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• Letter from Europe

  London gathering gives boost to climate talks 0

  Posted 1 hour, 29 minutes ago By Geoffrey Lean

  Rich and poor countries resolved some differences over a new climate treaty this past weekend in London at the latest meeting of the Major Economies Forum. Read More

• Yeah, we said billion

  A $4 billion push to make affordable housing green 0

  Posted 3 hours, 39 minutes ago By Katharine Wroth

  Today brings news of a major investment in making affordable housing greener, and an ambitious call for an even bigger national conversion. Find out who's behind it. Read More

• Can't you Hear me noggin

  Ask Umbra on bike helmets 4

  Posted 12 hours, 38 minutes ago By Umbra Fisk

  When a cyclist wonders about the impact of her discarded helmets on the planet, Umbra suggests that she shift gears. Read More

• let's bounce

  Yes Men chase Sen. Arlen Specter in Survivaball suits 0

  Posted 19 hours, 39 minutes ago By Jonathan Hiskes

  More fun Tuesday from the Yes Men, the climate-minded pranksters who are still riding high after punking the Chamber of Commerce with a fake press announcement. Read More

• Senate should consider deforestation as part of climate bill 2

  Posted 19 hours, 58 minutes ago By John Podesta

  Far too little attention has been paid to the role tropical deforestation has in warming the planet. Protecting tropical forests is an economic imperative, argue Lincoln Chafee and John Podesta. Read More

• Climate law update

  A victory for Katrina victims; a defeat for Alaskan villagers 0

  Posted 21 hours, 19 minutes ago By Hannah McCrea

  A federal appeals court has reversed the dismissal of a lawsuit brought by victims of Hurricane Katrina seeking damages related to global warming, while a federal district court in California has dismissed a similar lawsuit brought by an Alaskan village allegedly disappearing beneath rising sea levels. Read More

• 1Tweet to rule them all

  1Sky looks to Twitter for climate movement’s next rallying cry 0

  Posted 22 hours, 46 minutes ago By Ashley Braun

  Join 1Sky's "1Climate, 1Tweet" contest to become the voice of the climate movement this fall. Read More

• The enemy of the human wallet

  Report finds massive hidden energy costs, mostly from coal 3

  Posted 23 hours, 8 minutes ago By David Roberts

  A new report from the National Research Council on the "hidden costs of energy" is, frankly, stunning. In a sane world, it would be headline news. Read More

• Not-so-great expectations

  U.N. official expects no climate treaty at Copenhagen 0

  Posted 23 hours, 42 minutes ago By Agence France-Presse

  U.N. climate talks in Copenhagen in December are unlikely to produce a new global treaty on cutting emissions but should establish the political framework, Yvo de Boer said Tuesday. Read More

• Department of bad jokes

  CAFOs: ‘Above the Law’ like Steven Seagal? 2

  Posted 1 day, 1 hour ago By Tom Laskawy

  What do CAFOs--that's concentrated-animal feedlot operations to you, punk--have to do with action-movie artiste Steven Seagal? That's for Tom Laskawy to know, and you to find out. Read More

• Historic game changer

  Will EPA veto or regulate the plunder of Appalachia? 1

  Posted 1 day, 17 hours ago By Jeff Biggers

  In a historic move, Lisa Jackson's EPA threw down the gauntlet on mountaintop removal mining last Friday -- after they had just compromised on another massively destructive mountaintop removal operation. Read More

• Chamber plays the fool in Yes Men hoax 3

  Posted 1 day, 17 hours ago

  Another brilliant stunt from the Yes Men: the New York pranksters faked both a press release and a press conference on Monday, pretending to be from the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and reversing its position on the Senate climate bill. Read More

• Coalfield uprising leads to arrests at W.Va. gov’s office 5

  Posted 1 day, 18 hours ago By Jeff Biggers

• A little heresy on transmission 6

  Posted 1 day, 18 hours ago By John Farrell

• So what if global warming is a hoax? 30

  Posted 1 day, 19 hours ago By Jason D Scorse

• Report: Forest conservation can be as reliable as other ways of reducing pollution 1

  Posted 1 day, 21 hours ago By Glenn Hurowitz

• Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) [UPDATED] 3

  Posted 1 day, 21 hours ago

• For public transportation to survive, we all need to ... drive more? 4

  Posted 1 day, 22 hours ago By Katharine Wroth

• Maldives leader turns stuntman to fight climate change 0

  Posted 1 day, 22 hours ago By Agence France-Presse

• Where the Sahara meets the Atlantic 0

  Posted 1 day, 23 hours ago By Tim Bromfield

• Green-biz pioneer Ray Anderson says sustainability literally pays for itself 6

  Posted 2 days, 1 hour ago By Lisa Hymas

• Weatherization will save us all 3

  Posted 2 days, 2 hours ago By Katharine Wroth

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