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Taking the Mic: Why Structural and Environmental Racism Matter
There is a phrase used again and again when people bring up something uncomfortable about the environmental movement. We are told that we are being “divisive.”
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Residents and Fishermen Fight Cove Point LNG Export Plans That Threaten Area’s Future
Residents are also upset by the proposed tax breaks for Dominion Energy, which they see as essentially subsidizing the pollution of their community.
Approval of Keystone XL Would Be a Disastrous Move
Jeffrey Sachs: The State Department's Environmental Impact Statement for the Keystone XL pipeline brings humanity one stop closer to climate disaster.
Independent Journalism Now Considered “Terrorism” in Egypt
Sharif Abdel Kouddous on the Egyptian Military Regime's Growing “War On Journalists.”
Debate: State Department Moves Keystone XL Closer to Approval, but Does Conflict of Interest Taint Report?
A long-awaited report from the State Department has dealt a potential major blow to efforts to stop the Keystone XL oil pipeline.
A Dirty Energy Emancipation Proclamation: In Utah?
On January 25th, one of the largest and most significant environmental protests in years took place in the most unlikely of places - Salt Lake City, Utah.
Could Florida Become the New Fracking Frontier?
Fracked wells and impoundments were once a far-fetched possibility in Florida, but soon they could be hitting close to home.
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They Can’t Tell the Truth
We cannot let the misleaders falsify reality for their own purposes.
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Nordheim: a Texas Town Facing a Toxic Future
The installation of a giant waste disposal plant where fracking industry waste would be trucked in from a 100-mile radius will undoubtedly bring more unwelcome changes.
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Shale Stories: Obama’s Clean Energy Future Is a Fracking Nightmare for Rural America
“Shalefield Stories,” a new collection of stories by people who have been negatively affected by fracking in their communities, is yet another testimony to the dark side of America's …