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‘Localwashing’ in pictures—bogus marketing at its finest 32
Posted 2 months, 2 weeks ago
"Local" is hot, so big businesses are muscling into the game. Citgo, Wal-Mart, Barnes & Noble, and Starbucks are just a few of the giants caught "localwashing."
Meet power rock and his sidekick spurt

Coal coloring book teaches kids all about dirty energy 8
Posted 3 months ago
We found a terrible children's coloring book made by a coal-industry group. Let’s have a look!
A FARCE TO BE RECKONED WITH

Families not allowed in ‘families for coal’ group 0
Posted 3 months ago
Families Organized to Represent the Coal Economy (FORCE, naturally) is a Pennsylvania-based pro-coal organization. Oh, and by the way, by "families" the group doesn't actually mean families.
busted

Lobby firm forges anti-climate-bill letters from Hispanic group and NAACP 9
Posted 3 months, 3 weeks ago
A lobby firm tried to persuade a first-term Virginia congressman not to vote for the House climate bill by writing fake letters from two local minority groups. The lawmaker voted for it anyway. The groups are ticked off. The story's still unfolding.
It's crafty all right

Is this a green home? 21
Posted 3 months, 3 weeks ago
I’m thinking about reporting on this house as an example of sensible environmental design reproducible for the masses. Can anyone help me decide?
Politics as usual

Larry Craig, oil lobbyist 0
Posted 3 months, 3 weeks ago
This is an actual thing: Larry Craig, former punchline of Idaho, has opened a Washington consulting firm to work as an energy lobbyist.
Bag it

Better ways to spend $1 million on plastics 4
Posted 4 months ago
A plastics industry trade group plans to drop $1 million to fight Seattle's 20-cent tax on shopping bags. We suggest some better uses for the money.
What are they smoking?

Obama endorses climate bill, press corps asks about his cigarettes 0
Posted 5 months ago
President Obama gave a strong endorsement of the American Clean Energy and Security Act at a White House press conference today, but reporters didn't bother to ask him about it.
A Green WTF?! Moment

Global warming did NOT cause this plane crash 7
Posted 5 months, 3 weeks ago
Saying global warming brought down the Air France plane is like saying climate change is a myth because it's cold today in Miami...
Are you for real?

Eat real. Eat local. Eat ... Hellmann’s Mayo? 3
Posted 5 months, 3 weeks ago
Want something to dip up with your "local" Lay's chips? Pop open a jar of Hellman's Mayo!
Oregon rep pens befuddling op-ed on climate legislation 3
Posted 9 months, 3 weeks ago