environment
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White House blocks California’s raised emission standards
On Dec. 19, Stephen Johnson, administrator of the federal government’s Environmental Protection Agency, rejected a request from California to create…
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Will the Bali agreement halt global warming?
On Dec. 15, countries at the U.N.-sponsored Bali conference on climate change reached an agreement to start a two-year period…
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Capitalism sets up barriers to emissions reduction
According to a recent study, the United States could easily reduce greenhouse gas emissions by up to 28 percent at…
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Climate change crisis: why the planet needs socialism now
The latest report from the U.N.’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change stated that so much carbon dioxide has already built…
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Richmond, Calif. rallies against environmental racism
On Nov. 10, over 150 people rallied in Richmond, Calif. against the billion-dollar oil corporation Chevron. The North Richmond community…
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Carbon trading conference disrupted
On Oct. 31, two "Greenwash Guerrillas" conducted the first nationally visible protest against carbon trading, a form of "green capitalism,"…
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White House suppresses global warming testimony
On Oct. 23, Dr. Julie Gerberding, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention director, testified on the impact of climate change…
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Al Gore, imperialist: some inconvenient truths
Former U.S. Vice President and Senator Al Gore has been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for his work against global…
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U.S. capitalists pollute for profit
According to a report released on Oct. 11, over half of the country’s industrial and municipal facilities dumped more pollutants…
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Bush is all hot air on global warming
At a White House-sponsored conference on climate change at the end of September, President Bush called for a global fund…
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