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Fossil Fuels
Bill McKibben on the University of California Divesting From Coal and Tar Sands
The university announced that it sold off more than $200 million worth of investments in coal and tar sands companies.
Thomas Edison Was Right About Solar Power
It's time to stop burning our fence posts for fuel.
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Lobbying and Campaign Cash Fuel GOP Attacks on Endangered Species
The GOP seek to undermine endangered species protections to ease the way for Big Ag and Big Oil..
Energy Security and the Oil Curse: An Interview With Michael T. Klare
Michael T. Klare, author of “Resource Wars and Blood and Oil,” discusses energy security's relation to world diplomacy and power politics.
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Capitalism, Green or Otherwise, Is “Ecological Suicide“
Author Richard Smith recognizes that building a movement requires more than being against ecocidal destruction.
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They Knew, They Lied: ExxonMobil and Climate Change
ExxonMobil was aware of the existence and dangers of global climate change as early as 1981.
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In the Shadow of Big Oil: Walks Unite Frontline Refinery Communities
Bay area Native-Americans lead “healing” protests to expose the high rates of asthma and cancer residents near refineries face.
Democracy or Corpocracy? The Rush to Expand the Algonquin Pipeline
The transformation of our democracy into a “corpocracy” is illustrated in the rush to expand the Algonquin pipeline.
“Jurassic World” and the Dinosaurs at the USDA
The USDA fails to regulate even as biotechnologists deploy risky new genetic engineering techniques.
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Has Our Food Been Contaminated by Chevron’s Wastewater?
Are contaminants in the treated wastewater Chevron uses to irrigate food crops showing up on our dinner tables?