As the unprecedented flooding exacerbated by climate change continues in Houston, Texas, we end today’s show by looking at the corporate crackdown on environmental activists … Strategic lawsuit against public participationRead more
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Keystone XL Pipeline Spills 200,000 Gallons of Oil
Some of the worst fears and dire predictions of opponents of the Keystone XL pipeline came true on Thursday when pipeline owner TransCanada announced that … Keystone XL Pipeline Spills 200,000 Gallons of OilRead more
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Why are the crucial questions about Hurricane Harvey not being asked?
It is not only Donald Trump’s government that censors the discussion of climate change; it is the entire body of polite opinion. This is why, … Why are the crucial questions about Hurricane Harvey not being asked?Read more
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New orangutan species discovered in Sumatra
A study indicates what was once assumed to be an isolated population of the Sumatran orangutan is in fact a distinct species. The Batang Toru … New orangutan species discovered in SumatraRead more
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A Legacy of Environmental Racism
Joseph Gaines was sitting on his porch in the Charlton-Pollard section of Beaumont, Texas, on a recent evening in June, sipping beer and chatting with … A Legacy of Environmental RacismRead more
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No, Stephen Hawking. Let’s Save This Planet Instead of Looking for Another
Back in the 1970s, a Nobel Prize-winning physicist named William Shockley created quite a stir when he suggested that certain races (i.e., black people) were … No, Stephen Hawking. Let’s Save This Planet Instead of Looking for AnotherRead more
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Power is a threat to culture
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Criminalising Standing Rock
The recent revelations of the Intercept, exposing how the US government is treating environmental activism at Standing Rock as an “insurgency”, should not come as … Criminalising Standing RockRead more
Posted inClimate Disaster / ToMl
Your Personal Consumption Choices Can’t Save the Planet
New York Magazine’s latest 7,000-word cover story about climate change freaked a lot of people out. Like the reality of climate change itself, the story … Your Personal Consumption Choices Can’t Save the PlanetRead more