The American people clearly spoke, and the drubbing Democrats received requires looking beyond just issue polls, voting patterns, campaign strategy, or get-out-the-vote tactics.
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Florida Banned State Workers From Using Term "Climate Change"
Florida is most susceptible to the effects of global warming.
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4 Million People Demand New Protection For Bees Against Toxic Insecticides
More than 125 conservation, beekeeping, food safety, religious and farming advocacy groups rallied last week at the White House to call for an end to neonicotinoids – toxic pesticides that are killing off bees critical to life on Earth.
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Biofuel Blunder: U.K. Politicians are Pouring A Climate Change Solution Down the Drains
Uptown Oil estimates London could produce around 50 million liters per year of recycled biodiesel, causing a major drop in greenhouse gas emissions. So why is government turning its head?
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100 Million Views In 3 Days: A Groundbreaking Environmental Film Rocks China
"Under The Dome," which relates a mother's concerns about the effect of the country’s filthy air on her child, has been compared to Rachel Carson's seminal work "Silent Spring."
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Next Phase for the Fossil Fuel Divestment Movement? Escalation.
The question is simple but profound: Whose side are you on?
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Don't Just Veto Keystone – Stop the Pipeline Permanently
Using his veto power for only the third time, Obama offered no indication of whether he'll eventually permit construction of the pipeline that has become a flashpoint in the U.S. debate about environmental policy and climate change.
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Canadian Government Targets "Anti-Petroleum Movement" As A Growing Security Threat
New legislation would expand the ability of government agencies to infiltrate environmental groups on the suspicion that they are promoting civil disobedience or other criminal acts to oppose resource projects.
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Demanding Outright Ban, Broad Alliance In Scotland Escalates Anti-Fracking Movement
Following last month's decision to place a moratorium on fracking, widespread Scottish opposition is growing to other unconventional methods of fuel extraction.
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Why Trains Are Carrying — and Spilling — A Record Amount of Oil
More than 141 “unintentional releases” were reported from railroad tankers in 2014, an all-time high and a nearly six-fold increase over the average of 25 spills per year during the period from 1975 to 2012.
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Solutions on Track: Electrified Rail And Our Clean Transport Future
Electrified rail powered by renewables is a low-carbon solution for 21st century freight mobility – and Solutionary Rail provides a framework to make it a reality.