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Electric Industry Created Their Own Air Pollution Permits, Held Private Meetings With Texas Regulators
The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality worked behind closed doors with the state's electric power trade association.
Canadian Indigenous Community Appealing Pipeline Decision for Lack of Consultation
Chippewas of the Thames First Nation are appealing pipeline decision for lack of Consultation.
Pipeline Builder Paid Pennsylvania Police Department to “Deter Protests“
With more than $18 billion currently invested in expanding its infrastructure network, Kinder Morgan's engagement with local communities will be closely watched.
Diversity Is the Lifeline for the Future of the Climate Movement
As the People's Climate marched showed, there is no shortage of people willing to stand up and join the fight against climate change.
More Than 300,000 Celebrate Archbishop Oscar Romero, 35 Years After US-Backed Murder
Romero was murdered by members of a US-backed death squad.
On the News With Thom Hartmann: A State of Emergency Has Been Declared in California Following Oil Spill, and More
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Anthropology Apology
If you do not recycle your plastic, it can sit in landfills for a couple hundred years!
TransCanada’s Keystone Pipeline Network Under Investigation by Federal Regulators
The results of these investigations could play a part in President Obama's final decision on the Keystone XL permit that TransCanada needs to complete its Keystone pipeline network.
On the News With Thom Hartmann: New York Will Use Bank Settlements to Give Homeless Families Housing, and More
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Shot and Gassed: Thousands of Protected Birds Killed Annually
Government-sanctioned killing is a taxpayer-funded threat that the birds should not have to face, one that is hidden from the public.