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The Hard Numbers on Fracking: Radiation, Toxic Wastewater and Air Pollution
Years after fracking technology prompted an oil and gas rush, researchers are finding radioactive and other pollutants near facilities, adding to mounting evidence of environmental damage, but the federal …
Government Shutdown Reflects Struggle Within Capitalist Republican Elite (Part 1)
Paul Street: Tea Party candidates' strong desire to roll back the New Deal comes out of the GOP establishment's own creation.
“The Lawbreaking Is Ongoing”: Louisiana Levee Board Sues BP, Exxon, Shell, Chevron for Coast Damage
Beyond the well-known devastation caused by the BP oil spill in 2010, the oil and gas industry in Louisiana has also been blamed for destroying coastal wetlands that provide …
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Conservatives Celebrate Shutdown of Government They Hate
Republicans are exercising the one power that the American People have not yet been able to take away from them: the power to destroy.
The Trans-Pacific Partnership: We Won’t Be Fooled by Rigged Corporate Trade Agreements
The trade agreement President Obama will be urging this week be passed on a fast track that will not give Congress time to read and study it, the Trans …
What Is the Social Cost of Carbon Emissions?
James Boyce: Cost-benefit analysis of carbon emissions has shortcomings.
Nuclear Engineer: Japan’s PM “Lying to the Japanese People” About Safety of Fukushima
Arnie Gundersen: Japan's PM claims Fukushima is safe but the nuclear disaster is underfunded and lacks transparency, causing the public to remain in the dark.
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How to Stop a Coal Train in its Tracks
The action marked the culmination of months of preparation, as organizers in Montana decided on the best way to bring direct action against coal transportation to a new level.
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TransCanada Whistleblower Evan Vokes Details Lack of Confidence in Keystone XL
He is primarily concerned about the pipeline itself, so shoddily built that it may well poison aquifers and harm people's health.