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Environment
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Playing Chicken With Food Safety
Protesters speak out against new rules the US Department of Agriculture wants to put into effect u2013 bad rules that would transfer much of the work inspecting pork and …
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A Reprieve From Climate Doom
Fox News presents the silver lining of climate change, while ignoring the raincloud.
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Arctic Sea Ice and Al Gore’s “Prediction 2013“
While climate change deniers misrepresent what Al Gore said about arctic ice, reality in the arctic outpaces the most pessimistic predictions.
Government Shutdown Reflects Struggle Within Capitalist Republican Elite (Part 1)
Paul Street: Tea Party candidates' strong desire to roll back the New Deal comes out of the GOP establishment's own creation.
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Fossil Fuel Army Versus the Planet: Battle Lines Are Drawn on Climate Change
As the consequences of climate change become more apparent and the window to act closes, an unprecedented battle is growing. Energy and fossil fuel interests now face opponents including …
“The Lawbreaking Is Ongoing”: Louisiana Levee Board Sues BP, Exxon, Shell, Chevron for Coast Damage
Beyond the well-known devastation caused by the BP oil spill in 2010, the oil and gas industry in Louisiana has also been blamed for destroying coastal wetlands that provide …
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Conservatives Celebrate Shutdown of Government They Hate
Republicans are exercising the one power that the American People have not yet been able to take away from them: the power to destroy.
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The Big Push: Putting Tar Sands Through Old Oil Pipelines
Rushing to convert older pipelines, oil companies are avoiding lengthy reviews and public scrutiny but bringing tar sands risks.
What Is the Social Cost of Carbon Emissions?
James Boyce: Cost-benefit analysis of carbon emissions has shortcomings.
Nuclear Engineer: Japan’s PM “Lying to the Japanese People” About Safety of Fukushima
Arnie Gundersen: Japan's PM claims Fukushima is safe but the nuclear disaster is underfunded and lacks transparency, causing the public to remain in the dark.