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The Third National Climate Assessment – Denial That Limits Needed Action
The Third National Climate Assessment report summarizes the effects of climate change on the US now and in the future.
Peru’s Conga Mine Conflict: Cajamarca Won’t Capitulate
The fight over the Conga mining project is one of Peru's largest current social conflicts.
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Alarm Bells Over Antibiotic Resistance
The World Health Organization's most comprehensive report to date sounds a warning that we are entering a world where antibiotics have little effect.
If We Remain Predators, the Planet Will Cast Us Off
Colonel Lawrence Wilkerson says the United States and China must stop the arms buildup and solve the climate change crisis or humans may not have a future on this …
On the News With Thom Hartmann: Climate Change Isn’t a Problem of the Distant Future, and More
Climate change is no longer a problem of the distant future, and more.
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Louisiana Residents Gear Up for Fracking Fight Just Outside New Orleans
Residents go up against Louisiana's strong laws protecting the oil and gas industry.
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Solar Panels Finally Arrive Atop the White House
The White House is finally on the solar grid, in response to prodding by environmentalists.
Report: The Big Money in Tax Breaks Continues
In 2013, the cost of tax breaks was equal to the entire US discretionary budget.
Wisconsin Federal Court Decision Could Mark Beginning of End for GOP Photo ID Restrictions
This week's federal court decision to strike down Wisconsin's polling place Photo ID law has national significance and does not bode well for Republicans.
Corporate Contractors Dance For New Energy Project
Contractors, lobbyists and officials attending the Homeland Security Congress in Washington DC yesterday did a “traditional” Native American circle dance to celebrate a fictitious new US government plan, the …