Environment
Protest as scandal-ridden president of Honduras meets with Congress
March 22, 2017Berta Caceres’ family members had sent Rep. Norma Torres an open letter urging that she cosponsor HR 1299.
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Natural gas leak leaves Alaska’s Cook Inlet in deep trouble
March 21, 2017The pipeline belongs to a gas production facility built in 1964 by Shell, the most ancient of 16 offshore oil and gas platforms that currently take up residence in the Cook Inlet.
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Fossil fuel industry has stranglehold on Australian government
March 21, 2017Adopting renewables as the main energy source and phasing out fossil fuels should be a primary objective, but the Conservative government still caters to the big mining companies.
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Keeping both eyes open to climate change
March 16, 2017If we continue to live the way we do, the results will be dire—for humans, even rich ones, and for many animals.
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Green fascism? Bio shows surprising roots of organic farming movement
March 15, 2017New biography of Jorian Jenks, one of the founders of modern organic farming, reveals his roots in Britain's interwar fascist movement.
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