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Still from Birdemic

“Birdemic”: The magic of atrocious CGI, confirmed

Bob Calhoun
"Birdemic" has become a cult hit among bad-movie fans. A new Blu-Ray release confirms the hype
FILE - In this Sept. 2001 file photo provided by Queensland Tourism, the Great Barrier Reef off Australia's Queensland state is shown in an aerial view. Researchers said it is too early to know exactly how much of the reef has been affected by recent flooding, which carved a wide path of destruction on land before draining into the sea off the country's northeast coast. (AP Photo/Queensland Tourism, File) EDITORIAL USE ONLY (AP)

A study shows all coral reefs may be gone by 2050

Justin Spees
The World Research Institute has issued a report warning of the consequences of climate change on reef ecosystems
Scott Walker and Barack Obama

The battle for Wisconsin goes to Washington

Andrew Leonard
Why Scott Walker's fight with the unions will raise the stakes for Obama's budget showdown with House Republicans
From left, U.S. Chamber of Commerce President and CEO Thomas Donohue, White House Chief of Staff, and Thomas D. Bell Jr., Chairman of the Board of Directors of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, look on as President Barack Obama speaks at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce in Washington, Monday, Feb. 7, 2011. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster) (AP)

Money pollution: The U.S. Chamber of Commerce darkens the skies

Bill McKibben
Sixteen nameless corporations are using the Chamber to launch an assault against environmental regulation
Luke Balsavich holds a large sign outside the state Capitol Monday, Feb. 21, 2011, in Madison, Wis. Opponents to Governor Scott Walker's bill to eliminate collective bargaining rights for many state workers are taking part in their seventh day of protesting. (AP Photo/Jeffrey Phelps) (AP)

The Koch brothers as Wisconsin puppet masters

Andrew Leonard
Gov. Walker's budget includes a provision to make selling off state-owned power plants easier. Connect the dots!
L-R: Robert T. Quackenboss, John W. Woods, Richard L. Wyatt Jr.

The powerful law firm at the center of the WikiLeaks plot

Justin Elliott
Hunton & Williams represents big energy companies like Koch Industries -- and also schemed against WikiLeaks
Peter G. Peterson

What I learned from hanging out with deficit hawks

James K. Galbraith
The Peter G. Peterson Foundation's "Fiscal Solutions Tour" came to my town, so I stopped by
Cyclone Yasi's landfall in Australia in early February punctuated a year of extraordinary weather events.

Stupid Republican budget tricks

Andrew Leonard
As insurers get slammed by extreme weather and peak oil draws near, the GOP targets the EPA and energy efficiency
Dramatization of Apophis asteroid striking Earth

Asteroid could strike Earth in 2036, according to Russian scientists

Amy Steinberg
Is a 900-foot asteroid really en route to our planet?
An opposition demonstrator throws a rock during rioting with pro-Mubarak supporters near Tahrir Square in Cairo February 3, 2011. Anti-government protesters and supporters of Mubarak clashed on Thursday near a central Cairo square in a re-run of overnight violence that killed six and wounded more than 800 people. REUTERS/Goran Tomasevic (EGYPT - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST) (© Goran Tomasevic / Reuters)

Armageddon time again, already?

Andrew Leonard
From Egypt to China: If global warming leads to revolution, the rest of the 21st century will be a rough ride
A still from "Gasland"

The gas industry attacks an Oscar nominee

Andrew O'Hehir
In a self-destructive P.R. move, lobbyists urge Oscar to shun the scruffy activist documentary "Gasland"
President-elect Barack Obama, right, listens EPA administrator nominee Lisa Jackson addresses the media at a news conference in Chicago, Monday, Dec. 15, 2008. (AP Photo) (Associated Press)

Proof Obama is not caving on regulation: The EPA

Andrew Leonard
While Republicans scream bloody murder, the Obama administration is moving to limit greenhouse gas emissions
Supporters surround former Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, center, as he arrives for a World Social Forum event at Place du Souvenir in Dakar, Senegal, Monday, Feb. 7, 2011. The World Social Forum kicked off in this corner of west Africa on Sunday, its mantra of social change "another world is possible" proving especially resonant as anti-government uprisings continue to rock Egypt in the northern part of the continent. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell) (AP)

Capitalism is dead says former Brazil president

Rukmini Callimachi
Brazil's first working class president argues that the global financial crisis disproves foundations of capitalism
A still from "Into Eternity"

“Into Eternity”: The quest to make us forget nuclear waste

Andrew O'Hehir
A fascinating documentary explores a Finnish dump being built with the hopes we won't remember it's there
Former U.S. Vice President Al Gore (L) and his wife Tipper leave after holding a news conference in Palo Alto, California after winning the Nobel Peace Prize in this October 12, 2007 file photo. Former U.S. Vice President Al Gore and his wife, Tipper, have announced their separation after 40 years of marriage, according to media reports on June 1, 2010. REUTERS/Kimberly White/Files (UNITED STATES - Tags: POLITICS PROFILE) (© Kimberly White / Reuters)

Mark Kirk doesn’t support regulating carbon anymore, because Al Gore got divorced

Alex Pareene
The new Illinois senator reverses course on cap-and-trade, cites the former vice president's personal life
House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio, and Rep. Jeb Hensarling, R-Texas, meet with reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 25, 2011, after their closed GOP caucus meeting ahead of President Barack Obama's State of the Union speech. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak) (AP)

House GOP wants EPA restrictions

AP/Salon
Republicans will release Wednesday legislation, aimed at preventing checks on greenhouse gases
Joe Manchin

Manchin will sit on Senate energy committee, shoot at environmental bills

Alex Pareene
The Democrat with the most regressive energy policy in the caucus wins a role overseeing environmental policy
President Barack Obama delivers the State of the Union address on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 25, 2011. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci) (AP)

From the Pundits: Obama’s corporate pep talk

Adam Clark Estes
Met with high approval ratings, Obama's SOTU -- particularly the please-all tone -- left some commentators uneasy

What to make of second-graders having sex

Tracy Clark-Flory
There's understandable shock over the Oakland, Calif., case. But is our sexual culture really to blame?

The 5 best State of the Union drinking games

Justin Spees
We're not saying you should get drunk watching tonight's speech, but if you want to ...
The perfect set of preconditions for a global tsunami of instability and turmoil may be in place.

Welcome to the year of living dangerously

Michael T. Klare
Are riots, protests, revolts, mounting oil prices, and mammoth worldwide unemployment the new norm?
George H.W. Bush prepares to give his Jan. 16, 1991, Oval Office speech announcing the beginning of military action in Iraq (left); and Bill Clinton on the campaign trail in 1992.

The war that made Bill Clinton president

Steve Kornacki
Remember when every major Democrat in America was scared to run against George H.W. Bush?
Rep. Fred Upton

House GOP’s next target: The Clean Air Act

Michelle Fitzsimmons
The chairman of a powerful committee vows to derail the EPA's "power grab"
President Obama

A theory on the real reason for Obama’s comeback

Steve Kornacki
His sudden polling bump stirs memories of the forgotten winter of Bill Clinton's presidency
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