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Down To Earth archive for March 6, 2013

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 6, 2013

How to win any climate change argument 

James West from Climate Desk in Mother Jones kills it: "I don't see what all those environmentalists are worried about," sneers your Great Uncle Joe. "Carbon dioxide is harmless, and great for plants!" Okay. Take a deep breath. If you're not careful, comments like this…

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Coal train cars derail in Missoula

Reminding us of the risks with coal transports, on Monday at midnight in Missoula, three cars on a Montana Rail Link train derailed spilling eighty tons of its contents. This doesn't exactly inspire confidence when sixty coal trains could be travelling through Spokane a day.…

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