Latest Stories in Environmental Policy - Page 6
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EU Grounds Airline Emissions Trading Program
Is it really progress on a global airline emissions deal or objections from powerful nations that have halted the program?
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Did Peak Oil Doomers Fixate On a False Scenario?
The problem is not too little oil, says a new IEA report, it's too much oil. And it illustrates why activists should not presume to know the future.
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After the Election, Big Data Is King. So Climate Models Should Be, Too
Everyone has been congratulating Nate Silver and tireless poll aggregators for correctly predicting the outcome of last Tuesday's election. Let's pay climate modelers the same respect.
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Washington County Bans GMO Cultivation
San Juan County's just-passed ballot initiative bans GMO growing, but doesn't address labeling or sale of products containing genetically modified ingredients.
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Keeping Warming Below 4°C Rise Requires 400% Increase in Decarbonization
A new report from PricewaterhouseCoopers is unambiguous: We are hugely off track in decarbonizing the economy and are heading straight past 4°C temperature rise.
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7 Ballot Initiatives Bucking the Status Quo Passed Yesterday & 1 Upheld It
Marijuana use, Citizens United, fracking, statehood for a US territory, and labeling of GMO ingredients all were voted on in yesterday's election.
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What Can the GOP Offer the Green Movement?
Today brings loud cheers from Democrats, and soul searching for Republicans. What could this mean for environmentalism?
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Lies, Dirty Tricks, and $45 Million Kill GMO Labeling in California
Prop 37 fails to pass, but the campaign is still an important step forward in the larger political fight against Big Food, one that raised a lot of awareness about GMOs, food production, and corporate tactics, both in California and nationally.
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Obama Wins, Says Nation is "Threatened by the Destructive Power of a Warming Planet"
Obama has handily defeated Mitt Romney, and said he intends to deal with climate change in his second term.
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Huge Antarctic Ocean Protection Deal Fails, For Now
Russa, China, and Ukraine raised concerns about fishing access, scuttling the deal.
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Kid Rock and Sean Penn Preach Unity. Environmentalists Should Listen.
Kid Rock buys a Prius. Sean Penn sports a Nascar shirt. Is there hope for us all?
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Obama Vs. Romney: Your Big Green Election Day Guide
It's election day. You're voting to protect the environment, to fight climate change, to push for cleaner air and energy. Who's your guy?
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Voter Suppression in Florida and Ohio Illustrates Challenge of Systemic, Sustainable Progress
That we still vote on Tuesdays is a lesson on why sustainability is challenging. Now long lines and partisan voter suppression in Florida illustrates my point.
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Where Can You Vote For a Third Party and Not End Up Getting the Greater of Two Evils?
There are plenty of places in the US that you can vote your beliefs tomorrow without it just being spoiler vote. But not everywhere.
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Considering A Move To Canada After the Election? Here Are Some Tips For TreeHugger Types
There is a lot of green to be found north of the border, but you have to know where to go
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Turn Your Clocks Back an Hour, If You Have a Clock
Every year, this ritual of daylight saving time seems more pointless
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Protester Confronts Mitt Romney Over Climate Change, Surreality Ensues (Video)
Romney stares on as the crowd chants "USA! USA!"
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NYC Mayor Bloomberg Endorses Barack Obama, Citing the President's Climate Stance
The Republican governor of New Jersey, and now the billionaire independent mayor of New York City, both have turned in behind Obama in Sandy's wake.
