environment
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Polluters profit as Arctic ice, permafrost melt
The latest scientific research indicates that there could be no ice at the North Pole this summer, while the Siberian…
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Famous scientist warns time is running out for global warming solution
Nineteen years since he last took a public stand against global warming, Dr. James Hansen has emerged from scientific anonymity…
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Climate bill defeated by filibuster in Senate
On June 6, the Warner-Lieberman-Boxer climate bill was defeated in the Senate by a Republican-led filibuster. In addition, President Bush…
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Climate change bill to reach Senate floor in June
The Lieberman-Warner climate change bill, known as America’s Climate Security Act of 2007 (S. 2191) will probably come to the…
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Yankton Sioux stand up to South Dakota troopers
A peaceful demonstration against a hog farm being built on Yankton Sioux tribal land in southeastern South Dakota was recently…
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Bush ‘plan’ too little, too late for global warming
In an April 16 Rose Garden speech, President George Bush outlined what was purported to be a new proposal to…
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Environmental regulation waived for border wall project
With blatant disregard for fragile ecosystems, the Bush administration is trampling environmental protection laws to complete the racist anti-immigrant border…
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Water supplies will not sustain suburban sprawl
Statistics from the U.S. Census Department indicate an impending showdown between suburban sprawl, driven by the capitalist profit motive, and…
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Study links Parkinson’s to pesticides
The desire for a weed-free lawn may have serious long-term health consequences, according to a study recently published in the…
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Biofuel plants pollute U.S. rivers
A mysterious, oily substance appears in the river that runs through your community. Suddenly, fish and birds are dying. You…
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