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The Bureau of Land Management’s Inconsistent Approach Toward Rule Breakers
A look at how the feds have - and have not - punished individuals for defying regulations.
The Oil Pricequake: Political Turmoil in a Time of Low Energy Prices
The changing economics of oil will transform the political face of the planet.
Keystone and Food Labeling Cases Demonstrate the TPP’s Threat to Democracy
It looks like it is President Obama who was “absolutely wrong” about the dangers of TPP.
Revoke ExxonMobil’s Corporate Charter for Climate Destruction and Cover-Up
We should petition the attorney general of New Jersey, where ExxonMobil is incorporated, to revoke the oil firm's corporate charter.
On the News With Thom Hartmann: The FDA Has Only Banned Three Chemicals Out of Nearly 100 Known to Cause Health Risks, and More
In today's On the News segment: There are nearly 100 chemicals used in food processing and packaging that pose a serious health risk, but the FDA is only banning …
North Carolina Coal Ash Victims Blast State for Downgrading Duke Energy Dumpsite Risks
The Department of Environmental Quality's report listed only eight coal ash ponds as high risk.
Dawn of the Anthropocene: Five Ways Humans Have Triggered a New Geological Epoch
Our environmental impact is indeed profound but is it significant on a geological timescale?
On the News With Thom Hartmann: CEOs Are Fighting to Keep Their Taxes Low, and More
It's only the second full week of the new year, but many corporate CEOs have already made more money than most of us will make for the rest of …
Historic Trial Lets Activists Who Blocked Oil Train Cite Climate Change Threat in Their Defense
Five climate justice activists go on trial in Washington State today for tying themselves to a 25-foot tripod structure to block a mile-long oil train.
Is Zero Deforestation Possible for the Brazilian Amazon?
Zero deforestation before 2025 is possible, and we know what it will take to achieve it.