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Environment
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Climate Change Report Sets the Table for New Emissions Rules
Climate change is real and is impacting every corner of the nation right now, says a report released yesterday by the Obama administration.
Could a US-Japan “Green Alliance” Transform the Climate-Energy Equation?
During President Obama's recent trip to Japan, there was no emphasis on US-Japan military cooperation on climate change.
Keystone XL Pipeline Likely Not Headed for Senate Vote
First Nation activist Clayton Thomas-Muller and journalist Steve Horn discuss reports that the push to force a Senate vote on the controversial Keystone XL pipeline has been thwarted.
Stanford Divests: Student-Led Movement Forces Elite School to Pull Its Money From Coal Companies
Stanford University's Board of Trustees voted Tuesday to stop investing in coal-mining companies because of climate change concerns.
Foretelling Devastating Impact, Will White House Climate Report Spark Action on Global Warming?
A new report warns human-driven climate change is having dramatic health, ecological and financial impacts across the US.
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When Corporate America Gets Too Big to Tax
This elephant in the room is too big to fail, jail or pay its fair share.
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Hazardous Cargo: Shipping Highly Flammable Bakken Crude Oil by Rail
When residents in the Quebec town of Lac-Mu00e9gantic describe the scene after an oil-train derailed and then exploded there last July, they say the burning petroleum was like a …
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“Walking While Woman” and the Fight to Stop Violent Policing of Gender Identity
Transgender and LGBTQ people across the country are harassed and profiled by police for simply being who they are, but a movement to hold the cops accountable is gaining …
How Milton Friedman Fomented the Barmy “Corporations Exist to Maximize Shareholder Value” Myth
Repeat after me: “maximizing shareholder value” is an idea made up and promoted by economists.
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Dahr Jamail | New Mexico Governor Martinez Accused of “Wholesale Disregard of the Law“
The state of New Mexico is being hit with the catastrophic environmental impacts of the laissez-faire policies of Governor Susana Martinez.