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On the News With Thom Hartmann: Bill Gates Is Latest Donor to ALEC to Jump Ship, and More
In today's On the News segment: Republicans are lying to keep more Americans out of a job, Americans want to know if Mitt Romney is stashing money in offshore bank …
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How Canada Exports Death and Disease to the Developing World
The death of remarkable Australian mountaineer Lincoln Hall from mesothelioma last month, at the age of just 56, has brought back into sharp focus the deadly properties of asbestos. Hall was …
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Valuing the Oceans: The Costs of Climate Change
When you picture the effects of climate change, does a dying ocean come to mind? Alongside the better-known terrestrial impacts of global warming, there are immense – and costly …
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UN Calls for Immediate Halt of Phulbari Coal Project in Bangladesh
Despite glossy PR materials touting its ability to deliver on sustainable development and energy access goals, the coal industry routinely threatens human rights around the world, particularly in South …
From Political Prisoner to Climate Activist: Ousted Maldives President Mohamed Nasheed Speaks Out
In part two of our interview with ousted president of the Maldives, Mohamed Nasheed, he describes the battle for democracy in his country after he was forced out at …
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Something Fishy: CRS Report Downplays Fukushima’s Effect on US Marine Environment
Late Thursday, the United States Coast Guard reported that they had successfully scuttled the Ryou-Un Maru, the Japanese “Ghost Ship” that had drifted into US waters after being torn from its …
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Fox Orlando Affiliate Calls Neo-Nazis “a Civil Rights Group“
A Fox Orlando affiliate decribed Neo-Nazis as “a civil rights group” on a television broadcast and online. The group of Neo-Nazis, known as the National Socialist Movement, has been …
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American Crossroads Super PAC, Eyeing General Election, Aims Blitz at Obama
American Crossroads, the biggest of the Republican “super PACs,” is planning to begin its first major anti-Obama advertising blitz of the year, a moment the Obama re-election campaign has …
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What Could Obama Learn from Brazil President Dilma Rousseff?
Sao Paulo, Brazil — Brazilian president Dilma Rousseff might not get a formal state visit or even Washington's attention for a full day when she meets President Barack Obama …
Keystone XL’s Dirty Little Secret
The people and companies pushing the tar-sands pipeline don't want you to know that most of this oil won't be made into gasoline for our vehicles. “It's certainly true,” …