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Fighting city hall is easier than running it, Richmond’s green reformers find
The progressive alliance that took over local government in Richmond, Calif., has slashed the crime rate and raised taxes on Chevron. But every win has been a struggle.
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Decades-old pollution loophole still burns people of color and the poor
Environmental justice advocates have called on President Obama to crack down on refineries that knowingly dump on their human neighbors. It’s been a long time coming.
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The New “CIA”
As I write this, a new CIA, the Cowboy and Indian Alliance, is completing six days of a tipi encampment on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. Throughout the past week Indigenous people from Canada, Idaho, South Dakota, Minnesota, Oklahoma and elsewhere have joined with ranchers and farmers from Nebraska to dramatize and bring to […]
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Germany’s key to clean energy is … this coal mine?
A German engineer wants to turn an old mine, half a mile underground, into a giant battery.
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Cowboys and Indians stage a feisty Keystone XL protest
An alliance of Native Americans, ranchers, and farmers stormed the National Mall -- not your usual anti-pipeline rally.
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A former heroin addict started this awesome e-waste company that hires others in recovery
"We're giving computers and electronics a second chance, but what talks to my heart is giving people a second chance." AWW.
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Al Gore talks climate, Tesla, and the Koch brothers in a new Politico interview
If you don’t feel like spending your weekend reading all 5,000 words, here are some choice bits. (In sum: Someone get Al Gore a Tesla.)
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Jon Stewart continues being amazing, rips CNN for lack of climate coverage
This video involves strategically placed ping-pong balls, a hot tub, and "canine dogs." LOTS of canine dogs.
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How climate change makes Everest an even deadlier game
After 16 Sherpas died in a horrific avalanche on Everest, a writer who climbed the peak wonders what's next for the world’s tallest mountain.
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“Salute Your Shorts” made ’90s kids care about sustainability
The early-’90s show is full of wisdom like "If we don’t change the way we live, we’ll be covered in puke and rotting garbage."
