Mitch McConnell teams up with dirty energy companies to fight EPA Not content with opposing a clean energy future for America from the Senate floor,
LaunchSheldon Whitehouse predicts Republican attempts to force President Obama to allow TransCanada to build Keystone XL will fail
If Senator Hoeven wants to play more hostage politics with the Keystone pipeline that simply revives the two big failures of their disastrous first two
LaunchNew instrument readings show Earth’s climate is warming
New instrument readings show Earth’s climate is warming Scientists at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and U.C. Berkeley have produced the first direct evidence that human
LaunchOregon Democrats plan to put their bigger legislative majorities to good use
Oregon Democrats plan to put their bigger legislative majorities to good use Last year, the Oregon Democratic Party did something remarkable. In an election year
Launch2014 was the warmest year ever recorded on Earth
2014 was the warmest year ever recorded on Earth The evidence just keeps on mounting that the climate crisis is getting worse, but humanity seems
LaunchDemocrats plan tough votes for Republicans on Keystone pipeline bill
Democrats plan tough votes for Republicans on Keystone pipeline bill The Hill looks at some of the amendments Democrats plan on putting before the Senate
LaunchA pipeline and a pie in the sky
A pipeline and a pie in the sky New York Times columnist Timothy Egan chastises the Republican-controlled Congress for doing the bidding of a foreign
LaunchMost remaining fossil fuels need to stay in the ground to avoid dangerous pollution levels
Most remaining fossil fuels need to stay in the ground to avoid dangerous pollution levels New research by University College London, published in the journal
LaunchObama vows to veto Republicans’ Keystone XL grab as showdown looms
Obama vows to veto Republicans’ Keystone XL grab as showdown looms The Globe and Mail (our northern neighbor’s newspaper of record) offers a Canadian perspective
LaunchA year in the life of Earth’s carbon dioxide
An ultra-high-resolution NASA computer model has given scientists a stunning new look at how carbon dioxide in the atmosphere travels around the globe.
LaunchRosebud Sioux Tribe: Keystone vote is ‘act of war’
We are outraged by the lack of intergovernmental cooperation.. We are a sovereign nation and we are not being treated as such. We will close
LaunchInterview: Naomi Klein breaks a taboo
Interview: Naomi Klein breaks a taboo The Indypendent’s John Tarleton talks to Naomi Klein about her new book, This Changes Everything: Capitalism vs. the Climate.
LaunchA dark day for Australia is our rallying call
The repeal of the carbon price, whilst a sad day for Australia’s history books, provides an opportunity for the people of Australia to stand up
LaunchConservatives in Australia push through repeal of carbon tax
Conservatives in Australia push through repeal of carbon tax Tony Abbott’s Conservative-led government in Australia has voted to repeal the carbon tax that the country
LaunchPaul Krugman: Ignore the silly media narrative, Obama’s doing well
There are, I suppose, some people who are disappointed that Mr. Obama didn’t manage to make our politics less bitter and polarized. But that was
LaunchDemocrats shouldn’t be afraid to lead on tackling the climate crisis
People on the Republican side overestimate the feelings for this, and on our side, Democrats are scared for no reason… Some Democrats assume anything about
LaunchNeil deGrasse Tyson explains the difference between weather and climate
How can scientists understand what’s happening with the Earth’s climate when they can’t accurately predict next week’s weather? In this clip from his show Cosmos,
LaunchObama: “I refuse to condemn our children to a planet that’s beyond fixing”
As President, and as a parent, I refuse to condemn our children to a planet that’s beyond fixing. The shift to a cleaner energy economy
LaunchShoddy construction on already-built portion could doom the rest of Keystone XL
Shoddy construction on already-built portion could doom the rest of Keystone XL Businessweek reports that shoddy construction could doom the unbuilt portion of the Keystone
LaunchDepartment of Defense says the climate crisis is a threat to world peace, national defense
The department certainly agrees that climate change is having an impact on national security, whether by increasing global instability, by opening the Arctic or by
LaunchScientists: Antarctic ice sheet is melting and it can’t be stopped
Scientists: Antarctic ice sheet is melting and it can’t be stopped One of the worst fears of scientists who have been studying the climate crisis
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