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Ahead of Global Talks, All Eyes on U.S. Contribution to Climate Fund
Next month’s climate talks in Peru are a pivotal point in the push for global action on climate change. But it’s a far less publicized gathering in Berlin that holds the key to whether the…
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Spray-on DNA bar codes could be new weapon against food-borne illnesses
To prevent and contain outbreaks of food-borne illness, which sicken 1 in 6 Americans annually, a Bay Area startup is developing bar codes that go directly on fruits and vegetables. But you may overlo…
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Republican-controlled congress will not make passing Fast Track easier
During his post-election news conference, President Obama said that he expects to cooperate with congressional Republicans on his trade agenda: a sentiment echoed by future Senate majority leader, Mit…
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Despite worse-than-coal emissions, Obama administration finds yet another natural gas export facility environmentally insignificant
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s draft environmental impact statement on the Jordan Cove Energy Project’s proposed liquefied natural gas export plant in Coos Bay, Or…
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Republican-controlled congress will not make passing Fast Track easier
WASHINGTON, D.C. – During his post-election news conference, President Obama said that he expects to cooperate with congressional Republicans on his trade agenda: a sentiment echoed by future Senate…
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Oil on the Tracks: Pacific Northwest Rises for Rail Safety
If there were ever any question about how the public feels about “moving time bombs,” or oil trains carrying volatile crude through the state’s coastal estuaries, aquifers, populatio…
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The midterms are no excuse: Why Obama still needs to act on climate
Last Sunday, Secretary of State John Kerry took the release of the latest Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change report as a chance to do a little pre-midterm electioneering. Drawing an implicit co…
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President Obama, listen to the people and reject Keystone XL
Opposition to the Keystone XL pipeline has always been about people power. Led by farmers and ranchers, tribal communities and everyday Americans, the fight over the pipeline has brought thousands of…
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A glimmer of light: Fracking bans pass across the country
The media is all abuzz about the big conservative wins throughout the country last night. Yet despite the flurry of victories for anti-environmental and pro-fossil fuel candidates, another story is al…
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Midterm election results: Greatest Congress the Kochs ever bought
WASHINGTON, D.C. – With the election votes tallied to reveal a Republican Senate majority, many progressive groups are bracing for an assault on environmental protections, clean air and water, and a…