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Dear Big Coal: You’re Not Above the Law
by Sarah van Gelderposted Sep 20, 2011 - How many times can a corporation break the law and continue to exist? Inside the fight to revoke Massey Energy’s corporate charter.
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From Disillusionment to Direct Action: A Tale on Two Continents
by Jim Shultzposted Sep 06, 2011 - From the White House lawn to the jungles of Bolivia—what happens when a president fails to live up to his environmental rhetoric?
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Gold or Water? A Deadly Debate
by John Cavanagh, Robin Broadposted Aug 29, 2011 - To protect their water supply, Salvadorans are trying to ban corporate gold mining—and facing threats and violence as a result.
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Worth Dying For
posted Jul 27, 2011 - A video tribute to those who have sacrificed their lives to protect the environment.
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People We Love: Maria Aguinda
by Oliver Lazenbyposted Jul 25, 2011 - An indigenous elder from the Amazon takes Chevron to court.
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Appalachia’s Cry for Help
by Maria Gunnoe, Bo Webb, Mickey McCoy, Chuck Nelson, Bob Kincaid, Vernon Haltomposted Jul 13, 2011 - “We can no longer endure this reckless abuse of our rights, and our lives.” Appalachians appeal for help in the fight against mountaintop removal coal mining.
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Standing Up to Corporatism
posted Jul 12, 2011 - At the second March on Blair Mountain, Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. tells the story of America’s long struggle against unchecked corporate power.
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Slower Living for a Rooted Future
by John Cavanagh, Robin Broadposted Jun 20, 2011 - Vermont is leading the way toward agricultural and economic change. What we can learn from the "Slow Living Summit" about building sustainable economies everywhere.
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A Green Dream Deferred?
by 99problems.orgposted Jun 18, 2011 - Cornel West, Malia Lazu, and more on what the green movement would look like if Van Jones were still in the White House.
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Harnessing the Multiplier Effect
by Nathanael Masseyposted Jun 17, 2011 - We're all familiar with vicious cycles. But what happens when solutions build on each other?
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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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