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Mystery Oil Spill Turns Miles of Trinidad’s Beaches Black
A mysterious oil spill in south Trinidad is wreaking havoc on homes and wildlife in the area.
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What, If Anything, Will the US Learn From Fukushima?
Proponents push nuclear power as “clean” energy, but the Fukushima meltdown shows why nuclear energy should be examined more closely.
On the News With Thom Hartmann: The Super Rich Have Skipped Out on Paying $100 Billion Dollars in Estate Taxes Since 2000, and More
The super rich have skipped out on paying $100 billion dollars in estate taxes since 2000, and more.
Are We Falling Off the Climate Precipice? Scientists Consider Extinction
Dahr Jamail explores what climate scientists just beyond the mainstream are thinking about how climate change will affect life on this planet.
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Welcome to Gasland: Denton, Texas Residents Face Fracking Impacts From EagleRidge Energy
In Denton, Texas, 40 miles northwest of Dallas, residents and students at the University of North Texas are getting a free course in what it's like to live in …
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The Climate Movement Needs to Stop ‘Winning’
Like cancer taking over the body, the oil and gas industry is too entangled in the organs of my community for a simple u201cwin-loseu201d dichotomy.
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A New Frontier for Fossil Fuel Subsidy Reform?
Subsidies to dirty and wealthy fossil fuel companies represent a paradoxical misalignment of priorities.
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COP19 Promotes Carbon Colonialism With New REDD+ Deal
REDD+ jeopardizes the rights and resources of local communities throughout the global south, because of the prevalence of carbon-market-driven land grabs.
John Fullerton: Carbon Crisis, Fossil Fuels, and Finance
This week Laura Flanders interviews John Fullerton, a former oil and gas investor, on the Fossil Free campaign to push colleges to divest from fossil fuels.
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Obama Approves Major Border-Crossing Fracked Gas Pipeline Used to Dilute Tar Sands
Although TransCanada's Keystone XL tar sands pipeline has received the lion's share of media attention, another key border-crossing pipeline benefitting tar sands producers was approved on November 19 by …