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(Video) ‘Years of Living Dangerously’ Clip Shows Tale Of Two Conservatives Regarding Climate Change Debate

James Taylor and Bob Inglis debate the merits of a carbon tax at the R Street Institute.

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Don’t waste your time trying to convince Bob Inglis that all conservatives deny climate change. The former congressman of South Carolina’s 4th district essentially lost his seat a few years ago because he agreed that humans were contributing to Earth’s warming. Ever since, he’s been on a quest to educate fellow Republicans who don’t agree with

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64 Groups From Across U.S. Demand Federal Limits On Air Pollution From Fracking Wells

The petition urges the EPA to exercise its authority under the Clean Air Act and require oil and gas companies to limit toxic air pollution from wells in an effort to protect public health.

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SABIC, a global producer of plastics, and winner of four environmental awards since 2011, is still polluting and was fined $1 million by the EPA for violating air pollution rules. (AP/Greg Baker)

Today, a robust coalition of 64 local, state and national groups filed a petition calling on the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to immediately set pollution limits on oil and gas operations in populous centers around the U.S., according to a joint press release. The petition urges the EPA to exercise its authority under the Clean Air

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