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** FILE ** Former U.S. Vice President Al Gore speaks in front of a poster for his documentary film on global warming, "An Inconvenient Truth," during the Japanese premier in Tokyo, In this Monday, Jan. 15, 2007 file photo. (Associated Press)

Al Gore: Republicans tell me privately they believe in global warming

By Jessica Chasmar - The Washington Times

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: ‘Green’ politics harvest subsidies, not energy

The Washington Times

**FILE** The tail end of a SUV is perched on top of a postal mailbox in the aftermath of floods from Hurricane Sandy in Coney Island, N.Y., on Oct. 30, 2012. (Associated Press)

Hurricane Sandy roughed postal service fleet: Report

By Phillip Swarts - The Washington Times

A fire whirl highlights the erratic wind conditions from the 64,000 acre Beaver Creek Fire, north of Hailey, Idaho, on Aug., 16, 2013. A number of residential neighborhoods have been evacuated because of the blaze. (Associated Press/Times-News, Ashley Smith)

More crews arrive to help battle Idaho wildfire

By Todd Dvorak - Associated Press

** FILE ** Rep. Ron Barber, Arizona Democrat, speaks to the media in Tucson, Ariz., on Aug. 7, 2012. (Associated Press)

DHS spends $600,000 to buy $100,000 homes: Report

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

** FILE ** Ecuadorean President Rafael Correa sings during his weekly live broadcast, "Enlace Ciudadano," or "Citizen Link," in Manta, Ecuador, on Saturday, June 29, 2013. (AP Photo/Martin Mejia)

Ecuador abandons ‘no drill’ plan after enviros fail to pay preservation cash

By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times

The Pentagon. (Associated Press) ** FILE **

Pentagon wasting $7M on unused D.C. vehicles, watchdog says

By Phillip Swarts - The Washington Times

Tourists walk by the pond at Constitution Gardens on the Mall on Thursday with hundreds of dead fish creating not only a stink but a large cleanup effort. (Andrew S. Geraci/The Washington Times)

Algae responsible for fish kill in pond on the Mall

By Celina Durgin - The Washington Times

Illustration by Linas Garsys for The Washington Times

BEAUPREZ: EPA’s renewable fuel folly

By Bob Beauprez

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Consider carbon tax for climate’s sake

The Washington Times

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Agency reneges on horse-roundup promise

The Washington Times

**FILE** New U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Gina McCarthy delivers a speech at Harvard Law School in Cambridge, Mass., on July 30, 2013. During her speech, the first as the head of the EPA, McCarthy told an audience that curbing climate-altering pollution will strengthen the economy. (Associated Press)

On climate change, Obama, EPA plan action without Congress

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times

** FILE ** Heidi Fleiss (Associated Press)

Heidi Fleiss: Hollywood madam turns marijuana baron, gets busted for 392 cannabis plants

By Jessica Chasmar - The Washington Times

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Ethanol is U.S.-made, cheaper than gas

The Washington Times

House cat blamed for starting fire, causing $200K in damage, police say

By Jessica Chasmar - The Washington Times

Illinois fuel pipeline erupts, shooting flames 300 feet in the air

By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times

Illustration Global Warming by John Camejo for The Washington Times

EDITORIAL: Wearing out words

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES

Washington, D.C. skyline (Associated Press) ** FILE **

OFA rally for climate change gains zero concerned citizens: report

By Jessica Chasmar - The Washington Times

A building at the Summer Bay Resort in Clermont, Fla., shows damage from collapsing into a sinkhole early Monday Aug. 12, 2013. No injuries or victims, and all emergency responders were safe and uninjured. All guests that were rescued are being moved to a different building on the property. (AP Photo/Alma Rodriquez)

Sinkhole near Disney World in Florida sucks in three-story building

By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times

British Prime Minister David Cameron

U.K.’s Cameron: Shale gas drilling is safe, will create jobs

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times