The American people clearly spoke, and the drubbing Democrats received requires looking beyond just issue polls, voting patterns, campaign strategy, or get-out-the-vote tactics.
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Why the Kalamazoo Oil Disaster Looms As a Warning Against Further Pipelines
Three years after a mega-oil spill left tar sands bitumen blanketing a swath of Michigan, the EPA estimates there are still about 180,000 (plus or minus 100,000) gallons of crude still lining the Kalamazoo River. Are we really ready for more pipelines?
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Millions Against Monsanto: Five Lessons from the Battle Against GMOs
Win or lose in Washington State on Election Day, the anti-GMO movement has evolved into a savvy army of grassroots activists committed to an ongoing battle to reclaim our food and farming systems.
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Exclusive: Denmark Announces 61% Tax on Oil Companies to Fund Clean Rail Project
A plan to massively tax oil companies drilling in Denmark's North Sea has caused some global firms to threaten to take business elsewhere. Meanwhile, Denmark stands to win big, using the funds to build a new, clean, $5.2 billion high-speed rail system.
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The Fast Track Trade Fight Is On: Here's How We Kill the TPP
It’s time to learn about TPP and fast track, and then call your member of Congress to let them know if you want them to hand the giant multinationals an end-run around democracy and national sovereignty.
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November 5 Vote in Washington Tests Future of GMOs, Capitalism and Climate Change
Although corporations across the globe can fund “No on 522,” only individuals in Washington have the power to vote Yes on November 5, requiring the mandatory labeling of all food products that contain genetically modified organisms.
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Why Monsanto and Big Foods Are Spending Millions to Defeat Washington's GMO Labeling Law
The Grocery Manufacturers of America has revealed that some of its most powerful members funneled millions of dollars through the trade group to oppose I-522, a Washington initiative that will require labeling foods with GMO ingredients.
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In New Eco-Alliance, Western States Sign Pact to Drastically Reduce Carbon Emissions
By signing the Pacific Coast Action Plan on Climate and Energy, the leaders of California, Oregon, Washington and British Columbia signaled they would not wait for the U.S. Congress or Canadian Parliament to act to address climate change.
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Fighting Terminal Illness in Longview, Wash., Anti-Coal Activists Step Up The Campaign
With U.S. coal corporations looking overseas, the stage is set for a clash over access to the Pacific Coast — a conflict now playing out in the public scope hearings over the Millennium Bulk Terminal.
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"Real Food Challenge" Sweeps Universities As Students Demand Healthy Policies
Some 140,000 students participated nationwide in more than 450 campus Food Day events last week, pushing for more community-farmed, ecologically sound food buying practices at their schools — and impacting university policies as a result.
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EXPOSED: U.K. FRACKERS REPLICATE U.S. FRACKING INDUSTRY'S LIES AND MISINFORMATION
The oil and gas industry, along with stealth PR handlers, touted Britain's fracking future at last week's U.K. Shale Gas Environmental Summit in London — taking a page from American industry's playbook by sowing scientific doubt about the risks of fracking.
