Truthout
Environment
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In 60 Days, South Sudan will Starve
There is a looming crisis in South Sudan that, if not dealt with, could rival some of the worst famines in recent history.
Leland Yee and the Others Corrupting California Leave Citizens Without a Voice
The millions of Californians that are represented by three corrupt members of the state senate are now without representation.
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We Don’t Want You to Swim in the River
The last time North Korea got frisky, the Navy showed off an anti-missile laser. Now, with the crisis continuing in Ukraine, the Navy is showing off something even scarier.
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The Code of Crisis and Disaster
To respond to a week of triple catastrophe - a UN climate change report, the Ryan budget, the McCutcheon decision - it is crucial to confront and decode our …
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On Climate, Business as Usual
Despite mounting evidence that global warming is an urgent crisis, emissions of heat-trapping greenhouse gases grew faster between 2000 and 2010 than over the previous three decades.
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Each One of Us Is a Toxic Superfund Site
We are all lab rats in one giant, toxic and deadly experiment.
The Modern History of Venezuela and the Need for a Post-Oil Economy
Edgardo Lander says to strengthen democracy, develop food sovereignty and help save the planet, Venezuela must develop a plan to transition away from an extractive economy.
University Sit-In Targets World’s Largest Private Coal Company
Student organizer Caroline Burney and journalist Jeff Biggers join us discuss the more than week long sit-in against Washington University's ties with Peabody Energy, the largest private coal mining …
Killing Nature’s Defenders: Study Finds Global Surge in Murders of Environmental Activists
A new reports finds the killings of environmental and land rights activists worldwide has tripled over the past decade.
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