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Indicting the TPP: Even One of These Counts Is Sufficient to Vote to Kill It!
To really appreciate what a travesty the TPP is, and the scandal of the failure of our Congress to reject it, Iu2019m going to list 23 negative consequences that …
Do the Worm Bin! A Catchy Tune About Composting
This week, learn about composting, a great way to reduce the amount of trash a household produces.
The US Has Nearly 600 Coal Waste Sites: Why They’ve Got West Virginians Worried
Residents fear that coal-contaminated water is seeping into their wells. But a lack of evidence is stalling action.
Nobel Laureates Call on “Militaristic” United States to Renew Pledge to Protect Human Rights
President Barack Obama has authorized more drone strikes during his first three months in office than President Bush did during his entire administration.
On the News With Thom Hartmann: Hawaii Is the Latest Battleground in the Fight for Solar Energy, and More
In today's On the News segment: The Hawaiian Electric Company has been blocking thousands of residents from generating their own electricity; the loss of sea ice in the Arctic …
Earth Day on the River of Grass
Without collective action, we remain at the mercy of systems of power and domination u2014 wild places, like the River of Grass, are doomed.
Awaiting Justice: Indigenous Resistance in the Tar Sands of Canada
The Nation of the Lubicon Cree is on the frontlines of environmental destruction.
Can You Really Be GM-Free? Why New European Laws Pose a Moral Dilemma
If public morality justifies a national ban on GM food, why is no such ban required for GM feed and GM crops also?
The Trans-Pacific Partnership and the Death of the Republic
Negotiating the TPP in secret and fast-tracking it through Congress is considered necessary to secure its passage, since if the public had time to review its onerous provisions, opposition …
The Extinction Governor Rips the Green Mask Off His Tunnels Plan
Restore the Delta and the Center for Biological Diversity responded to the governoru2019s abandonment of the pretense of “conservation” and “restoration”.