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Another Shady Land Deal in Africa, This One Assisted By the U.S. Ambassador to Tanzania
01/02/2012by Rachel Cernansky, Tree-planting in Mayange Village near Kigoma, Tanzania, where thousands of people would be displaced—some of them refugees from Burundi…
Read MorePlaneur gliding through Turkish rock scene with debut album
01/02/2012Planeur, formed by Onur Ataman and Serkan Modalı, released their debut studio album, Gelecek (Future), on Dec. 1 on the music…
Read MoreObama Administration Just As Bad On Environment As Bush, Says New Report
01/02/2012by Rachel Cernansky, If it was surprising when President Obama blocked stronger ground-level ozone standards a couple months ago, or when news…
Read MoreSyria oil production drops dramatically
01/02/2012Smoke rises over Syria’s Homs city on Dec 8 after an attack on a vital refinery. The sanctions on the has…
Read MoreObama’s Compromises on the Environment are as Destructive as Bush’s Ignorance
01/02/2012by Brian Merchant, A somewhat surprising new report shows that the Obama administration has been even more aggressive in rolling back…
Read MoreNo Wonder Obama Is Cool To Climate Action
01/02/2012by John Laumer, This post is about the potential for a growing divide between the relatively climate-impact-insulated wealthy nations and poorer,…
Read MoreBill Gates: U.S. Should More Than Triple Energy R&D Budget to $16 Billion
01/02/2012by Michael Graham Richard, Now’s not the time to cut! I’m not the biggest fan of the products that Microsoft has…
Read MoreWhy Is a Fast Food Giant Suing a Pro-Kale T-Shirt Artist?
01/02/2012by Alex Davies, You wouldn’t think that an artist hand-making t-shirts that promote organic produce out of his garage and a…
Read MoreFallacies of Free Markets
12/29/2011By Justin Semion The concept of the “invisible hand of the market” underlies classical and neoclassical economic theories advocating for a…
Read MorePatagonia and ThredUP Tackle Sustainable Fashion
12/29/2011By Brandy Davis-Balsamo Wandering through a used clothing store, Jane pushes her way into a rack so tight with clothing that…
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