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Reserve a free copy of An Inconvenient Truth for your campus

The kids over at Campus Climate Challenge and Truth on Campus are gearing up for a Week of Action January 29th through February 2nd. The five days of demonstrations will kick start the Challenge’s second semester and “put the heat on a new U.S. Congress and a returning Canadian Parliament to begin aggressive national power […]

Check your local listings for details

If you missed your chance in November to catch Two Square Miles, the documentary about the community in Hudson, N.Y., fighting off construction of a major cement factory, you may be in luck. Sam Pratt, an activist involved in the fight, tells Grist that PBS will be re-airing the film tonight on many local affiliate […]

Go! Now! Vote!

So I’m surfin’ the internets and whaddyaknow, I happen upon the nominations page for the Seventh Annual Weblog Awards. The Bloggies honor the very best blogs out there — and all the winners are chosen by the public. That would be you! Hmm … who could you vote for? Well, off the top of my […]

Enemy at the Gates

Gates Foundation invests in polluting companies that undermine its health goals The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation spends more than a billion dollars a year on promoting global health — but it invests billions more in polluting companies that cause health problems around the globe. About 5 percent of the foundation’s assets are dispersed in […]