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Critical List: Global warming—it’s happening; Exxon funds climate deniers

by Sarah Laskow. In case you hadn’t heard … the world is warming up . Exxon just can't quit climate deniers. The Supreme Court thinks that the EPA must regulate carbon under the Clean Air Act; now it will decide if it can regulate wetlands on private property under the Clean Water Act. Gas stations can now sell a 15 percent ethanol blend. If you drive an old clunker, stay away from the E15 — it'll screw your engine up. The Sierra Club has to sit back and let the U.S. government take BP to court for the Macondo spill. The Railroad Park in Birmingham, Ala., is a converted old railroad warehouse and it has CRUNK FITNESS.

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Critical List: Global warming—it’s happening; Exxon funds climate deniers

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