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ExxonMobil’s Mayflower Mess

Michael Brune

April 17, 2013

Tar sands crude is both more toxic and much harder to clean than ordinary oil.

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Carbon Divestment

Andrew Korfhage

March 6, 2013

Already, the California Teachers' Pension Fund, the state of Vermont, the city of Seattle, and students across the nation are working on divestment campaigns that will speed the transition to renewable energy.

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It’s Time to Move Forward on Climate

Michael Brune

February 13, 2013

President Obama has the power to make the transformation to a clean-energy economy.

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A Key Proposal for the Administration’s Second Term

Andrew Korfhage

January 16, 2013

It's up to Obama to stop the Keystone XL tar sands pipeline.

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The Army Goes Off the Grid

Jim Hightower

April 17, 2013

Fort Bliss, a base near El Paso, is a hotbed of solar power and other green energy initiatives.

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Texan Turf War

Jim Hightower

April 10, 2013

In the land of prickly pears and scrappy people, Dallas authorities are demanding that all homeowners plant "traditional" grass in their yards.

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Fracking Free Speech

Jim Hightower

April 3, 2013

The gagged townspeople of Sanford, New York are suing their town board over the infringement of their First Amendment rights.

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Barnyard Sex Education

Jim Hightower

March 13, 2013

It's this kind of thinking that makes Texas so special.

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Tar Sands Illustrated

January 16, 2013

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Don’t Mourn the Planet’s Destruction, Organize!

Jim Hightower

April 21, 2013

Tears don't bring change.

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Letters to the Editor: Readers Respond to Donald Kaul’s Departure, Part IV

Emily Schwartz Greco

November 29, 2012

Yet more of the columnist's devoted readers urge him to write again when his health improves.

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Now, Will Obama Break His Climate Silence?

Janet Redman

November 8, 2012

We must hold him accountable for living up to his visionary rhetoric and call him out on the shortsightedness of his energy policy.

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