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Environment
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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Mrs. Goodbar
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Four Years After BP: Hunting for Oil Spills in Louisiana
Years after the disastrous BP oil spill caused massive environmental damage in the Gulf, smaller oil spills are a continuous but largely unnoticed problem.
Washington Fights Fire With Fire in Libya: How Not to End Violence in a War-Torn Land
Is the US secretly training Libyan militiamen in the Canary Islands? And if not, are they planning to?
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Why Ordinary Citizens Have No Say
The US could be at the forefront of creating a global green economy that runs on renewable energy. Unfortunately, we can't beat our addiction to big money.
Who Goes to Jail? Matt Taibbi on American Injustice Gap From Wall Street to Main Street
Award-winning journalist Matt Taibbi is out with an explosive new book that asks why the vast majority of white-collar criminals have avoided prison since the financial crisis began.
“Years of Living Dangerously”: Is This the New Trend?
The media is taking deep dives to communicate science, solutions and the human side of climate change.
Decriminalization vs. Legalization
As Maryland is poised to become the next state to decriminalize marijuana, MD Delegate Keiffer Jackson Mitchell and LEAP Executive Director Neill Franklin debate whether it can end the …
California Senate Committee Approves Fracking Moratorium Bill
The legislation will place a moratorium on fracking and well stimulation until the state fully studies the impact of the oil extraction on California's air and water quality, public …
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ANR Pipeline: Introducing TransCanada’s Keystone XL for Fracking
Another TransCanada-proposed pipeline with a similar function as Keystone XL is flying under the public radar, but this pipeline would bring to market shale gas obtained via fracking.