Truthout
Environment
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EPA Confirms Activists’ Longtime Claims: Neonicotinoid Pesticide Threatens Honeybees
Environmentalists and honey producers have long suspected a link between the pesticide and rapidly declining bee populations.
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Bundy Militia Claims Indigenous Paiute Land as Oregon Land
The “legal” basis for starting a fight with the federal government is that sovereignty “really” belongs to Oregon rather than the Paiutes.
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The Melting Arctic’s Dramatic Impact on Global Weather Patterns
Arctic warming is irrevocably changing planetary weather, and several leading scientists warn of dire impacts.
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Ten Good Things About the Not-So-Great Year 2015
2015 had more than its share of bad news, but also victories on climate, marriage equality, the drug war, and diplomacy.
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Ten Foods That May Disappear Thanks to Climate Change
Climate change is affecting the world in many ways, including what we eat and drink.
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Green Design Has More Impact When Local Residents Are Involved in the Planning Process
Involving the public ensures good stewardship.
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Climate Disruption Amplifies Atlantic Currents’ Contribution to Sea Level Rise
The Atlantic Ocean current pattern is being slowed by climate disruption, and the pattern shift has been linked to sea level rise.
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Tiny Materials in Countless Products Raise Big Questions for Environment and Health
Nanotechnology opens a universe of possibilities - but also creates a world of unknowns.
G7’s “New Alliance” Deal Is Failing Farmers in Africa
Schemes such as the G7's New Alliance for Food Security and Nutrition are about expanding industrial agriculture.
Economic Update: Capitalism and/or Socialism
This episode provides updates on Spain's new left government, and more.