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Environment
Power Shift Away From Green Illusions
Author-activist Ozzie Zehner talks with Truthout about the limitations of the productivist mentality that infects the worldview of many environmentalists in a world with finite resources.
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Green Inclined, but Missing the Target
No matter how many light switches we turn off when we leave the room, pounds of food scraps we dutifully compost, and hours spent on public transit instead of …
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Another Poor Black Boy Dead in Haiti
What country would they create?
The World Trade Organization’s “Papal” Conclave
It is fascinating to look at the demographics of the candidates.
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Subsidies Play “Significant Role” in Climate Change, IMF Says
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is urging national governments around the world to roll back or eliminate subsidies on petroleum-based energy sources.
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Grateful for Dirty Dishes. And Taxes
Valerie Tarico suggests a new healthier attitude toward taxes as April 15 approaches: gratitude.
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Empowered by the Past: Red State Co-ops Go Green
Can cooperatives lead the way to a smarter, cleaner grid?
Two Years On, Fukushima Raises Many Questions, Provides One Clear Answer
A report from a conference of nuclear scientists takes a look at what's missing from investigations into Fukushima.
On the News With Thom Hartmann: Republicans in North Carolina Say State Can Ignore the US Constitution, and More
Republicans in North Carolina say their state can ignore the U.S. Constitution.
Subsidized Corn Destroying Global Bio-Diversity
James Boyce: Industrial agriculture threatening existence of small farmers growing corn in Mexico and Guatemala; potatoes in Peru and the Andes; rice in Bangladesh and Southeast Asia - farmers …