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Inside America’s Worst Toxic Waste Cover-Up
by Valerie Schloredtposted Jul 18, 2012 - Film Review: The Big Fix exposes BP’s efforts to minimize awareness of North America’s biggest oil spill.
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How to Save Bats in Your Own Backyard
by Heidi Bruce, Shannan Stollposted Jul 17, 2012 - Bats are mammals, shy creatures of the night, and fascinating to watch. They’re also endangered by loss of habitat, disease, and pesticide poisoning. You can help by providing protection.
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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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Trading in Democracy: Why Rights Are Still For Real People
by Robin Broad, John Cavanaghposted Jun 28, 2012 - International trade deals allow businesses to sue elected governments when corporate interests are threatened abroad. Here’s why you should care.
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One More Benefit of Local Food
by Shannon Hayesposted Jun 28, 2012 - A farmer sings the praises of having non-farmers close at hand.
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In Ohio, the People Push Back on Fracking
by Joshua Kahn Russellposted Jun 26, 2012 - Tired of waiting for their leaders to ban the destructive drilling practice, citizens passed their own resolution—and took over the Statehouse to make it heard.
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How to Build a Bike Train
by Maya Jacobsposted Jun 21, 2012 - Forty years ago, almost half of American kids biked to school. A smart idea for getting kids pedaling again.
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Elinor Ostrom’s Parting Advice to Rio+20
by Elinor Ostromposted Jun 20, 2012 - The late Nobel prize winner warned against a too-rigid international structure to solve climate change.
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Building the New Economy: Ten Steps We Can Take Now
by James Gustave Spethposted Jun 18, 2012 - How to choose people, place, and planet over profit, product, and power.
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Why Is India Still Poor?
by Ashish Kothari, Aseem Shrivastavaposted Jun 18, 2012 - India’s development was supposed to be an economic success story. What we can learn from what actually happened.
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Rio+20: A Defining Choice
by David Kortenposted Jun 15, 2012 - How can we create an economy that serves the health and well-being of both people and the planet? Follow the Earth’s lead.
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10 Things You Should Know About the Rio+20 Earth Summit
by Janet Redmanposted Jun 14, 2012 - Will we turn environmental protection into a game of profit? What you need to know about the global gathering.
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10 Ways To Love Where You Live
by Ross Chapinposted Jun 14, 2012 - How to build community here and now—because neighborhoods are more than houses in proximity.
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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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