Environment
Guess where BP is dumping its oil-spill waste?
August 26, 2010Sixty one percent of the British Petroleum oil-spill waste is being dumped in communities largely made up of people of color.
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Corporate agribusiness threatens Ohio’s lakes
August 25, 2010Ohio lakes are full of algae blooms, which pose a serious environmental and public health crisis.
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Al Gore calls for movement to address climate change
August 18, 2010Former Vice-President Al Gore says in order to truly address climate change in the U.S., "We need a movement."
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Oil still a problem in the Gulf, scientists warn
August 18, 2010The oil that BP and the government claim is gone from the Gulf of Mexico is actually still there, and threatens the eco-system, two groups of scientists said this week.
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Oil companies trying to block California clean air laws
August 16, 2010Texas-based oil giants Valero and Tesoro, among the biggest polluters in the nation, are the main backers of Proposition 23, which would suspend California's clean air laws.
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