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Will “Frankenstorm” Hurricane Sandy End Climate Silence?
by Duncan Meiselposted Oct 29, 2012 - While our two main candidates for president have avoided the topic of global warming, the climate itself is anything but silent.
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Alberta Tar Sands Illegal under Treaty 8, First Nations Charge
by Kristin Moeposted Oct 17, 2012 - In 1899, First Nations in northern Alberta signed a treaty with Queen Victoria that enshrined their right to practice traditional lifeways. Today, it’s the basis for a legal challenge to Shell Oil’s mining of tar sands.
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Maryam Henein: Filmmaker Advocate for the Bees
posted Oct 08, 2012 - Concerned about dwindling bee populations, this journalist undertook a five-year labor of love to educate the public about the harmful impact of pesticides on bees.
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Will Tar Sands Drain the Rockies Dry?
by Kristin Moeposted Sep 25, 2012 - From snow to glacier, from river to delta, and back again. Now, that centuries-old cycle has been interrupted by the tremendous volume of water required to extract oil from the Alberta tar sands.
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A Mothers’ Movement for Future Generations
by Heidi Hutnerposted Sep 18, 2012 - Cancer survivor Heidi Hutner worried about how to raise a baby girl in an increasingly toxic world. Why she, and others, are convening the Women’s Congress for Future Generations to make the earth safe again for our children.
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A Friend of the Mountains Remembered
by Bill Kovarikposted Sep 18, 2012 - Larry Gibson grew up in the mountains of West Virginia, and dedicated his life to defending them from the coal industry.
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Occupy Your Victories: Occupy Wall Street’s First Anniversary
by Rebecca Solnitposted Sep 17, 2012 - Rebecca Solnit provides an inspiring panorama of triumphs that Occupiers helped achieve in just one short year. She urges us to stay in it for the long haul.
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Lockdown on the Pipeline: How a Houston Businessman Helped Shut Down Keystone for a Day
by Candice Berndposted Aug 30, 2012 - Seven people—including Texas landowners whose land has been seized through eminent domain—halted work at the Livingston pipe yard, stopping construction of the Keystone XL pipeline for a day.
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Mining for Gold: A “Pact With the Devil”?
by John Cavanagh, Robin Broadposted Aug 28, 2012 - The economic crisis—and the rising price of gold—have spurred North American firms to reopen mines and attack environmental regulations. Here’s what we can learn from El Salvador’s moratorium on new mining permits.
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Why We’re Putting Ourselves on the (Pipe)Line With the Tea Party
by Will Wooten, Candice Bernd, Ron Seifertposted Aug 24, 2012 - Occupiers, Tea Partiers, landowners, and environmentalists are challenging construction of the Keystone XL pipeline’s Gulf Coast segment—together.
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A Walk to Heal the Tar Sands
by Kristin Moeposted Aug 20, 2012 - Take an 8-mile trek with indigenous groups through one of the world's largest ecological dead zones, and you might find something lifegiving.
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A Critical Mass for Real Food
by Anim Steelposted Aug 06, 2012 - The old logic of the slave plantation is still the logic of our industrial food system, 500 years in the making. There’s a new way of thinking taking off.
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Blockade Aims to Stop Southern KXL Pipeline
by Christine Leclercposted Aug 03, 2012 - Activists in the Gulf Coast aren’t willing to stand by while a portion of the controversial pipeline gets fast-tracked.
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Paragliding Africa
posted Aug 01, 2012 - How one photographer captured the continent from the sky—with a fan strapped to his back.
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Cry Wolf: An Unethical Oil Story
posted Jul 05, 2012 - In an attempt to bolster caribou populations, Alberta is hunting wolves. But are they really the cause of the problem?
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