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You Won’t Believe Where These Protests Took Place
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission has been rubber stamping the go ahead to frack-attack all of the US. The people are protesting en mass.
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Unsafe Levels of Formaldehyde in Air Around Arkansas’ Fayetteville Shale
Air samples taken in the Fayetteville Shale show notably elevated levels of formaldehyde, a suspected human carcinogen.
On the News With Thom Hartmann: World Bank Issues Its Third Report on Climate Change, and More
In today's On the News segment: global temperatures may rise to 4 degrees Celsius by the time today's teens hit their 80th birthday, and more.
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Killing Hope: Six Years of the Obama Presidency
While the world he inherited from George W. Bush certainly sucked, it also gave Obama unprecedented opportunities to change the course of the nation.
Dahr Jamail | Are Humans Going Extinct?
Climate disruption has become so serious that some scientists fear humans may be causing our own extinction.
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Lawsuit Challenges Radioactive Fracking Waste Facilities in Ohio
Environmentalists say state regulators have allowed Ohio to become fracking's “dumping ground.”
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Israeli, West Bank Arabs’ Divergent Lives Revealed in Olive Harvest
The olive harvest reflects the growing disparities between Palestinians who live in the West Bank and their more prosperous brethren who hold Israeli citizenship.
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Cultivating Climate Justice From the Front Lines of the Crisis
Following Typhoon Haiyan, survivors in impacted communities in the Philippines came together in a deep expression of solidarity to help each other rebuild their homes and lives.
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The Fracking Rush Hits a Pothole
Oil and natural gas gluts are driving prices so low that drill-baby-drillers may have to hit the brakes.
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Government Data Sharpens Focus on Crude-Oil Train Routes
An analysis of federal government data adds new details to what's known about the routes taken by trains carrying crude oil. Local governments are often unaware of the potential …