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Bill Nye Talks Climate Change Denial and the Future of American Energy

In an interview with Scientific American, Bill Nye shared his perspective on the current national divide between the scientific community and many of the nation's citizens. Nye is hopeful about the future, and says he believes that the divide is closing and that innovation will act as a bridge between skeptics and believers.

January 27, 2017
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Category: Environment

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The Largest Spill in 7 Years: Iowa Pipeline Leaks 138,000 Gallons of Fuel

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This week, another pipe leaked fossil fuels, contaminating soil and releasing diesel across a farm in Iowa. The cleanup costs, coupled with the environmental impact of these events, make renewable energy look like the only true option.

January 28, 2017
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Category: Environment

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Air and Water Quality

Tulsi Gabbard Attacked by Partisans, Media for Defying Establishment on Syria

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U.S. Rep. Tulsi Gabbard (D-Hawaii) recently returned from a fact-finding mission to Syria and Lebanon “to see and hear directly from the Syrian people.” That is Gabbard’s account of her trip. However, partisans in both parties as well as some members of the

January 28, 2017
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Category: Media

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Declining Cost of Renewables Will Challenge Trump's Promise to Bring Back Jobs Through Coal

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America First Energy Plan is replacing the former administration's Clean Power Plan, whose benefits outweighed costs and would not have been a challenge on growth, says Yale professor Kenneth Gillingham.

January 26, 2017
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Category: Politics

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Renewable Energy

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Torture as standard operating procedure: Trump's new executive order

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Torture isn't a policy matter; it's a legal matter, and torture is illegal, according to Noor Zafar of the Center for Constitutional Rights.

January 27, 2017
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Category: Politics

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Human Rights

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Do Corporate Democrats Like Charles Schumer Belong in a Progressive Movement Against Trump?

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Henry Giroux and Paul Jay discuss the relationship between the movement against Trump's neo-fascism and the struggle against corporate control of the Democratic Party.