environment
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Oso, Wash., mudslide not simply a natural disaster
While landslides are natural events, this tragedy was not simply caused by nature; the drive for profit motivated a series…
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Celebrating the life of Pete Seeger
Seeger was part of a generation of U.S. folk musicians, alongside Woody Guthrie, Leadbelly, Malvina Reynolds and others who devoted…
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West Virginia chemical spill highlights system’s crisis
In West Virginia over 300,000 people were ordered not to use their tap water after an unknown quantity of a…
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Climate change and the need for a revolutionary party
iI all climate change-producing pollution stopped tomorrow, global temperatures would continue to rise, albeit more slowly.
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The destructive politics of the wrath of nature in the Philippines
It is imperative that the government authorities in the Philippines alleviate the plight of the Filipino people and focus on…
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Pipeline rupture in Texas latest in series of massive spills
While the damage done to the surrounding area is relatively small, this spill is only the latest incident in a…
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Indigenous blockade against fracking pushes back police
Concerned for the environment and Indigenous land and water rights, the Mi’kmaq began demonstrating over the summer in against shale…
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Hartford Conn. March Against Monsanto
Environmentalists came out to protest agribusiness giant Monsanto Corporation on Oct. 12.
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Capitalist quest for profit endangers public safety, environment
The Japanese Nuclear Radiation Authority, which usually whitewashes the threat of nuclear energy, described the leaking water as a “worst-case…
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