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WorldStove: Transforming Haiti and the World
WorldStove founder Nathaniel Mulcahy has just completed two months of work in Haiti, setting up a pilot project that will provide biochar-producing stoves and jobs for the Haitian people. …
Chemicals Meant To Break Up BP Oil Spill Present New Environmental Concerns
The chemicals BP is now relying on to break up the steady flow of leaking oil from deep below the Gulf of Mexico could create a new set of …
Bill Moyers: Interview With Jim Hightower
This is a transcript of a segment of the final program for The Bill Moyers Journal, aired on Friday, April 30, 2010. Bill Moyers interviews journalist Jim Hightower …
Boycotts Against Arizona: An Effective Strategy for Social Change?
On Your Call, we're discussing the history and present use of boycotts. Arizona recently passed the nation's strongest anti-immigration law. Individuals, organizations, and governments worldwide are calling for widespread …
On Climate, Energy, Oil Rigs: First, Do No Harm
United States action on global warming is long overdue. But energy industry lobbyists and their Senate allies have thwarted the best efforts of three leading senators. The result: A …
Pressure Mounts on Energy Giant Chevron to Disclose Revenue
Bangkok - When shareholders of the multinational company Chevron gather for their annual meeting in the U.S. city of Houston in late May, they will come face to face …
Press Freedom Falls Around the World
There are bright spots regarding press freedom, but there's been an overall decline for eight straight years, according to a new report. Other political and social freedoms may be …
Goldman Didn’t Tell SEC About Mortgage Moves for Months
Washington - In December 2006, Goldman Sachs embarked on a frantic effort to shed billions of dollars in risky mortgage securities and purchase exotic insurance to protect itself against …
Music Transcends US-Mexico Border: The MtyMx Festival
I was standing in the taco line when I felt a tap on my shoulder. I turned my head away from the sizzling meat and smoking tortillas and behind …
Not Just Arizona: Immigration Enforcement Out of Control on Federal Level
While people protest the terrible Arizona state law that uses local law enforcement to target immigrants, the federal government is expanding its efforts to use local law enforcement in …