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Right wing freaks out over China-U.S. climate change deal
About five seconds after the announcement came from Beijing that the United States and China had reached an unexpected and ambitious climate change agreement, Republicans in Washington declared it the worst deal since the Trojans accepted a big wooden horse from the Greeks. Climate scientists had a different reaction. If China and the U.S. actually reach the goals to which they are committing, and if other nations follow their lead, climate experts are saying the world will have made a huge leap toward averting the worst effects of rising global temperatures. You would think everyone would be cheering, but the boos and catcalls from the right have just begun. Throughout his...
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Right wing freaks out over China-U.S. climate change deal
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How realistic are the U.S.-China climate change goals?
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Why the U.S.-China climate deal is so important
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U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service sued over Mexican gray wolf recovery plan
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Republican Dan Sullivan wins Senate race in Alaska
Republican Dan Sullivan has won Alaska's U.S. Senate race, defeating incumbent Democrat Mark Begich, officials said. Sullivan led Begich by about 8,100 votes on election night last week, and when state officials counted absentee and...
Water conservation efforts pay off: U.S. usage lowest in decades
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Obama, Chinese president agree to landmark climate deal
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Robert Craves dies at 72; Costco co-founder started higher ed nonprofit
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Lester Snow is the answer man on the water bond
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Hoping for Republican leadership on climage change
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Do you trust telecom industry? That's why we need open Internet
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Will renewable energy ruin an 'irreplaceable' Mojave desert oasis?
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Brazil: Journey deep into the Amazon aboard a river cruise
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Chinese officials accused of smuggling African ivory on official visits
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Voters put climate change policy in the hands of climate change denier
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