Tag: Activism
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In a World Without Gas, What Would We Do With The Gas Pumps?
Nissan is asking Australians to find a new purpose for unloved "bowsers", or gas pumps, now that the LEAF is making gas-free transportation a reality.
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Climate Change is Frying Our Cities
Rising temperatures are set triple the heat-related deaths in cities across the U.S., a new report finds. Cities need to fight back.
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How Permaculture Could Transform Campuses Across the Globe
An international conference looks at how permaculture could be applied to transform university and school campuses into food producing, nature-friendly sustainable spaces.
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Would Paul Watson Really Voluntarily Go to Costa Rica for Trial? And Collaborate on Ocean Conservation?
Has the Costa Rica Foreign Minister really just suggested that the Sea Shepherd founder might voluntarily go to Costa Rica to face trial?
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There's So Much Fracking in Pennsylvania That Indie Bands and World-Famous Hitchhiking Directors Can't Find Hotels
So this is a pretty surreal story.
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Ol' Keystone XL Will Raise Gas Prices After All: New Report
Wasn't this thing supposed to lower gas prices and create like 10 million jobs?
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Paul Watson's First Talk With Media After Being Released From Jail (Video)
When this is all said and done a far more complex picture may emerge than simply targeting a high profile activist.
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The Decline and Fall of the Nation's Top Climate-Denying Think Tank
As donors, staff, and supporters flee, the nation's top climate change-denying think tank circles the drain.
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It's National Bike Month - Three Weird Ways to Celebrate
Yes, it's National Bike Month. What's even better - it's National Bike Year, and Maybe National Bike Decade. Here's Three Ways to Up Your Cycling Enjoyment
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Doctors Office Transforms 4,000 Sq.Ft Lawn into Edible Landscape
With diabetes and obesity causing major health problems, one family practice is transforming its front lawn into an educational, edible garden.
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The Paul Watson Saga Continues: Sea Shepherd to Protest Costa Rican Presidential Visit to Germany
The timing of this, from reissuing an arrest warrant, to Watson's arrest, to a presidential visit to Germany is all curious.
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David Foster Wallace's Advice for Graduating Environmentalists Still Resonates
The brilliant writer who met a tragic end gave an inspiring speech 7 years ago; it's worth revisiting this graduation season.
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Paul Watson Will Be Released on Bail, But Must Stay in Germany Awaiting Possible Extradition
Watson must put up over $300,000 in bail and stay in Germany while awaiting the final ruling on whether he will be sent to Costa Rica to face trial on a decade-old charge.
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Paul Watson Faces 15 Years Imprisonment in Costa Rica
The wheels of justice move slowly, and it may be some time before Sea Shepherd founder Paul Watson is actually extradited to Costa Rica, but should that happen and he's convicted he faces over a decade in prison.
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Sea Shepherd Founder Paul Watson Will Be Extradited to Costa Rica
Sea Shepherd has issued a call to action, urging the German Ministry of Justice to overturn the court decision.
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Sea Shepherd's Paul Watson Arrested in Germany (UPDATED)
While working to stop illegal shark fishing in Guatemala, Sea Shepherd intercepted a Costa Rican ship, the crew of which accused Sea Shepherd members of trying to kill them.
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Gaia Soda: An Ethical Alternative to Soda Stream Home Carbonation?
A new start-up is accusing the big home soda machine manufacturers of ripping off consumers and selling unhealthy products.
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How ETSY Is Changing the Way We All Do Business
The online craft market place becomes a certified B Corp, and announces $40m in new funding. This could be a great thing for all of us.
