Environment
Round two for the Mi’kmaq blockade
November 20, 2013The Mi'kmaq Nation is hoping to win an injunction against Southwestern Energies to stop the shale gas "exploration" on their land.
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False victory? Coal plants being closed, dirty power will replace them
November 20, 2013"We urge the TVA not to choose to rely on natural gas. It's time to leapfrog over dirty fossil fuels that will continue to exacerbate environmental/health issues."
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Anti-fracking activists celebrate victory in a fourth Colorado city
November 18, 2013It turns out that it was a clean sweep for opponents of fracking during last week's elections in Colorado.
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Princeton University confronts meningitis epidemic that Cuba can prevent
November 18, 2013The vaccine's name is VA-MENGOC-BC, and it comes from Cuba. Under the anti-Cuban U.S. economic blockade, Cuban exports to the United States are forbidden.
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Koch-owned pipeline spews oil in Texas
November 5, 2013Continuing to prove that oil spills are the new normal, a pipeline in Smithville, Texas leaked about 17,000 gallons of crude on October 30.
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