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North Carolina joins rush to protect animal abusers
It's the latest state to consider a bill that would crack down on animal rights activists who expose cruelty at factory farms and food processing plants.
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All U.S. nuclear reactors are too dangerous, says former nuke-safety chief
The 104 nuclear reactors in the U.S. have an unfixable safety flaw, according to Gregory Jaczko, former chair of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
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Fukushima Daiichi is undead
The nuclear power plant no longer produces any nuclear power, but it's become a radioactive zombie, spreading mayhem long after its demise.
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Scratch-and-sniff this magazine to get a whiff of Mexico City
Swallow Magazine calls itself "the anti-foodie food magazine."
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Chapter 1. Food: The Weak Link
The world is in transition from an era of food abundance to one of scarcity. Over the last decade, world grain reserves have fallen by one third. World food prices have more than doubled, triggering a worldwide land rush and ushering in a new geopolitics of food. Food is the new oil. Land is the […]
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Arkansas: Exxon’s latest spill and spin zone
Exxon’s top lobbyist, Ken Cohen, called my colleagues and me liars this weekend. In a post entitled “Five lies they’re telling you about the Mayflower pipeline spill,” he said: “What I thought I’d talk about today are the top five inaccuracies being spread by anti-fossil fuel activists seeking to capitalize on this unfortunate event.” That’s […]
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Exxon revolutionizes energy by delivering it straight to your face
ExxonMobil puts energy in your lawn, on water, on birds, and in your pants so you'll never have to go without.
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Fighting for Environmental Justice in Omaha
Ever since President Obama invited the American public to a national climate conversation, thousands of Americans have taken him up on that offer by participating in town hall meetings held by the Sierra Club and our allies. I’d like to highlight one of these events I found particularly powerful and worthy of more attention. North […]
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Super-strong ‘wonder material’ is made with just algae, water, and sunlight
Here are just a few of the things you could make with nanocellulose: a boat that can carry 1,000 pounds of cargo, bulletproof glass, wound dressings, electronic wallpaper.
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Climate change will help weird killer bugs take over the world
As a new study shows, these tree-attacking insects thrive in hotter places -- which, soon enough, will be everywhere.
