6 Human Activities That Pose T...

Jul 27, 2016 by

6 Human Activities That Pose The Biggest Threat To The World’s Drinking Water

[Translate] by Natasha Geiling THINK PROGRES CREDIT: Shutterstock   Clean, drinkable water is more than a precious resource — it’s...

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A New Study Adds Fuel to Calls...

Jul 21, 2016 by

A New Study Adds Fuel to Calls for a Fracking Ban

[Translate] On the eve of the Democratic National Convention, researchers found that people living near fracking activity face a...

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Fire From New Mexico Fracking ...

Jul 17, 2016 by

Fire From New Mexico Fracking Site Explosion Keeps Burning Three Days Later

[Translate] by Alejandro Davila Fragoso CLIMATE PROGRESS CREDIT: Kendra Pinto   A massive fire at a fracking site in rural New Mexico...

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WHILE THE SPOTLIGHT WAS ON OFF...

Jul 3, 2016 by

WHILE THE SPOTLIGHT WAS ON OFFSHORE DRILLING, FRACKING QUIETLY MADE ITS WAY INTO OUR OCEANS

[Translate] Climate by Samantha Page climate progress CREDIT: AP Photo/Patrick Semansky Vessels assist in the drilling of the...

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FRACKING PRODUCES TONS OF RADI...

Jun 20, 2016 by

FRACKING PRODUCES TONS OF RADIOACTIVE WASTE. WHAT SHOULD WE DO WITH IT?

[Translate] Byproducts of hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, create radioactive waste like the truckload shown here in West Virginia....

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Mark Ruffalo Urges President O...

Jun 16, 2016 by

Mark Ruffalo Urges President Obama to Keep Fossil Fuels in the Ground in Gripping New Documentary

[Translate]   A new film introduces the president to the victims of the drilling and fracking boom. By Reynard Loki / AlterNet I...

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OUR FAVORITE BERNIE SANDERS MO...

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[Translate] REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst By Clayton Aldern VIA GRIST He called climate change the greatest threat to our national security....

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FREE TRADE WILL KILL PROGRESS ...

Jun 7, 2016 by

FREE TRADE WILL KILL PROGRESS ON CLIMATE CHANGE, 450 GROUPS WARN CONGRESS

[Translate] Nika Knight, Common Dreams   ECO-WATCH  \Warning against dangers to “workers, communities and our environment,” more than...

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6 TOUGH CLIMATE QUESTIONS THE ...

Jun 5, 2016 by

6 TOUGH CLIMATE QUESTIONS THE DEMOCRATIC PLATFORM COMMITTEE WILL HAVE TO ANSWER

[Translate] THE NATION Democrats have a chance to set a bold agenda for dealing with global warming. By Zoë Carpenter Colstrip coal...

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Hillary Clinton Tried to Push ...

Jun 4, 2016 by

Hillary Clinton Tried to Push Fracking on Other Nations When She Was Secretary of State, New Emails Reveal

[Translate] Environment The State Department hoped Poland could be a “laboratory for testing whether U.S. success in developing...

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CALIFORNIA BACK IN BIG OILR...

May 31, 2016 by

CALIFORNIA BACK IN BIG OIL’S CROSSHAIRS AS FEDS QUIETLY OK OFFSHORE FRACKING

[Translate]   By Nadia Prupis / Common Dreams   VIA TRUTHDIG Wikimedia Commons Two federal agencies on Friday quietly finalized...

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RESILIENCE + RESISTANCE: A REC...

May 31, 2016 by

RESILIENCE + RESISTANCE: A RECIPE FOR JUSTICE AND SUSTAINABILITY

[Translate] By Chuck Collins, Sarah Byrnes   POST CARBON INSTITUTE This morning in Boston, seven people sat down in front of...

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What’s the True Cost of ...

May 24, 2016 by

What’s the True Cost of Fracking? This Eye-Opening Infographic May Surprise You

[Translate] Environment There are significant pros and cons, making fracking a highly controversial issue. By Reynard Loki / AlterNet...

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SCIENTISTS JUST PINPOINTED ANO...

May 12, 2016 by

SCIENTISTS JUST PINPOINTED ANOTHER EXAMPLE OF FRACKING’S ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT

[Translate] Climate by Alejandro Davila Fragoso CLIMATE PROGRESS CREDIT: BILL DICKINSON/FLICKR View of the New River bridge in...

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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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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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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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THE SENATE JUST PASSED AN ENER...

Apr 20, 2016 by

THE SENATE JUST PASSED AN ENERGY BILL THAT WOULD MAKE FORESTS A ‘CARBON NEUTRAL’ ENERGY SOURCE

[Translate] by Alejandro Davila Fragoso CLIMATE PROGRESS CREDIT: AP Photo/Charles Krupa   The first major update to the nation’s...

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BURNING ISSUES: WHEN FRACKING ...

Apr 18, 2016 by

[Translate] AMERICANS FOR A SAFE FUTURE Burning Issues Video Hydraulic fracturing – “fracking” – to extract oil and gas deposits deep...

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THIS MAY BE THE BIGGEST ENVIRO...

Apr 15, 2016 by

THIS MAY BE THE BIGGEST ENVIRONMENTAL DISASTER NOONE IS TALKING ABOUT

[Translate] HUFFINGTON POST Researchers used infrared cameras to scan for methane gas leaks at over 8,000 U.S. sites. Casey Williams...

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AS FRACKING CHEMICALS REACH A ...

Apr 15, 2016 by

AS FRACKING CHEMICALS REACH A CREEK COMPANIES FIGHT AGAINST A FRACKING WASTE BAN

[Translate] CREDIT: Bill Dickinson/Flickr View of the New River bridge in Fayette County, West Virginia. A tributary of the New River...

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FRACKING’S TOTAL ENVIRON...

Apr 14, 2016 by

FRACKING’S TOTAL ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT IS STAGGERING, REPORT FINDS

[Translate] by Samantha Page CLIMATE PROGRESS CREDIT: AP Photo/Brennan Linsley, File A new report details the sheer amount of...

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Meet Monsanto’s Evil Twi...

Apr 13, 2016 by

Meet Monsanto’s Evil Twin, an Industry That Does Major Damage and Gets Shockingly Little Attention

[Translate] Food Chemical fertilizer pollutes the environment, disrupts the climate and damages human and animal health. By Martha...

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WE’RE OUT OF TIME ON CLI...

Apr 11, 2016 by

WE’RE OUT OF TIME ON CLIMATE CHANGE. AND HILLARY CLINTON HELPED US GET HERE. BY NAOMI KLEIN

[Translate] THE GUARDIAN   Naomi Klein Clinton’s conviction that she can get the fossil fuel companies on board is mistaken: this...

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HALF OS U.S. OIL IS NOW FRACKE...

Apr 8, 2016 by

HALF OS U.S. OIL IS NOW FRACKED — BUT IT MIGHT NOT STAY THAT WAY

[Translate] Simon Fraser University By Melissa Cronin  GRIST The U.S. has quickly become a global fracking powerhouse, and it’s not...

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SEISMIC REPORT LINKS EARTHQUAK...

Apr 6, 2016 by

[Translate]   Environment A new report from the U.S. Geological Survey reveals what’s really behind an alarming increase...

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THE SIX INDIGENOUS WOMEN AT TH...

Apr 4, 2016 by

[Translate]   By Nancy Piñeiro Moreno and Translated by Laura Beratti, teleSUR | News Analysis These six Mapuche women have taken the...

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TPP WOULD FUEL CLIMATE CHAOS A...

Apr 4, 2016 by

TPP WOULD FUEL CLIMATE CHAOS AND EMPOWER CORPORATE POLLUTERS

[Translate] MARK RUFFALO OF ECOWATCH ON BUZZFLASH AT TRUTHOUT (Photo: EcoWatch)Article reprinted with permission from EcoWatch Many...

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MICHAEL SHEEN AND MASSIVE ATTA...

Mar 25, 2016 by

[Translate] THE GUARDIAN Welsh actor narrates A River documentary highlighting risk of river pollution from shale gas drilling in...

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GLOBAL WARMING’S TERRIFY...

Mar 25, 2016 by

GLOBAL WARMING’S TERRIFYING NEW CHEMISTRY

[Translate] Our leaders thought fracking would save our climate. They were wrong. Very wrong. By Bill McKibben / The Nation  VIA...

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