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Environment
Obama’s Climate Change Policies Are Imperialistic and Despotic
Subhankar Banerjee: The Obama administration's focus on oil extraction and emphasis on fracking is not addressing climate change.
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How Fake 2nd Amendment History Kills
The gun carnage will never end unless the Rightu2019s bogus history of the Second Amendment is exploded and the real intent of the Framers is explained.
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The Age of Hyper-Racism: White Supremacy as the White Knight of Capitalism
White supremacy is a fluid social framework that has morphed from the system of slavery to the system of Jim Crow to the contemporary system of colorblind racism and …
Colorado’s Biblical Floods Linked to Climate Change
Subhankar Banerjee: The media has utterly failed its responsibility to inform the public of the link between climate change and worsening natural disasters.
Bill McKibben: Obama Can Salvage His Climate Legacy by Rejecting Keystone XL Oil Pipeline
McKibben argues that Obama's pending decision on whether to approve or reject the Keystone XL's construction is a historic opportunity.
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Setting The Record Straight On Bayer CropScience
To say Monsanto is solely responsible for killing our bees only propagates misinformation and doesnu2019t force Bayer to take accountability.
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EPA Proposes Rules for New Power Plants; Fight Over Coal’s Carbon Pollution Heats Up
The EPA will propose the first-ever carbon pollution standards for new coal-burning power plants.
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Frackademia: The People and Money Behind the EDF Methane Emissions Study
The long-awaited Environmental Defense Fund-sponsored fracking fugitive methane emissions study is finally out. Unfortunately, it's another case of “frackademia.”
Southern Leg of Keystone XL Tar Sands Pipeline Flunks Climate Test Too
Tthe 485-mile southern leg of Keystone XL will give TransCanada strategic access to these US coastal ports.
How Did D.C. Navy Yard Gunman Get Security Clearance While Being Treated by VA for Mental Illness?
A gunman opened fire at a naval base in Washington, DC, on Monday, killing 12 people and wounding several others before dying in a shootout with police.