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

  • Media Mayhem: Red herring or red meat?

    Mon, Jun 01, 2009 5:31 AM by Ken Edelstein

    Be prepared for a cable news climate bill debate that has nothing to do with the climate bill.

  • MNN week in review

    Fri, May 29, 2009 5:20 PM

    Catch up on the environmental headlines from the week of May 24-30.

  • It's a lawless land when it comes to containing GM

    Wed, May 27, 2009 1:54 PM by PlentyMag.com

    But even legalese can't contain promiscuous plants and wily wildlife.

  • Political Habitat: Obamecology, the first 127 days

    Wed, May 27, 2009 5:33 AM

    Obama is an agent of change. Or at least he's supposed to be. Peter Dykstra grades six areas of the Obama presidency.

  • Supreme Court Justice nominee Sotomayor has environmental record

    Tue, May 26, 2009 1:59 PM

    Nominee Sonia Sotomayor sided with the fish against power companies in a 2007 case.

  • MNN week in review

    Fri, May 22, 2009 3:17 PM

    Catch up on the environmental headlines from the week of May 17-23.

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    Green States: Keeping score

    Fri, May 22, 2009 5:00 AM

    Numbers don't lie. Unfortunately. Peter Dysktra looks at some startling eco-statistics.

  • 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.

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