Articles of Interest
April 23, 2014, 4:00am

Rodale Institute announced yesterday the launch of a global campaign to generate public awareness of soil’s ability to reverse climate change, but only when the health of the soil is maintained through organic regenerative agriculture. The campaign calls for the … Read more »

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April 18, 2014, 5:00am

By Robert Redford, Reader Supported News

Four years ago this week, BP’s Deepwater Horizon drill platform exploded. Eleven workers died that day. Their bodies were never found. Over the next 87 days, 210 million gallons of oil gushed into the … Read more »

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April 17, 2014, 3:00am

By Tara Culp-Ressler, ThinkProgress

A federal judge permanently struck down North Dakota’s six-week abortion ban on Wednesday. The so-called “fetal heartbeat” measure, which used to represent the harshest ban in the nation, had already been temporarily blocked from taking effect … Read more »

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April 16, 2014, 12:00pm

By Brandon Baker

Because natural gas has less carbon than dirty coal, gas producers and even the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change have applauded it as a cleaner alternative. Hopefully, a joint study from researchers at two universities … Read more »

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April 15, 2014, 4:00am

By Oliver Milman, Guardian UK

Fish will make themselves vulnerable by being attracted to predator odour and exhibiting bolder behaviour

Escalating carbon dioxide emissions will cause fish to lose their fear of predators, potentially damaging the entire marine food chain, … Read more »

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April 15, 2014, 4:00am

By John Nichols, The Nation

Citizens United is not just the default reference for US Supreme Court decisions—including the 2010 Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission ruling—that have ushered in a new era of corporate dominance of American elections. It’s … Read more »

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April 11, 2014, 4:00am

By PAUL KRUGMAN

When it comes to health reform, Republicans suffer from delusions of disaster. They know, just know, that the Affordable Care Act is doomed to utter failure, so failure is what they see, never mind the facts on … Read more »

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April 10, 2014, 5:00am

Women are the primary or co-breadwinner in 6 out of 10 American families. That makes the economic imperative of addressing the wage gap between women and men important, as is every step President Obama can take in that direction.

On … Read more »

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April 10, 2014, 5:00am

By Carey Gillam, Reuters

Republican congressman from Kansas introduced legislation on Wednesday that would nullify efforts in multiple states to require labeling of genetically modified foods.

The bill, dubbed the “Safe and Accurate Food Labeling Act,” was drafted by U.S. … Read more »

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April 07, 2014, 4:00am

It’s the “practice” of the state DEP not to say anything when private wells are polluted

If you live in Pennsylvania and would like to be informed of when and where fracking leaks are contaminating the groundwater, well, good luck. … Read more »

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