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Discover how politics can impact the environment, from U.N. climate talks to state legislation to local plastic bag bans.

  • MNN week in review

    Sat, Sep 19, 2009 7:01 AM

    Catch up on the environmental headlines from the week of Sept. 13-19.

  • Advertisers fleeing Glenn Beck

    Tue, Sep 15, 2009 8:58 AM by Shea Gunther

    Fox News' Glenn Beck has lost over 50% of his advertising revenue due to a boycott started after he called President Obama a racist.

  • Media Mayhem: Did Glenn Beck ruin Van Jones' career or did he ruin his own?

    Mon, Sep 14, 2009 6:04 AM by Ken Edelstein

    Our media columnist examines the ongoing controversy over the resignation of Obama's green jobs czar.

  • MNN week in review

    Fri, Sep 11, 2009 5:36 PM

    Catch up on the environmental headlines from the week of Sept. 6-12.

  • Busted! California rep caught cheating with energy lobbyist

    Wed, Sep 09, 2009 4:40 PM by Shea Gunther

    A Republican state representative caught on microphone boasting about his affair with an energy lobbyist 19 years his junior.

  • Obama caves on Van Jones. Who's next?

    Tue, Sep 08, 2009 10:31 AM by Shea Gunther

    The Obama administration only added fuel to Glenn Beck's fire when it failed to back green jobs guru Van Jones, who resigned over the weekend.

  • Media Mayhem: Emergency surgery

    Mon, Sep 07, 2009 5:55 AM by Ken Edelstein

    A botched message on health insurance reform offers lessons in the effort to sell climate change legislation.

  • MNN week in review

    Sat, Sep 05, 2009 7:47 AM

    Catch up on the environmental headlines from the week of Aug. 30-Sept. 5.

  • MNN week in review

    Fri, Aug 28, 2009 6:19 PM

    Catch up on the environmental headlines from the week of Aug. 23-29.

  • When government environmental agencies go bad

    Mon, Aug 24, 2009 11:01 AM by Shea Gunther

    Both the EPA and West Virginia's Department of Environmental Protection were recently caught with their hand in big industry's cookie jar.

  • Media Mayhem: A tongue-in-cheek civics lesson

    Mon, Aug 24, 2009 5:51 AM by Ken Edelstein

    Let's apply the great American traditions of propaganda and intimidation to the climate change debate.

  • MNN week in review

    Sat, Aug 22, 2009 11:02 AM

    Catch up on the environmental headlines from the week of Aug. 16-22.

  • Please vote for my SXSW panel discussion

    Thu, Aug 20, 2009 8:52 AM by Shea Gunther

    Your vote gets me one step closer to a panel discussion at South by Southwest.

  • MNN week in review

    Sat, Aug 15, 2009 3:10 PM

    Catch up on the environmental headlines from the week of Aug. 9 -15.

  • Big Oil plans astroturf campaign

    Fri, Aug 14, 2009 5:32 PM by Shea Gunther

    Taking a cue from the health care industry, some members of the American Petroleum Institute plan to infiltrate and disturb energy policy town hall meetings.

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