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From the Gulf, a Cry for Help
by Sue Sturgisposted May 31, 2011 - The public health crisis caused by the BP oil spill has received little media attention, and even less government help. Gulf Coast residents are trying to change that.
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What I Said at the White House
by Shadia Fayne Woodposted May 17, 2011 - What happened when eleven young activists confronted the president about his climate and energy policies.
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You Don’t Have to Move Out of Your Neighborhood to Live in a Better One
by Joanna Gangiposted May 11, 2011 - Majora Carter: How to break the cycle of economic, environmental, and social degradation.
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Photo Essay: Crude Reflections from the Amazon
by Lou Dematteisposted May 04, 2011 - After enduring years of toxic dumping and rising cancer rates, indigenous Ecuadorians took oil giant Chevron to court to fight for the life of the rainforest—and its people.
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What the “We’re Not Broke” Backlash Means for the Climate
by Tom Athanasiouposted Apr 29, 2011 - What do the deficit, budget, and tax battles now raging across America and Europe have to do with solving climate change? More than you think.
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Cornerstones of a Rooted Economy
by Robin Broad, John Cavanaghposted Apr 25, 2011 - Can the small fishers of Trinidad and Tobago become pillars of a new economy when the oil- and gas-based economy finally runs dry?
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The Law of Mother Earth: Behind Bolivia’s Historic Bill
by Nick Buxtonposted Apr 21, 2011 - A new law expected to pass in Bolivia mandates a fundamental ecological reorientation of the nation's economy and society.
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A Message from the Gulf: It’s Not Over
by Cherri Foytlinposted Apr 20, 2011 - A year after the BP oil spill, Cherri Foytlin walked 1,243 miles to send a message: this disaster is far from over.
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Tim DeChristopher: The Climate Movement Needs to Step It Up
posted Apr 18, 2011 - Speaking at Power Shift 2011, activist Tim DeChristopher says it's high time the environmental movement stop just making statements—and start taking a stand.
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Turning Points: Is a Different Future Possible?
by John Cavanagh, Robin Broadposted Apr 11, 2011 - With the citizen-backed blockage of a proposed aluminum smelter, is Trinidad and Tobago changing course toward a rooted future?
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Feeding the World: It’s Not About Quantity
by Danielle Nierenberg, Mara Schecterposted Apr 08, 2011 - The resilience of our food supply is as much about the quality and diversity of our food sources as it is about how much we produce.
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Tackling Corporate Power, One Town at a Time
by Mari Margilposted Mar 17, 2011 - How communities are saying "no" to corporate drilling—even if it means bucking state law.
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People We Love: Mari Rose Taruc
by Alyssa B. Johnsonposted Mar 11, 2011 - Environmental justice for all.
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Sitting In with Wendell Berry
by Jeff Biggersposted Feb 17, 2011 - An interview with Wendell Berry midway through his four-day sit-in in the Kentucky governor's office in protest of mountaintop removal coal mining.
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Van Jones: The Economic Injustice of Plastic
by Van Jonesposted Jan 27, 2011 - Video: How plastic unfairly harms the poor—and what the rest of us can do about it.
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