TOP SIX GREEN ENERGY GOOD NEWS...

Apr 25, 2016 by

TOP SIX GREEN ENERGY GOOD NEWS STORIES FROM PARIS COP21

[Translate]   By Juan Cole  TRUTHDIG This post originally ran on Truthdig contributor Juan Cole’s website.World leaders signed the...

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Fracking a Possible Cause of D...

Apr 25, 2016 by

Fracking a Possible Cause of Disturbing Birth Defects and Deaths Found in Horses

[Translate] Environment Research has linked the presence of the byproducts of hydraulic fracturing to numerous animal deaths and...

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A Member of Congress Just Issu...

Apr 25, 2016 by

A Member of Congress Just Issued a Warning to the World Bank: ‘Stop Privatizing Water’

[Translate] Water Rep. Gwen Moore’s actions could mean the beginning of the end of the World Bank’s harmful water-for-profit...

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‘Catastrophic Leak’...

Apr 25, 2016 by

‘Catastrophic Leak’ Found at Hanford Nuclear Site in Washington State

[Translate] Environment “This is probably the biggest event to ever happen in tank farm history.” The Watchers...

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DRUG MAKERS SPEND BIG TO FIGHT...

Apr 25, 2016 by

DRUG MAKERS SPEND BIG TO FIGHT CALIFORNIA PRICE CONTROL REFERENDUM

[Translate]   By William D. Cohan GettyImages-56616392.jpg | Getty The industry is expected to pour $100 million into an effort...

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CLINTON’S DEFENSE OF BIG...

Apr 25, 2016 by

[Translate] AMERICANS FOR A SAFE FUTURE Robert Borosage Hillary Clinton’s heated defense of the money she has raised from Wall Street...

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TIME TO GROW UP INTO A LIVING ...

Apr 24, 2016 by

TIME TO GROW UP INTO A LIVING EARTH ECONOMY

[Translate] The current political chaos in the United States is a product of the failure of our economic system to fulfill the...

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JOHN KERRY TUGS AT HEARTSTRING...

Apr 24, 2016 by

JOHN KERRY TUGS AT HEARTSTRINGS AT THE PARIS SIGNING (it’s a weak agreement, but we have to start somewhere, ccd)

[Translate] By Rebecca Leber   GRIST Secretary of State John Kerry, ever the diplomat, sure knows how to melt our cold hearts on...

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9 Ways Global Warming Is Makin...

Apr 24, 2016 by

9 Ways Global Warming Is Making Us Sick

[Translate] Thanks to climate change, we’ll be seeing more asthma, allergies, Lyme disease and foodborne illnesses. By Reynard...

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The Creepy Way Processed Food ...

Apr 24, 2016 by

The Creepy Way Processed Food Packaging Messes With Your Hormones

[Translate] A new study shows common plastic packaging steeps food in industrial chemicals. By April M. Short / AlterNet As if it...

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WE’RE FLIRTING WITH APOC...

Apr 24, 2016 by

WE’RE FLIRTING WITH APOCALYPSE: THE PLANET INCHES EVER CLOSER TO 1.5C DEGREE THRESHOLD

[Translate] Analysis finds the world will have to dramatically accelerate emissions reductions to meet Paris climate agreement VIDEO...

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EUROPE IS A MORAL WASTELAND: C...

Apr 24, 2016 by

EUROPE IS A MORAL WASTELAND: COUNTLESS REFUGEES CONTINUE TO DIE WHILE THE WEST TURNS A BLIND EYE

[Translate] As many as 500 migrants died just last week, yet the world’s powers pretend this calamity still isn’t their...

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U.S. TRADE POLICY: POPULIST AN...

Apr 24, 2016 by

[Translate] Posted April 18, 2016 at 12:30 pm by Jeff Faux   This post originally appeared in The Globalist. The presidential primary...

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ARE YOU PREPARED FOR VACCINES?

Apr 23, 2016 by

ARE YOU PREPARED FOR VACCINES?

[Translate] If you are preparing for you baby’s next well baby visit, you probably know about the shots. The CDC recommends vaccines...

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FOR PEACE WITH RUSSIA, PREPARE...

Apr 23, 2016 by

FOR PEACE WITH RUSSIA, PREPARE FOR WAR IN EUROPE: NATO AND CONVENTIONAL DETERRENCE

[Translate]                                                                                      Photo credit: Spc. Cassandra...

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MORE THAN 10.35 MILLION PEOPLE...

Apr 23, 2016 by

MORE THAN 10.35 MILLION PEOPLE ARE IN PRISON AROUND THE WORLD

[Translate] TRUTHDIG   Mark Rain / CC-BY-2.0 A World Prison Brief study released earlier this year found that the number of...

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IN A WIN FOR CLIMATE, NEW YORK...

Apr 23, 2016 by

IN A WIN FOR CLIMATE, NEW YORK LEADERS NIX PIPELINE PROJECT

[Translate] Victory: As world leaders sign climate treaty, state leaders in New York show the way Leslie Roeder, an advocate with New...

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ELIZABETH WARREN’S BIG W...

Apr 23, 2016 by

ELIZABETH WARREN’S BIG WIN: THE NEW, MUCH-NEEDED RULE THAT COULD REIN IN WALL STREET SLIME

[Translate] A new Labor Department requirement is giant victory for consumer advocates over Wall Street and financial advisers Andrew...

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THE BIGGEST ONGOING DISASTER I...

Apr 23, 2016 by

[Translate] Scout Finch  DAILY KOS Blog Stream Groups  By Jen Hayden Incredible video of a sinkhole, located south of Baton Rouge,...

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The Deviant Campaign Style of ...

Apr 23, 2016 by

[Translate] Donald Trump’s campaign tactics are being studied by a host of academic entities. By Marlena Fitzpatrick García /...

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WHAT SHOULD LEFT-WING FOREIGN ...

Apr 22, 2016 by

WHAT SHOULD LEFT-WING FOREIGN POLICY LOOK LIKE?

[Translate] TRUTHDIG   Bernie Sanders. (Key Studio / CC-BY-2.0) Remember the Bush years, when it was safe, as the editors of n+1 say...

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U.S.-CANADA PACT ERASES ARCTIC...

Apr 22, 2016 by

[Translate]   By Valerie Brown / Climate News Network  VIA TRUTHDIG   The Trans-Alaska pipeline runs 800 miles from the Arctic...

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THIS IS WHAT IT’S ALL AB...

Apr 22, 2016 by

THIS IS WHAT IT’S ALL ABOUT

[Translate] David Friedlander  LIFE EDITED Behavior A reader recently sent us this letter and we think it pretty special: Thanks...

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THIS EARTH DAY, LISTEN UP: MOT...

Apr 22, 2016 by

THIS EARTH DAY, LISTEN UP: MOTHER EARTH IS CALLING US BACK

[Translate] Environment Those of us who succumbed to the false promises of Western consumerism at great cost to the planet and to...

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TRAMPLING SCIENCE TO BOOST NUC...

Apr 22, 2016 by

[Translate] By Jim Naureckas   FAIR When the Washington Post and New York Times are making the same corporate-friendly point, it’s...

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INDONESIAN PRESIDENT ANNOUNCES...

Apr 22, 2016 by

INDONESIAN PRESIDENT ANNOUNCES PLAN TO HALT PALM OIL INDUSTRY EXPANSION

[Translate] Many have criticized Indonesia‘s largely unsustainable palm oil industry for several reasons, including deforestation....

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MASSIVE SOLAR-POWERED GARDEN T...

Apr 22, 2016 by

MASSIVE SOLAR-POWERED GARDEN TOWERS TO SPRING UP IN TOKYO

[Translate]   by Lucy Wang  INHABITAT View Slideshow Tokyo’s urban jungle is about to become a whole lot greener. Dutch firm...

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RETHINKING ARCHITECTURE, FROM ...

Apr 22, 2016 by

RETHINKING ARCHITECTURE, FROM A ROBOT’S PERSPECTIVE

[Translate] Perspective METROPOLIS MAGAZINE Architect Michael Silver believes robots will soon help laborers build the architecture...

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U.S. CAN MEET PARIS CLIMATE GO...

Apr 22, 2016 by

U.S. CAN MEET PARIS CLIMATE GOALS (WITH OR WITHOUT THE SUPREME COURT)

[Translate] People power. Photographer: FRANCOIS GUILLOT/AFP/Getty Images     Michael R. Bloomberg As world leaders gather in...

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WHAT GOP NEW YORKERS JUST VOTE...

Apr 22, 2016 by

WHAT GOP NEW YORKERS JUST VOTED FOR: TORTURE, SYRIA INTERVENTION AND THE MURDER OF INNOCENTS

[Translate] War & Peace Republican New Yorkers signed up for Trump’s plans of repealing the First and Eighth Amendments...

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