Tag: Activism
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Coal Pollution in North Omaha, Nebraska: "Kids Deserve Better Than This"
Residents in North Omaha want clean energy, not the coal pollution they're getting now.
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Tobacco Plants Pulled From Window Boxes, Under Threat of Fines
Governmental overreach or sensible enforcement of the rules? A business owner is accused of "promoting tobacco and smoking to children".
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Finalize Tier 3 Tailpipe Standards -- For Our Kids, Our Health, and Our Future
New vehicle emission and fuel standards proposed by the EPa will reduce pollution, save gas, protect public health, and create jobs.
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Why Environmental "Hypocrisy" Is Irrelevant and Inevitable
Accusations of hypocrisy against environmentalists because they too use fossil fuels are a dangerous and counterproductive distraction.
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Lobster Boat Successfully Blockades 40,000 Ton Coal Shipment
Yesterday, two activists moored their tiny lobster boat infront of a giant coal tanker, successfully halting the delivery of 40,000 tons of central Appalachian coal.
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International Coastal Cleanup removed 10 million pounds of trash from the world's beaches
Last September, more than 550,000 volunteers in 97 countries gathered on beaches and along waterways around the globe with one goal in mind -- to clean things up.
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Even Former Coal Miners Want to End Mountaintop Removal Mining
It's time to end this destructive practice, and Appalachian residents descended upon Washington, D.C., this week to demand action.
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Arkansas' Thorncrown Chapel under threat from energy company
The state motto of Arkansas is "The Natural State" and it is the remarkable beauty of the Ozarks with its dense, lush forest, caves, streams and waterfalls that helped earn this moniker. It will be a true shame if SWEPCO is able to win this fight.
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Six ways that music festivals can reduce their impact
From the substantial to the symbolic, music festivals around the world are finding ways to get a little greener.
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Mark Zuckerberg's PAC Aimed at Division, Not Coalition-Building
Reform and action should come about via a diverse coalition supporting measures that benefit everyone.
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USDA whistleblowers claim poultry plant chemicals a serious health hazard
Chemicals used to clean chicken carcasses are causing serious health impacts for plant workers and USDA inspectors, claim two whistleblowers.
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Greenpeace Campaign Calls for Energized, "Badass" Politicians to Fight CO2
An animated campaign video from Greenpeace delivers gobs of computerized ultra-violence, but for a cause.
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Climate activist, Tim DeChristopher released from prison
After two years in prison, Tim DeChristopher has been released and spoke with Amy Goodman on Democracy Now about his case.
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What I learned from the #PlasticSucks challenge
The Keep a Breast Foundation and Non Toxic Revolution challenged people to keep all the plastic they used in a week. Here's what I learned.
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Tribal Activist's Clean-Energy Quest
A mother's fight to protect her children and her tribe
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Is your state criminalizing farm cruelty whistleblowers?
12 states are currently considering legislation to outlaw or impede undercover citizen investigations of animal cruelty. Is yours on the list?
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Why "Ag-Gag" laws are an attack on journalism, health and public's right to know about their food
Amy Goodman at Democracy Now! hosted a good debate over the wave of new "ag-gag" bills that make it a crime to film animal abuse at farms and slaughterhouses.
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World's Largest Paper Manufacturer Announces Collaboration with Longtime Foes
Forest activists are celebrating a major new collaboration with a paper giant they have been campaigning against for years.
