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Reuters Obama Calls Congress's Bluff With Strict New Coal-Emission Rules
The president promised to take action to stop climate change if legislators didn't, but the new EPA regulations are likely to encounter a stiff fight.
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The (Slow, Tentative) Greening of the GOP
House members like Rep. Kevin McCarthy are still avid fossil-fuel proponents, but they've begun to advocate for renewables, too.
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Why Obama's Environmental Pick Drives Republicans Crazy
Thursday's confirmation hearing for President Obama's nominee to lead the Environmental Protection Agency became the latest forum for an ongoing argument over global warming, jobs, the future of the U.S. coal industry, and the role of the federal government.
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Schwarzenegger Will Get Credit for Any Major U.S. Climate-Change Law
In his two terms as governor of the largest state in the nation, he championed policies to promote clean energy and fight climate change.
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Republicans Slam Obama on Immigration
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How the Pentagon Plans to Wean Itself Off Fossil Fuels
The Pentagon plans to roll out a new slate of clean- and renewable-energy initiatives on Wednesday as part of its long-term “Operational Energy Strategy” aimed at reducing the military’s dependence on fossil fuels while increasing its front-line fighting power.
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Obama Seeks to Reassure Voters on Gas Prices
Worried that rising costs could doom his reelection and battered by Republicans, the president rehashes his energy policy.
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Heads in the Sand
As climate-change science moves in one direction, Republicans in Congress are moving in another. Why?
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Perry's Energy Job-Creation Promises Sound a Lot Like Obama's
The Texas governor unveiled his plan to spur the economy with energy projects, claiming it will reduce unemployment by 1.2 million
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Retired Republicans Push GOP to Confront Climate Change
While tea partiers maintain global warming isn't a problem, an environmental schism is widening within the party
