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Vanishing Glaciers, Then and Now
These pairs of images show the transformation of glaciers in Switzerland, Canada, Iceland and Greenland since 2006.
Election Countdown 2012: Mayor Bloomberg Pledges $10 Million of His Own Money to Endorse Moderate Candidates, and More
This week in the Election Countdown: Printing errors on Florida ballots might eclipse that of the 2000 election; New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg vows to spend $10 million …
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Alberta Tar Sands Illegal Under Treaty 8, First Nations Charge
In 1899, First Nations in northern Alberta signed a treaty with Queen Victoria that enshrined their right to practice cultural traditions. Today, itu2019s the basis for a legal challenge …
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In Conference Call, Romney Urged Businesses to Tell Their Employees How to Vote
Romney was addressing a group of self-described “small-business owners.”
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New Gas Industry Astroturf: Landowner Advocates of NY Buses Activists to Albany Pro-Fracking Rally
A pro-fracking rally, funded by the oil and gas industry, was held in Albany, NY. Another effort of big oil corporations to use grassroots culture to their advantage.
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Nebraska Pipeline Debate Dies Down Despite Unresolved Problems With Keystone XL Route
Latest reroute moves pipeline away from land owned by outspoken opponents but does little to avoid shallow water sources.
Keystone XL Contractor and SUNY Buffalo Shale Institute Conduct LA County’s Fracking Study
The county didn't pay for the study - the oil and gas industry did - and peer review was done by industry cohorts.
Glenn Greenwald: Presidential Debates Highlight “Faux Objectivity” of Mainstream Journalists
“The issue is not what separates Romney and Obama, but how much they agree. This hidden consensus has to be exposed,” writes Guardian columnist Glenn Greenwald.
Texas Landowners Join Environmentalists for Historic Blockade of Keystone XL Tar Sands Pipeline
. In a protest now entering its fourth week, dozens of environmental activists working with local Texas landowners have blocked the pipelineu2019s path with tree sits and other nonviolent …
Fresh Recruits, More Arrests Begin Week Four in Texas Tar Sands Blockade
Fifty fresh activists, six new arrests as historic Texas Tar Sands Blockade enters its fourth week.