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Nutritional Panel Says Eating Meat Is Bad for the Environment
For the first time ever, a committee that advises the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) recommended eating greater amounts of vegetables, legumes, and grains because a plant-based diet has less of a…
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Hillary Clinton’s Complex Corporate Ties
Among recent secretaries of state, Hillary Clinton was one of the most aggressive global cheerleaders for American companies, pushing governments to sign deals and change policies to the advantage of…
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8 ways Obama sucks on climate
The new conventional wisdom among the political class is that President Obama isdoing everything he can without the cooperation of Congress to fight climate change. His administration set higher fuel…
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#flirtingwithdisaster on Valentine’s Day
The onset of climate chaos and the extreme weather patterns it brings, is rapidly shaping the planet. In a globalized world, no sector is left unaffected by new weather patterns and extreme weather. E…
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Scientists, environmental and consumer groups decry USDA approval of genetically engineered apple
“Despite the USDA’s flawed approval of the GMO apple, there is no place in the U.S. or global market for genetically engineered apples.” saidLisa Archer, Food and Technology program director at…
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Chukchi lease analysis predicts large Arctic oil spills
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management released the Final Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement for Lease Sale 193 in the Chukchi Sea in Northwest Alaska. The federal governm…
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Congress dances for the applause of Canadian oil company
WASHINGTON, D.C. — By a vote of 270-152, the House passed the Senate’s Keystone XL bill, sending it to President Obama’s desk. The White House has repeatedly affirmed the president’s intent to…
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Geoengineering: Unjust, unproven and risky
WASHINGTON, D.C. – On Tuesday, the National Academy of Sciences released two reports on climate intervention through geoengineering. These reports assess two categories of geoengineering: carbon dio…
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Coalition tells U.S. Export-Import Bank: don’t use U.S. dollars to finance coal project that threatens the Great Barrier Reef
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, a coalition of scientists, business owners, Australian elected officials, and civil society groups from the U.S. and Australia — including the Sierra Club and Fri…
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Panel Urges Research on Geoengineering as a Tool Against Climate Change
Panel Urges Research on Geoengineering as a Tool Against Climate Change -New York Times 2/10/2015