Environment
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by davidswanson
January 12, 2012 - 9:25pm
A new book suggests that "It's the economy, stupid," may be more than political strategy; it may also be the key to environmental sustainability. The book is "Green Washed: Why We Can't Buy Our Way to a Green Planet," by Kendra Pierre-Louis. …more
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by davidswanson
August 27, 2011 - 9:16am
"Shrinking government" in American political discourse has, for decades now, meant the following. We enlarge the government's budget through taxation and penalties on working people and through borrowing and printing money. We not only tax the …more
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by davidswanson
August 9, 2011 - 11:32am
Carefully ignoring Fukushima, Los Alamos, Vermont, and Nebraska, a comforting new announcement informs us that "nuclear energy is safe."
A series of soothing television ads and videos tells us that mining uranium in Virginia would produce jobs and …more
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by davidswanson
May 10, 2011 - 11:34pm
TRANSCRIPT:
DAVID SWANSON: Okay, we’re recording, this is David Swanson, I’m speaking with Harvey Wasserman, long time wonderful activist, author, author among other of wonderful books of "Solartopia," and Harvey, you were emailing me …more
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by davidswanson
April 19, 2011 - 7:30am
A year ago BP began filling the Gulf of Mexico with oil.
Last week BP blocked a woman from entering its annual meeting.
Which will prove the bigger mistake?
BP may have chosen the right country to hit with the worst oil disaster in world history. If …more
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by davidswanson
October 26, 2010 - 12:05pm
Earlier this year, we put millions of barrels of oil, billions of cubic feet of gas, and 1.5 million gallons of chemical dispersants into the Gulf of Mexico. Of those dispersants, designed for use on the surface, 800,000 gallons were sprayed …more
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Mr. Ken Salazar
Secretary of the Interior
Washington DC
Dear Secretary Salazar,
The future of America's Arctic Ocean may be decided this summer. I'm writing to ask that no decisions about drilling in Arctic waters are made before a plan is in place …more
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Premier Clark,
I am appalled that British Columbia is allowing Enbridge, Inc. to proceed with plans for the Northern Gateway tar sands pipeline despite the enormous risks it poses to the B.C. coast and despite the unanimous opposition of the First …more
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For too long, big polluters and their lobbyists have delayed action on clean energy to protect their profits. Now, some in Congress want to give polluters free rein to dump carbon pollution into our air by delaying enforcement of the Clean Air Act. …more
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