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Florida to Obama, Romney – Please Address Sea Level Rise

Sea level rise is threatening Florida’s coastlines and straining its economy, and Floridians want to know what the presidential candidates will do about it, reports Katie Valentine at Climate Progress. More than 120 Florida county officials and scientists wrote to … Continue reading

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Romney Energy Plan Ignores Planetary Emergency

Jeff Goodell reports at the RollingStone that Mitt Romney’s energy plan is basically this: Because of technological innovations like fracking, America is awash in gas and oil that we’re now able to reach. If we drill the heck out of … Continue reading

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Romney, Ryan Form Climate Skeptic Presidential Ticket

While Mitt Romney has expressed uncertainty over whether global warming is occurring or not, his vice-presidential pick, Congressman Paul Ryan, is a virulent denier of climate science, with a Congressional voting record to match, reports Brad Johnson at Climate Progress.  … Continue reading

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Republican Mitt Romney Favors Suppressing Clean Energy

Presidential candidate Mitt Romney wants to increase taxes on wind companies steeply enough so that it would be a major league job killer, reports Carl Pope at the huffingtonpost. Romney explained that he wanted to“create a level playing field on … Continue reading

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