Environment
Where is the “change?”
October 29, 2010“Where is the change in the promise of ‘change’?”
Read moreInvesting in clean transportation could create 3.7 million jobs
October 28, 2010Comprehensive energy and climate policies, and infrastructure spending on clean transportation, could create 3.7 million jobs in the U.S., a new study shows.
Read moreBehind the death threats against supporters of Afro-Colombians
October 27, 2010Death threats have been made against U.S. organizations working in solidarity with Colombia. On October 10, the Washington Office on Latin America (WOLA) received its third death threat this year from Colombian "Black Eagles" paramilitaries.
Read moreAriz. tea party candidate: No government regulation of salmonella
October 26, 2010In Arizona, Republican candidate Jesse Kelley, for the U.S. House in the 8th District, has come out strongly in favor of salmonella outbreaks. He, like many Republicans denying the obvious need for better enforcement of health...
Read moreObama not waiting for Congress, curbs bus and truck emissions
October 22, 2010The new plan will reduce by 20 percent heat-trapping emissions from truck and bus tailpipes.
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