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Georgia Professors Teach Undocumented Students—for Free
by Chris Francisposted May 20, 2013 - Georgia is one of three states that exclude undocumented students from full access to higher education. "Freedom University" operates on the principle that “you can stop me from going to a UGA classroom, but you can’t stop a UGA professor from teaching me.”
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California Teachers Divest Pension Fund from Assault Weapons
by Chris Francisposted Feb 22, 2013 - Just hours after Sandy Hook, the managers of the teachers’ pension fund sold off their stock in a manufacturer of semi-automatic rifles.
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Protecting the Ozone: 25 Years of the Montreal Protocol
by Heidi Bruceposted Dec 05, 2012 - How a universal treaty is still working to protect the ozone layer a quarter-century later.
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NASA Climate Expert James Hansen: The Future Is Now—and It Is Hot
by Jeff Raderstrongposted Nov 13, 2012 - Climate change is already increasing the likelihood of weather extremes—like the droughts and heat waves we’ve seen in recent years—according to a new report by one of NASA’s top climate scientists.
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Next Leaders in the Climate Movement: Insurance Companies?
by Jeff Raderstrongposted Nov 13, 2012 - Insurance companies are likely to pay out billions in claims due to events caused by climate change—which makes them well-poised to lead the way to a low-carbon economy.
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Full Speed Ahead for Coal Train Opposition
by KC Goldenposted Sep 05, 2012 - The battle over exporting coal is a crossroads for the Pacific Northwest. Will the region stay its course toward clean energy, or become a global trafficking hub for the most dangerous fossil fuel?
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A Bill of Rights—for Homeowners
by Seth Sandronskyposted Aug 29, 2012 - California’s new law gives increased protection to people threatened with foreclosure. Will other states follow?
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WTO Rules Against Labeling Meat
by Lauren Hardyposted Aug 29, 2012 - Now the U.S. has to gut a law that protects consumers from imported mystery meat—or pay the price.
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Climate Experts: More Extreme Weather to Come
by Heidi Bruceposted Aug 22, 2012 - It's official. Droughts, floods, heatwaves, and hurricanes can, indeed, be tied to a climate made increasingly chaotic by human activity.
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After the Drought: Will Climate Reporting Take Off?
by Heidi Bruceposted Aug 22, 2012 - After the release of a report on links between extreme weather and climate change, Americans may get what polls show 80 percent of us want: more environmental reporting in mainstream news.
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Feedback from the Melting Arctic
by Valerie Schloredtposted Jun 11, 2012 - NASA completed a cross-institutional study on rising methane levels in the Arctic. The results, we're afraid, do not look good.
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How a Tiny Group of Activists Blocked a Giant New Plutonium Facility
by Stuart Glascockposted Jun 08, 2012 - From New Mexico, a victory in the fight against nuclear proliferation.
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Germany Swaps Nuclear for Solar and Wind Power
by Oliver Lazenbyposted Jun 07, 2012 - In response to the Fukushima meltdown—which did $50 billion in damage to Japan’s economy—Germany aims to close all its reactors by 2022.
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A Fair Trade iPad? How Apple Could Change the Industry's Game
by Heidi Bruceposted May 01, 2012 - This year's public outcry against Apple and Foxconn factory conditions might finally point electronics production in a fairer direction.
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Europe Bans Export of Death Penalty Drugs
by Jennifer Kayeposted Mar 13, 2012 - The EU makes a bold move towards the abolition of executions everywhere.
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