All News Articles for 2013-03-20
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Utah Has Earth Day Poster Contest to Praise Fossil Fuels "We are trying to promote saving the Earth, not using up our natural resources," criticized one educator Read more |
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Report: State Education Cuts Causing 'Surge' in University Tuition Prices Higher education tuition hikes disproportionately impact low-income students Read more |
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Tar Sands Resistance Heats Up With Week of Actions From US to Canada Week of anti-pipeline actions erupt across the country Read more |
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Fukushima: Human Impacts Two years have passed since the Fukushima nuclear disaster began but little has changed for the people still struggling with the fallout from the triple meltdown that forced 160,000 from their homes. The vast majority of those that have lost their homes remain stuck in limbo without proper compensation for their losses from the plant operator, TEPCO, or support to move on with their lives. Families are separated, communities are disintegrating and the level of mistrust in the government's promises is growing. Read more |
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Earthjustice: The Wild Future Earthjustice President Trip Van Noppen discusses how to manage and protect wild ecosystems in a warming world Read more |
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'Spineless' Senate Democrats Drop Assault Weapons Ban From Gun Legislation 'If Sandy Hook Elementary doesn’t make every member of Congress take a stand against assault weapons in this country, then what does?' Read more |
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'Forever'? Palestinians Decry 'Endless' US Support of Israel For last 35 years, says expert, US has stifled peace by its unwillingness to address true grievances of conflict Read more |
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Drilling Deeper: The Wealth of Business Connections for Obama’s Energy Pick When President Obama nominated Ernest Moniz to be energy secretary earlier this month, he hailed the nuclear physicist as a "brilliant scientist" who, among his many talents, had effectively brought together "prominent thinkers and energy companies" in the continuing effort to figure out a safe and economically sound energy future for the country. Read more |
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West Virginia Activists Storm Capitol in Protest Against 'Dirty and Deadly Industries' Protester: "What we want is a clean and healthy economy... that doesn’t poison our water, toxify our air, sicken our bodies and fracture our communities." Read more |
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NYPD's Stop and Frisk Put on Trial in "Historic" Class Action Lawsuit In Floyd v. City of New York, lawyers argue hundreds of thousands of New Yorkers have constitutional rights violated by Stop and Frisk Read more |
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Hawks Defend War on Low-Key 10th Anniversary of Iraq Invasion WASHINGTON - Ten years after President George W. Bush launched his “shock and awe” campaign to overwhelm Iraq – and the rest of the world – with the futility of resisting Washington’s military might, the public and much of the foreign policy elite appear remarkably uninterested in marking the anniversary, let alone assessing the results. Read more |
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'Sketchy' Reports from Syria and US War Hawks Mobilize 'Absolutely, you've got to get on the ground. There is no substitute.' Read more |