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

  • GOP Congressman ignores science with CO2 claims

    Tue, May 19, 2009 10:53 PM by Shea Gunther

    Texas Republican Congressman Joe Barton, friend of Big Oil, says we don't need to worry about CO2 because it's in Dr. Pepper.

  • Thanks for blogrollin' MNN

    Tue, May 19, 2009 4:41 PM by Shea Gunther

    A huge "thank you!" to a bunch of great blogs for adding Mother Nature Network to their blogroll! Huzzah.

  • EPA Chief Lisa Jackson hits The Daily Show

    Tue, May 19, 2009 2:12 PM

    EPA Administrator answers burning questions about zombie vampires in the EPA offices and taxes on breathing

  • Rep. Joe Barton introduces industry-serving dirty energy plan

    Tue, May 19, 2009 10:40 AM

    Republican congressman Barton's 'clean energy' proposal is the same old dirty game.

  • Obama will cut dirty energy industry tax breaks

    Fri, May 15, 2009 4:17 PM by Shea Gunther

    President Obama wants to cut tax breaks to the oil and gas industries worth over $25 billion dollars. It's about time.

  • MNN week in review

    Wed, May 13, 2009 2:29 PM

    Catch up on the environmental headlines from the week of May 11-16.

  • Bill McKibben: Climate change is top issue for next president

    Tue, May 12, 2009 3:44 PM by PlentyMag.com

    What the next American leader needs to do to deal with global warming

  • MNN week in review

    Fri, May 08, 2009 3:21 PM

    Catch up on the environmental headlines from the week of May 3-9.

  • Ron Arnold

    Green States: Hall of blame

    Fri, May 08, 2009 5:51 AM

    The eco-villains: Meet eight guys who have worked hard to make the Earth a lousier place to live.

  • Why does Kempthorne hate polar bears?

    Wed, May 06, 2009 3:07 PM by PlentyMag.com

    It took the Secretary of the Interior more than three years to list the polar bear as a threatened species after several environmental groups have pushed for it since 2005.

  • Political Habitat: Wrong turns

    Wed, May 06, 2009 5:48 AM

    "Enron could've saved us" and four other environmental predictions that didn't come true.

  • The other PETA

    Tue, May 05, 2009 3:14 PM by PlentyMag.com

    The debate between vegetarians and meat-eaters continues.

  • Gore calls for tougher carbon emissions law

    Tue, May 05, 2009 3:57 AM by PlentyMag.com

    At the UN Climate talks, Al Gore calls for clear focus on climate change

  • Can green save the U.S. economy?

    Sun, May 03, 2009 7:53 PM by PlentyMag.com

    Eco-industries are going gangbusters, but experts disagree on whether they will rescue us from economic doldrums.

  • No Child Left Inside Act passes in the House

    Sun, May 03, 2009 6:34 PM by PlentyMag.com

    $500 million in federal dollars over the next five years to enhance environmental education programs in public elementary, middle, and high schools.

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