Environment
Obama administration puts a stopper on mercury pollution
January 3, 2012In a historic development, the Obama administration has set national health standards for mercury and other toxic air pollution, a measure that will save lives and create jobs in pollution control technology.
Read moreThe Kenyan roots of the Occupy movement
January 2, 2012With the presidential election looming over 2012, we should take a cue from our Kenyan brothers and sisters. We need to take our analysis of the gross negligence of our financial institutions into the electoral arena.
Read moreBolivia’s law gives nature equal rights to humans
January 2, 2012Bolivia is set to pass the Law of Mother Earth, (in Spanish La Ley de Derechos de la Madre Tierra) which will grant nature the same rights and protections as humans.
Read moreWind industry blows off worker safety
December 22, 2011The wind industry has an ongoing situation that needs to be remedied; they have fallen short on worker safety.
Read moreSix reasons to oppose Keystone pipeline
December 20, 2011There are many reasons to oppose the building of an oil pipeline from the tar sands of Alberta, Canada, to the refineries off the shores of Texas in the Gulf of Mexico.
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