List of Energy and the Environment articles
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tillerson-crop Greasy Palms Dept.: Congress To Repeal Oil and Mining Anti-Corruption Regulation
The same week former Exxon chief Rex Tillerson is expected to become secretary of state.
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Beijing, CHINA: Visitors walk past China's second nuclear missile on display as they visit the Military Museum in Beijing, 23 July 2007. The US military 22 July said its troops had found Chinese-made missiles which they believe were smuggled into Iraq by groups in Iran in order to arm groups fighting US-led forces. AFP PHOTO/TEH ENG KOON (Photo credit should read TEH ENG KOON/AFP/Getty Images) China’s Happy to Sit Out the Nuclear Arms Race
While Putin and Trump push for bigger arsenals, Beijing has all the nukes it'll ever need.
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fire-crop Chile Is Battling the Worst Wildfire in Its History
And the worst may be yet to come.
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vz-crop Venezuela Is So Broke It Can’t Even Export Oil
Oil tankers flush with crude wallow adrift in the Caribbean, as cash-strapped PdVSA can’t pay the bills.
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doomsday-crop Days Into Trump’s Presidency, The Doomsday Clock Ticks 30 Seconds Closer to Midnight
Make sure your bunker is stocked up on canned goods and ammunition.
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russia-build-up-crop Here’s What Russia’s Military Build-Up in the Arctic Looks Like
While lawmakers and outgoing U.S. officials urge Trump not to let the ‘orphaned’ Arctic slip through the cracks.
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trump-crop Trump Brings the Keystone Pipeline Back from the Dead
With the stroke of a pen, Trump revives two controversial energy pipelines in a sharp reversal of Obama’s policies.
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perry-crop Rick Perry Wants to Keep (And Run) The Energy Department
Energy Secretary-nominee Rick Perry learned what the agency actually does, and sounded a lot different than when he ran for president -- and from Trump’s own plans.
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DALLAS, TX - AUGUST 29: Texas Governor Rick Perry speaks at the Defending the American Dream Summit sponsored by Americans For Prosperity at the Omni Hotel on August 29, 2014 in Dallas, Texas. Included to speak at the eighth annual summit are U.S. Senators Rand Paul and Ted Cruz as the summit will run until August 30th. (Photo by Mike Stone/Getty Images) Not Even Rick Perry Is Stupid Enough To Resume Testing Nuclear Weapons
Yes, America’s nuclear arsenal is old. But there’s simply no good reason to test a bomb in the 21st century.
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crop Obama Just Quietly Authored a Wonky Study on Climate Change in Case Donald Trump Reads Those Things
Hoping to cement his climate legacy, Obama appeals to Trump the businessman.
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ZAOZHUANG, CHINA - JANUARY 03: A traffic policeman regulates traffic in heavy smog on January 3, 2017 in Zaozhuang, China. Anhui issues an orange alert of fog at 11 a.m. on Tuesday. (Photo by VCG/VCG via Getty Images) What It’s Like to Live Where It’s Not Even Safe to Breathe
Locals were once outraged about China's poisonous air — now it’s disturbingly normal.
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Why We Should Remain Optimistic in 2017
New York Times’ columnist Thomas Friedman argues that despite all the disruptions in today’s world, we should instead look to opportunity and growth, and stay positive.
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GRAND RAPIDS, MI - DECEMBER 9: President-elect Donald Trump looks on during a rally at the DeltaPlex Arena, December 9, 2016 in Grand Rapids, Michigan. President-elect Donald Trump is continuing his victory tour across the country. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images) Donald Trump: Making the World Safe for Dictators
For 100 years, the United States has championed democracies around the world. Trump is about to undo this pillar of American security and decency.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 With an Eye on South Korea’s Presidency, Ban Ki-moon Seeks to Burnish his U.N. Legacy
The outgoing U.N. secretary-general touts his support for climate change and gay rights, regrets failures from Haiti to North Korea, and calls Syrian President Bashar al-Assad a liar.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Trump Snubs Ban Ki-moon after Promising a Face-to-Face Meeting
The U.N. secretary-general thought he had a pledge for some face time with the new American leader. WRONG!
