean Energy Action: Media Downplays This Amazing Show of Support

Posted on Apr 26, 2010, Source: Climate Progress

Apparently the Washington Post doesn't think that preserving the health and well-being of countless future generations is 'hot-button' enough for the media.

Why You Should Come to the Largest Climate Rally Ever on the DC Mall April 25

Posted on Apr 19, 2010, Source: Climate Progress

Come hear everyone from James Hansen to James Cameron, from Sting to me. Let's show the Tea Partiers what a real crowd looks like.

Sarah Palin Continues to Peddle Energy Falsehoods, Urges Americans to Stay Addicted to Foreign Oil

Posted on Jan 27, 2010, Source: Climate Progress

Palin has chosen to use her Facebook page -- a medium devoid of critics -- to further push her "Drill Baby, Drill!" ideology. Why are we not surprised?

World's Biggest Polluters Strike a Deal: U.S. and China Agree to Comprehensive Clean Energy and Climate Plan

Posted on Nov 18, 2009, Source: Climate Progress

The overall plan is much more ambitious in scope and depth than anticipated.

What's Next After Taking Out Van Jones? Fox News Blurts Out Agenda to Sabotage the Environment

Posted on Sep 8, 2009, Source: Climate Progress

The job destroyers and climate destroyers of the right wing most certainly smell blood -- and what they want to do is no joke.

Leaked Memo: Big Oil Planning Bogus 'Energy Citizen' Rallies to Oppose Clean Energy Legislation

Posted on Aug 17, 2009, Source: Climate Progress

It looks like they're borrowing some plays from the health care reform astroturfers.

NYT: Climate Change Seen as Threat to U.S. Security

Posted on Aug 13, 2009, Source: Climate Progress

Intelligence analysts say that we'll need our military to deal with the effects of violent storms, drought, mass migration and pandemics.

Top 5 Ways the 'Birthers' Are Like the Global Warming Deniers

Posted on Aug 8, 2009, Source: Climate Progress

Both are impervious to the evidence and both get their disinformation from the same right-wing sources.

Clean Energy Bill Survives: Political Realists Rejoice, Climate Science Realists Demand More

Posted on May 22, 2009, Source: Climate Progress

Now the next challenge: how to stop this bill from being weakened as it winds itself through the House and the Senate.

Obama to Raise Fuel Efficiency Standards: Biggest Step Gov Has Taken to Fight CO2

Posted on May 18, 2009, Source: Climate Progress

It looks like the Waxman-Markey bill is not the alpha and the omega of energy policy -- this is big news, too.

Could Food Shortages Bring Down Civilization?

Posted on May 12, 2009, Source: Climate Progress

Finally someone is listening to Lester Brown and his warnings of a collapse in our food supplies, as a new article reveals in Scientific American.

Has Anyone in U.S. History Made More Americans Less Safe Than Dick Cheney?

Posted on May 11, 2009, Source: Climate Progress

One could write an entire book on Cheney's single-handed efforts to destroy a livable climate for the next 50 generations of Americans.

On Earth Day, Forget About the Planet -- We're the Ones Who Are Screwed

Posted on Apr 22, 2009, Source: Climate Progress

Affection for our planet is misdirected and unrequited. We need to focus on saving ourselves. It's time to dump Earth Day.

Why Do Conservatives Hate Your Children?

Posted on Mar 21, 2009, Source: Climate Progress

A look at conservatives' willful effort to destroy the health and well-being of your children and grandchildren and the next 50 generations.

Why the Global Economy Is a Ponzi Scheme and We Are All Bernie Madoffs

Posted on Mar 10, 2009, Source: Climate Progress

As Thomas Friedman agrees in the next article, we have constructed the grandest of Ponzi schemes by living off future generations.

Obama Must Stop Dirty Coal -- But What Will He Replace it With?

Posted on Feb 19, 2009, Source: Climate Progress

It is incumbent on progressives to propose a realistic alternative to new coal plants -- here's our best options.

What's Green About the New Stimulus Deal?

Posted on Feb 13, 2009, Source: Climate Progress

There's lots of good news -- from a tax credit for renewables to the $50 billion nuclear industry giveaway being axed. Here's the highlights.

Stephen Chu: "We're Looking at a Scenario Where There's No More Agriculture in California"

Posted on Feb 11, 2009, Source: Climate Progress

Eight years of disinformation and muzzling U.S. climate scientists has left the public largely unaware of the catastrophes ahead.

How Did $50B Worth of High-Risk, Job-Killing Nuclear Loans Get into the Stimulus?

Posted on Feb 11, 2009, Source: Climate Progress

The same budget gimmicks that got us into the credit mess are creeping into the stimulus.

Australia Faces Collapse as Climate Change Kicks in: Are the Southwest and California Next?

Posted on Feb 2, 2009, Source: Climate Progress

Australia is the canary in the coal mine for climate-driven desertification.

Must-read Obama Speech Warns of "Irreversible Catastrophe" from Climate Change

Posted on Jan 26, 2009, Source: Climate Progress

In a rousing speech Obama makes it clear that "no single issue is as fundamental to our future as energy."

Obama: "We Will Double the Production of Alternative Energy in the Next Three Years"

Posted on Jan 8, 2009, Source: Climate Progress

Obama's speech lays out some bold energy plans. Here's the highlights and the speech itself.

Global Warming's US Impacts and "Permanent Drying" in the Southwest

Posted on Dec 18, 2008, Source: Climate Progress

A new report from the USGS (i.e. the Bush administration!) is a stunner.

Top 5 Reasons Steven Chu is a Great Energy Pick

Posted on Dec 15, 2008, Source: Climate Progress

Most importantly his "views on climate change would be among the most forceful ever held by a cabinet member."

Is Australia Making Its Drought Worse by Turning to Desalination Plants for Water?

Posted on Nov 13, 2008, Source: Climate Progress

Unfortunately it is a classic case of "climate feedback" as desal plants cause more emissions and ocean acidification.

Why Bail Out the Car Companies When They Bailed Out on Us?

Posted on Nov 12, 2008, Source: Climate Progress

Detroit has been lobbying against the future of all Americans who want to end our oil addiction.

Palin: McCain Won't Regulate Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Posted on Oct 29, 2008, Source: Huffington Post

Sarah Palin just helped clarify McCain's double-talk on global warming: He doesn't think the government should do anything to stop it.

Hill Dems Blow It for Obama with Energy Bill

Posted on Sep 22, 2008, Source: Huffington Post

A big blunder by Congressional Dems on the energy bill has resulted in a huge triumph for McCain.

Palin Is a Global-Warming-Denying, Polar-Bear-Dissing, Pat Buchanan Acolyte

Posted on Aug 29, 2008, Source: Climate Progress

Definitely not a VP choice for anyone wanting to win environmental voters.

Why Biden Is Such an Important Pick for the Climate

Posted on Aug 26, 2008, Source: Climate Progress

The Dems now have someone who gets global warming and who is one of the most qualified people be a global leader.

What is the Carbon Footprint of McCain's Countless Homes?

Posted on Aug 22, 2008, Source: Climate Progress

If McCain can't even keep count of the number of homes he has, you can bet he has no idea on their environmental impact.

Did McCain Just Lose Colorado?

Posted on Aug 18, 2008, Source: Climate Progress

McCain might have just lost Colorado after saying he wanted to renegotiate a 1922 water deal and take water from Colorado and New Mexico.

Obama Gets High Marks for New Energy Plan

Posted on Aug 5, 2008, Source: Huffington Post

This is the best energy plan ever put forward by a nominee, especially in comparison to the plan by John "Nothing but Nukes" McCain.

Peak Oil Is a Problem We Can Solve Now

Posted on Apr 10, 2008, Source: Climate Progress

The peak oil problem will not "destroy suburbia" or the American way of life. Only unrestrained emissions of greenhouse gases can do that.

Internet Boosting Energy Efficiency

Posted on Jun 27, 2000, Source: Grist.org

The Internet is producing more than a business revolution -- it is also generating enormous environmental benefits.
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