The year 2020 has caused many white people to realize we live in a racist system. The Green New Deal is about systemic change for all, and deconstructing racism must be front and central in this agenda.
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Trading Water for Fuel is Fracking Crazy
In our mad rush to extract and sell every drop of gas and oil as quickly as possible, we’re trading precious water for fossil fuels.
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Pennsylvania State Senator Announces Fracking Moratorium Legislation
More than 14,000 fracking permits already issued in Pennsylvania are in various stages of operation. This week, State Senator Jim Ferlo introduced a bill to halt any new permits.
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Connecticut Is First State to Pass GE Food Labeling Law
This week, Connecticut won the honor of becoming the first state to pass a law requiring genetically engineered foods to be labeled.
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Another Tar Sands Activist Disrupts Houston Oil Conference
Thursday's daring arrest in Houston comes ahead of a national week of action being called by Tar Sands Blockade, with over 60 actions reported nationwide.
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Shale Gas Bubble Looms, Aided by Wall Street
Two reports published this week conclude that the current fracking boom could lead to a "bubble burst" akin to the housing bubble burst of 2008.
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How Factory Farming is Burning Up Our Planet
Organic consumers and climate hawks alike are taking a more comprehensive look at the fundamental causes of global warming - and finding that industrial food and farming systems are the major cause.
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In Maine, 1,000 Rally Against Exxon Tar Sands Pipeline
In the largest protest in the Northeast against tar sands, massive crowds from Maine, New England and Canada marched across Portland opposing the 236-mile long, 62-year-old Exxon/Enbridge pipeline.
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Seven States to Sue the EPA
New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman and a seven-state coalition of seven states announced it will sue the EPA for violating the Clean Air Act by failing to address methane emissions from the oil and natural gas industry.
