environmental activism
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Richard Goldman, founder of the Goldman Prize, dies at age 90
The planet lost a great and generous hero on Monday when philanthropist Richard N. Goldman died at the age of 90.
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EPA targets polluters who do their business on poor communities
Whether it's coal ash or hazardous waste or just bad air, low-income neighborhoods are more likely to be dumped on.
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Environmentalists Need to Reclaim Economics
My book entitled, What Environmentalists Need to Know About Economics, comes out this week. The aim is simple: to show in a concise and clear manner why economic reasoning and analysis is crucial for solving the world’s major environmental problems. But there is a subtext: environmentalists have often been wary of economics and dismissed economic […]
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Live chat with Bill McKibben
Join us at noon Pacific time (3 p.m. Eastern) on Weds., Sept. 22, 2010, for a live chat with author and activist Bill McKibben.
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An open letter to all people and organizations working to combat global warming
Bill McKibben, Billy Parish, and other activists want to hear from you about the best ways to move forward in the fight against climate change.
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Why did the climate bill die? Because we still don’t have a real climate movement
Why did climate legislation fail? The absence of pressure from Americans across the country demanding that serious action be taken.
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James Cameron: I’m the greenest director of all time!
Photo: Official Avatar Movie photostream via FlickrHe’s made the highest grossing film on the planet, but Hollywood mega-director James Cameron is now promoting “Avatar” as the most successful environmental film of all time, too. Really. “There is no studio anywhere in the world who would say an environmental message would make $3 billion … I […]
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Enviros take action to counter the might of the coal ash lobby
Today is the National Day of Action on Coal Ash, an effort by environmental advocates and concerned citizens to urge the Environmental Protection Agency to release its promised rule regulating disposal of the toxic byproduct of burning coal for electricity — and to classify the stuff as hazardous waste. The effort comes the day after […]
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VIDEO: Activists beaten by police after march from Bella Center
Youth activists were beaten by police this morning in Copenhagen after they marched out of the Bella Center, shouting “Reclaim power!” and “Climate justice now!” During the second week of the COP15 talks in Copenhagen, the number of activists allowed to attend the talks has been drastically reduced. By Friday, when President Obama arrives, the […]