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Amid Protest, Construction Begins on Keystone XL Pipeline in Texas
TransCanada broke ground last week on the southern leg of the Keystone XL pipeline.
The Rising Tide – Environmental Refugees
As climate change continues unabated, there is a growing population of displaced men, women and children whose homes have been rendered unlivable thanks to a wide spectrum of environmental …
The Toxic 100: Top Corporate Air Polluters Identified
The top 100 toxic air polluting corporations based on the chronic human health risk from all of their U.S. polluting facilities.
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Ecuador Grants Asylum to Assange, Defying Britain
Mr. Assange has been holed up for two months in the Ecuadorean embassy in London.
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Romney Ruin
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British Bank in $340 Million Settlement for Money Laundering
Standard Chartered has maintained that only $14 million of the $250 billion in transactions violated federal regulations.
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Romney Still Reaps Huge Profits From Bain’s Vulture Capitalism
The wealthiest man ever to secure a major party nomination for the presidency is crying foul because President Obamau2019s campaign has dared to explain how Romney made his money.
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Schlumberger Shutdown Joins Summer of Solidarity
Shaleshock organizers in New York's Southern Tier take their protest directly to the enemy's front door.
Cuomo: Protecting New Yorkers from Bath Salts but Not from Fracking?
Governor Cuomo, we canu2019t fathom your thinking. There have been 191 visits to emergency rooms because of designer drugs, and you are taking action to ban their use in …
Cuomo: Protecting New Yorkers from Bath Salts but Not from Fracking?
Governor Cuomo, we canu2019t fathom your thinking. There have been 191 visits to emergency rooms because of designer drugs, and you are taking action to ban their use in …