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Reducing Air Pollution is Well Worth the Cost
Under the Clean Air Act, the EPA is required to protect states from sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxide pollution emitted from coal plants in other states. After dragging its feet for a while, the Bush...
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The Republican War on Science Returns
As author of the 2005 book The Republican War on Science, I’ve watched recent developments in the presidential race with fascination.It is not exactly news that many candidates on the GOP side take...
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Memo to Rick Perry: Galileo Was a Liberal
Ever since the Republican presidential debate last week, science watchers have been shaking their heads over Rick Perry’s ridiculous invocation of Galileo Galilei to defend his denialist position on...
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James Powell: Science Denial Is Not Free
The following post is from James Powell, author of The Inquisition of Climate Science. This is the first post in a 3-part series. It originally appeared at Columbia University Press.In May 2011 the US...
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Evolution and Climate Deniers: Natural Allies?
On the face of things, there is no clear reason why the same person—like, say, Rick Perry–ought to deny accepted science about both evolution, and also global warming. After all, the fundamental reason...
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The Old War on Science Returns Under Rick Perry
In an August post about the return of the “war on science”—prosecuted by the political right—I drew a key distinction between attacks on knowledge that had occurred during the George W. Bush...
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Fracking Your Future: Campus Drilling Extends Far Beyond Pennsylvania
The oil and gas industry plans to perform hydraulic fracturing (“fracking”) on college campuses in Pennsylvania, just as it currently does in close proximity to K-12 schools nationwide. But as NPR...
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Facing Felony Charges, Rick Perry Joins Board of Energy Transfer Partners,...
Additional Reporting by David GoodnerFormer Texas Republican Governor Rick Perry has joined the board of directors at Energy Transfer Partners, a natural gas and propane company headquartered in...
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GOP Activists: Rick Perry's Bakken Oil Pipeline Ties Could Cost Him Iowa...
By David GoodnerFormer Texas governor Rick Perry's recent appointment to the board of Energy Transfer Partners, a company attempting to build a Bakken oil pipeline through Iowa, could hurt him in the...
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Fact Check: Rick Perry Already Advocated Publicly for Bakken Oil Pipeline In...
By David Goodner Rick Perry's Iowa spokesman says the potential presidential candidate won't publicly advocate for the controversial Bakken oil pipeline project he has a personal stake in as newly...
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VIDEO: Young Iowan Questions Rick Perry on Fracked Oil Pipeline Ties at Town...
By David GoodnerWhen 24-year old Iowa native Kevin Rutledge first heard that former Texas governor and potential Republican Party presidential candidate Rick Perry had been appointed to the Board of...
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DeSmogCAST 11: Corporate Political Influence, UK Fracking and Rick Perry's...
In this episode of DeSmogCAST, Farron Cousins, Carol Linnitt, Kyla Mandel and Brendan DeMelle kick things off with a discussion about corporate spending in Canada and how the oil and gas industry is...
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Iowa Republican Lawmaker: Rick Perry’s Involvement With Bakken Oil Pipeline...
By David Goodner and Steve Horn Everyday Iowa voters are less likely to caucus for former Texas governor and potential presidential candidate Rick Perry “because of his involvement” with a...
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Obama Administration Approves Pipeline Expansion Set to Feed First Ever...
The Obama Administration has quietly approved expansion of a major pipeline carrying fracked gas destined for the global export market.The Gulf Trace pipeline, owned by The Williams Companies, is set...
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VIDEO: Young Iowan Questions Rick Perry on Fracked Oil Pipeline Ties at Town...
By David GoodnerWhen 24-year old Iowa native Kevin Rutledge first heard that former Texas governor and potential Republican Party presidential candidate Rick Perry had been appointed to the Board of...
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DeSmogCAST 11: Corporate Political Influence, UK Fracking and Rick Perry's...
In this episode of DeSmogCAST, Farron Cousins, Carol Linnitt, Kyla Mandel and Brendan DeMelle kick things off with a discussion about corporate spending in Canada and how the oil and gas industry is...
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Iowa Republican Lawmaker: Rick Perry’s Involvement With Bakken Oil Pipeline...
By David Goodner and Steve Horn Everyday Iowa voters are less likely to caucus for former Texas governor and potential presidential candidate Rick Perry“because of his involvement” with a controversial...
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Obama Administration Approves Pipeline Expansion Set to Feed First Ever...
The Obama Administration has quietly approved expansion of a major pipeline carrying fracked gas destined for the global export market.The Gulf Trace pipeline, owned by The Williams Companies, is set...
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Trump Economic Adviser "Pushing" for Climate Denier and Fossil Fuel Apologist...
Stephen Moore — economic adviser for Republican Party presidential candidate Donald Trump's campaign — recently told Politico's Morning Energy that he is “pushing” to have a climate change denier and...
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Rick Perry, Climate Denier and Dakota Access Pipeline Owner Board Member,...
Former Texas Republican Governor Rick Perry, a boardmember of Energy Transfer Partners — owner of the Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL)— has been named U.S. Secretary of Energy by President-elect Donald...
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