by Sarah Laskow. Al Gore said some stuff . Texans return to their burnt-out homes . If these droughts keep up, it won’t be too long before the state gets on board with Gore. The EPA won't make a deadline for regulating greenhouse gas emissions. Here's what an imaginary, perfectly green Obama would do on environmental issues. Democrats should run this guy in 2012! Guess what? Investing in cutting edge technology is risky . Maybe the government should fill out one of those investment worksheets that tell you how much risk you can tolerate before investing in any more solar projects. One Chinese economist is trying to factor in the environmental cost of growth into the country's GDP. No one wants to hear it, though .

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Critical List: 24 hours later, climate change still a reality; EPA will miss GHG deadline

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