Environment
Nukes and oil: Environmental themes at Full Frame festival
April 22, 2015The two films relating to environmental themes that I was able to catch were "Containment," and "Bikes vs. Cars."
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“Populist” conference calls for investing in “green economy”
April 22, 2015Activists from across the U.S. met Apr. 18 to convene the Populism 2015 Conference for "Building a Movement for People and the Planet."
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Today in environmental history: Earth Day founded in 1970
April 22, 2015In 1970, Americans were pumping leaded gas into their massive sedans, and industry belched out smoke and sludge with little fear of legal consequences. Air pollution was commonly accepted as the smell of prosperity.
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Wildfire is first of many more due to California drought
April 21, 2015"California water policy, water management, and infrastructure need to be changed: those systems were built in an old climate and the reality is, we're in a new climate."
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Today in environmental history: Deepwater Horizon spills into Gulf of Mexico
April 20, 2015On this day in 2010, a BP oil rig exploded in the Gulf of Mexico, resulting in the largest offshore oil spill in U.S. history.
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