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Global Warming Ranks Last as a Public Priority (Again). Why and Where Do We Go From Here?

Reposted from TBI’s The Public Square blog. In a report released today, the Pew Center for People and the Press details the issues that Americans view as the “top priority for the President and Congress,” with the economy and jobs dominating the list for the fourth straight year (the national debt is a close third).  Out...

Diversifying the Climate Movement

At Politico today, there is an important article focusing on the inability of the environmental movement — for the most part — to move beyond a primarily white, liberal base and to engage minority communities.  As Politico's Talia Buford reports, many greens blame the failure of the cap and trade campaign to engage minority communities...