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An Embattled ALEC, Buoyed by Election Results, Lays Blueprint for 2015
Although ALEC will come into its December meeting buoyed by the opportunities presented by November's election results, dark clouds will be hanging over the festivities.
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Subways Are an NYPD Hotspot in de Blasio’s New York
Within the arrests, some subway performers have noticed that there is a racial discrepancy.
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San Francisco Homeless Advocates to Public Transit Police: “Stop Criminalizing Homelessness“
One byproduct of this debate has been increased attention to the level of resources allocated to San Francisco's homeless.
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Senate Narrowly Rejects Keystone XL Amidst Protests by Climate Activists
The Keystone XL pipeline is a political football in Washington, but activists say it would make a devastating contribution to climate change.
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Oil Company VP/Ex-Halliburton Fracking Lobbyist Assaults EnviroNews Chief Outside Public Meeting
After EnviroNews Editor-in-Chief Emerson Urry began videotaping a conversation between Joe Morton, of Emmett, and industry attorney John Peiserich, the Vice President and general counsel of Alta Mesa Idaho, …
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G20 Climate Challenge Calls for a Rethink of Economics
The key problem of our time is the possibility of pursuing three goals simultaneously - ecological sustainability, economic development and a more equitable distribution of wealth within and among …
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Dramatic Correlation Shown Between GMOs and 22 Diseases
As use of GMO's crops glyphosate rise so do critical diseases.
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Texas Regulators Sidestep Connection Between Fracking Industry and Earthquakes
Seismic activity is not something the region is known for. It was only after deep injection disposal wells used to house fracking's toxic wastewater went into operation that the …
Return of the Ferguson War Zone? Missouri Enacts State of Emergency Ahead of Mike Brown Grand Jury
Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon has declared a state of emergency in advance of the grand jury's pending decision in the Michael Brown shooting case.
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Amending Colorado’s Constitution: Do Communities Have Right to Clean Air and Water?
The push to amend the Colorado Constitution grew out of attempts by municipalities to ban fracking in their communities but was expanded to include any laws that attempt to …