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Swarthmore Students Launch First Indefinite Occupation for Fossil Fuel Divestment
Swarthmore's reputation may now hinge on how it responds to students.
Sorry, Monsanto: The Science Is on Our Side, Not Yours
A talking point we can all get behind.
Why Is Climate Denier David Koch on the Board of Top Science Museums? Letter Urges Cutting of Ties
The nation's top museums are facing calls to cut ties.
Louisiana Residents Convince EPA That Burning Explosive Waste Outside Is a Bad Idea
But the explosive crisis at Camp Minden is not over yet.
For Goodness Rake!
Larry learns a lesson on landscaping when the Green Ninja intervenes.
California Water Wars: Another Form of Asset Stripping?
In California's epic drought, wars over water rights continue, while innovative alternatives for increasing the available water supply go untapped.
Pacific Islanders Say Climate Finance “Essential” for Paris Agreement
Leaders in the region are calling with renewed urgency for global action on climate finance, which they say is vital for building climate resilience and arresting development losses.
Secretive and Seedy: How Aid Donors Are Opening the Agribusiness Flood Gates
When big agribusiness teams up with international aid organizations to corner the market on seeds, everyone loses.
An Angry White House Vows to Confront Netanyahu, but Will It End Key US Support for Occupation?
Administration officials have already vowed the billions of dollars in US military aid to Israel will continue unimpeded.
“Inside Baghdad’s Brutal Battle Against ISIS”: In Chaos of Post-Invasion Iraq, Militias Take Hold
Journalist Matthieu Aikins talks about the rise of militias in Iraq and its return to the sectarian warfare that ravaged the country in the years after the 2003 US …