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Last-Ditch Bid in Texas to Try to Stop Oil Pipeline
As bulldozers and diggers churn up a 50-foot-wide path for the pipeline a small group of environmental activists have taken to the towering trees in its way.
The Washington Post Greens Fracking
A few weeks ago, The Washington Post seemed to sell a couple of its news pages to an energy industry sponsor.
Pinkwashing Fracking? How the Komen Board Is Cashing in on Shale Gas
Who, then, are the men behind Komenu2019s curtain?
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Only Organics Can Feed the Hungry World: Here’s Why
If we are serious about tackling world hunger, then we need to keep farmers on their land growing for local consumption.
US and Israel Recognize Iran Not Near a Bomb
In spite evidence Iran directing much of its supply of 20 percent enriched uranium for scientific purposes, u201ckilleru201d sanctions continue.
Gar Alperovitz on the 2012 Presidential Debate
Gar Alperovitz, Seattle Town Hall - October 3, 2012 immediately after the public screening of the presidential debate between Romney and Obama.
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Know Your Rights: Voter ID Laws Threaten Transgender Voters
Many trans people are already struggling to obtain updated ID's that reflect their true identity, and in some states, that means legal barriers to their voting rights. Elsewhere, de …
BP Amnesia: Life and Death After the Spill
Environmentalists worry that collective amnesia, flawed energy policy and the hot pursuit of oil will fail to prevent another catastrophic spill.
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California Food Fight: Just Say No to GMOs
The consequences of the Prop 37 vote will affect the lifelong health of every person who eats.
As Bain Ships Jobs to China, Bainport Protesters Arrested for Blocking Illinois Factory’s Closure
Police have arrested three people for blocking the removal of equipment from the Sensata Technologies plant in Freeport, Illinois.