Environment
Salvadoran student killed in struggle against toxic gold mining
August 3, 2011This story isn't about the community activist victims suspiciously killed in Cabañas, El Salvador, in the last two years.
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White House to boost fuel economy standards
July 29, 2011The average car fuel economy will nearly double by 2025 to almost 55 miles per gallon, President Obama announced.
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GOP launches “race to the bottom” for Michigan environment
July 27, 2011"Racing to the bottom on environmental protection and worker safety isn't a jobs plan for Michigan," said Mark Schauer, national co-chair of the BlueGreen Alliance Jobs 21! campaign.
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It’s time for politically, and morally, correct meat
July 22, 2011Science has come up with a method by which we can satisfy our perverse desire to eat animal flesh without actually killing animals.
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Planned gas pipeline in Puerto Rico brings criticism
July 21, 2011The project would cut diagonally through sensitive mountain forest regions, the largest on the island, home to much of Puerto Rico's biodiversity.
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