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Paul Ryan’s budget plan is very nice to Big Oil
Paul Ryan's proposed budget would keep Big Oil fat and happy while condemning the rest of us to high energy prices, job losses to other nations, and air pollution.
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Smile! You’re on constant camera: What does the end of privacy mean for green causes?
Is privacy passe? And what does a surveillance society mean for green causes?
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Drink it in: Local residents score big wins for clean water
An infamous coal ash dump in West Virginia will close, and two other proposed mines will not be built -- all thanks to committed local volunteers.
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Earth community: Can knowledge of the universe make better environmentalists?
A multimedia education project hopes that telling the history of the universe and life on Earth will inspire us to work more effectively toward a sustainable future.
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Friday music blogging: Pickathon 2012
Last week, for the second year running, I attended a music festival called Pickathon on a sprawling organic farm in Happy Valley, Oregon. Once again, I dragged my whole family and met up with a large group of old friends. Once again, it was an absolute joy. I gushed on and on about Pickathon last […]
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A moment of appreciation for activists taking a big step for a tiny bird
Working to improve the planet is tedious and thankless. So a quick word of thanks.
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There might be way more lead in your tap water than you think
An EPA effort to reduce the amount of lead in our water systems may inadvertently have made the problem worse in some cases.
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California sees gas prices rise, electricity strained because of karma
No, seriously, we love California! Sorry about Prop 13.
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Bears will eat you because of global warming
Bears don’t want to eat you — they just want to be left alone to ride unicycles, eat porridge, and be depressing in John Irving novels. But what with the droughts and heat waves, their normal food is scarce and they’re being forced to break into houses and eat chocolate, candy, and beer. Eventually, they’re […]
