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On the News With Thom Hartmann: California Is Suffering an Extreme Drought, and More
In today's On the News segment: California is still suffering with an extreme drought, and more.
In Our Society, Poor People Are Waste Disposal Units
We need to put a halt to the systems that hide and perpetuate inequality. We need to decouple from an economy of infinite choice, an economy of disposability.
Nestle Has Expanded Its Water Empire to Include Colorado
Not content with bottling water in drought-stricken California, Nestle has added Colorado to its water empire.
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California Bill to Ban Oil Drilling in Marine Protected Area Fails!
"Even the slightest chance of an oil spill in a Marine Protected Area far outweighs any potential benefit to the state," said State Senator Hannah-Beth Jackson.
For the Betterment of the City
Despite California's historic drought, San Francisco's homeless will continue to be forced off Market Street with pressurized water.
California Supreme Court Nixes Corporate Personhood “Advisory Measure” From November Ballot
The "Overturn Citizens United Act", or Prop 49, will not appear on California's ballot this November after all.
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California Drought Leaves Farmworkers Hung Out to Dry
California's ongoing drought is another blow to hundreds of thousands of farmworkers, many of whom are undocumented immigrants, that are struggling to survive.
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Brown’s Anticonservationist Plan to Re-engineer the SF Bay Delta
The SF Bay Delta watershed, the most micro-managed, over-developed estuary in the United States, now is being subjected to Governor Brown's so-called Bay Delta Conservation Plan, crafted by power …
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California Voters Afforded Opportunity This November to Weigh-In on “Corporate Personhood“
State legislature, governor add proposition to general election ballot calling for amendment to overturn Citizens United.
California Halts Injection of Fracking Waste, Warning It May Be Contaminating Aquifers
The state's drought has forced farmers to rely on groundwater, even as California aquifers have been intentionally polluted due to exemptions for oil industry.