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California’s Top 10 Environmental Disasters – Featuring Erin Brockovich
While speaking with Erin Brokovich, the topic of the worst environmental disasters in California history came up.

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Let the Sun Shine in
Why would the ALEC network of state-level lobbyists want to make solar energy cost-prohibitive for homeowners and businesses?

Climate Change Clears the Way for the Extraction of Arctic Resources
Canada and Russia are investing in military infrastructure in order to protect economic interests in Arctic energy resources.

Are We Falling Off the Climate Precipice? Scientists Consider Extinction
Dahr Jamail explores what climate scientists just beyond the mainstream are thinking about how climate change will affect life on this planet.

A Budget for People, Peace, and Planet
Peace, Social Justice and Environmental groups want to cut runaway military spending, fund dire domestic needs u2013 social programs, jobs and climate action

The Education of Bill McKibben: How the Unlikely Activist Learned to Break the Rules
McKibben's latest book, "Oil and Honey," chronicles his journey into ever-riskier and more confrontational activism.

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The Arctic Is the First Line of Defense Against a Climate Transition to an Uninhabitable Earth
Nature is not an ATM, and our survival depends on acting on that understanding.

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Violence Against Our Environment
Both the words "environment" and "violence" have so many meanings, that they require some definition of how they can be of use in the context of a struggle for …

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Urban Fracking Bonanza Threatens Dallas Suburbs
Fort Worth, which sits on top of the vast Barnett Shale, is the first major city in America to allow extensive fracking within the city limits.

Extending Solidarity to the Ecosystem: Laura Flanders Interviews Sean Sweeney
Sean Sweeney discusses how unions need to extend solidarity to the ecosystem itself.