Environment
Outrage spurs BP boycott
June 1, 2010Outraged at the environmental catastrophe in the Gulf of Mexico, a movement to boycott BP is growing across the country.
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Obama halts offshore drilling
May 27, 2010President Obama announced today that he is extending a moratorium on deepwater oil drilling permits, and said the BP explosion showed the need to transition to a green economy.
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BP oil rig disaster is big setback for Big Oil
May 26, 2010This week brought new revelations about the "cozy relationship" between the oil industry and government officials, and about deregulation's role in the Deepwater Horizon explosion.
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The big dig
May 21, 2010Promoting environmental sustainability in Baltimore is the dream of green community activist Jerome Alexander who initiated a tree planting project recently.
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Exxon Valdez survivors and Gulf residents fight the same battle
May 19, 2010They may be four thousand miles apart but the people in this region are joining a battle taken up more than 20 years ago by the residents of Cordova, a small Alaskan fishing village.
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