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It’s Election Day, and the Koch brothers have more votes than you do
As polluting billionaires pour money into races and courts strike down campaign-finance rules, your vote counts for less.
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“Economic resistance” — a.k.a. divestment — is as American as apple pie
Divestment veteran Bob Massie lays out what climate-divestment protesters can learn from their apartheid-activist ancestors -- and the Tea Party (the original one).
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Five charts that explain the great energy shift
Or, the rise of fracking and the decline of coal.
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Why dengue and yellow fever could be coming to a city near you
Climate change is spreading two of the world's scariest diseases.
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Fall in love with Serge the French circus llama and his epic public transit adventure
Kids, don't get drunk and steal stuff. But if you do, make it a circus llama, and take it on a public transit tour of Bordeaux, France.
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Blistering exposé prompts Johns Hopkins to suspend black-lung screenings
Johns Hopkins University has long been paid by coal companies to screen former miners for black lung disease.
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On November 5th, Local Power is on the Line
In 2011, citizens of Boulder, CO, opted to explore alternatives to their monopoly, corporate electric utility that pumps coal-fired energy into town and sucks millions in energy profits out. They won at the ballot box despite being outspent more than 10-to-1. But tomorrow they have to win again against deep corporate pockets, or lose everything […]
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The “Electrifying Movement” that Continues to Fight Coal Exports
There are a handful of decisions that are going to be made in the U.S. this decade that will be pivotal in the fate of our climate. The six proposed coal export terminals in the Pacific Northwest are among them. If these terminals are approved, they will unleash one of the biggest carbon sources on […]
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Kraft is making its SpongeBob SquarePants mac & cheese slightly more natural
Starting early next year, the iconic neon orange color will be more muted in Kraft's marketed-to-kids products, as the company replaces artificial dyes with natural spices.
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Forest Service’s firefighting fund can’t keep up with wildfires
Costs to fight fires in forests are climbing, forcing the Forest Service to drain funds intended for research and reforestation to help it battle blazes.
