Truthout
Environment
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South Korea’s Peace Villagers Can’t Stop the Budding US Defense Project, but They’ve Managed to Slow It Down
The people of Jeju are fighting for their coast, for their heritage and for their island against the formidable force of corporate and government collaboration. The faces of the …
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Russia Temporarily Bans Monsanto Corn Linked to Cancer in Rats
The Russian consumer watchdog, known as Rospotrebnadzor, asked scientists to review the French study on the potential health impacts of Monsanto's NK603 corn variety, which is commonly grown in …
Texas Tar Sands Tree-Sit Launches to Halt Keystone XL Indefinitely
Two blockaders locked down to construction equipment in Winnsboro, Texas, to defend the nine people now occupying a tree village on Texas landowner David Daniel's property.
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Shocking Stories of Loss Motivate Mourners of Mexico’s Drug War Victims to Hold the US Responsible
Mexicans are determined to make America hear the truth about its role in Mexico's drug war.
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Elizabeth Warren Expresses Support for Medical Marijuana Legalization
“If there’s something a physician can prescribe that can help someone who’s suffering, I’m in favor of that,” said Warren, whose father died of cancer.
Introducing “Planet or Profit?”
The drive for profits -- no matter what the threat to the ecosystem all humanity depends upon -- is a force for global destruction.
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Romney Energy Plan: Hot Cow Manure on Planet’s Open Wounds
We are left with this chilling conclusion: Mitt Romney is willing to risk the lives of billions of people, and a climate that could end modern civilization, so that …
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New Law Will Make Birth Control Easier to Access in California
Assembly Bill 2348 grants registered nurses, certified nurse-midwives and physicians' assistants the power to dispense birth control.
Mitt Tells the Truth
At least on one subject: the huge amount of money he needs to compete in a presidential election.
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Data Centers Waste Vast Amounts of Energy
Jeff Rothschildu2019s machines at Facebook had a problem he knew he had to solve immediately. They were about to melt.