Biden cared more about the appearance of having an independent DOJ untainted by politics than he did about holding an unrepentant criminal ex-president accountable.
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Groundbreaking Report Reveals High-Scale Damage From Fracking
A new study found that 280 billion gallons of toxic wastewater and 450,000 tons of air pollution was generated by hydraulic fracturing in 2012 alone.
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Jersey Shore: Hubris on a Sea Coast Battlefield
On the Jersey Shore, a unified vision to withstand a surging, energy-fed climate of storms and rising seas remains a pipe dream. Message to Gov. Chris Christie: you can't saddle climate change with hubris and repeated rebuilds.
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Piracy Charges Could Mean 15-Year Sentences for Greenpeace Activists
Russia charged 14 Greenpeace activists with piracy on Wednesday for their peaceful demonstration last month scaling a Gazprom oil platform in the Arctic.
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Millions Mobilize For March Against Monsanto - Again
Following the two-million-strong global March Against Monsanto in May, citizens worldwide are gearing up for the second stage showdown next Saturday.
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Economic Growth and Low Carbon Future Will Co-Exist
A report found that the key to reducing CO2 emissions while furthering growth is to harness technologies that radically decarbonize the energy sector.
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Washingtonians Fight for GMO Labeling
This November, voters in Washington State will get to decide whether or not people should have the right to know if theie food contains GMOs.
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Greenpeace Activists To Be Held 2 Months For Arctic Oil Protest
A Russian court ordered 20 Greenpeace activists from around the world to be held in custody for two months over a protest against offshore oil drilling in the Arctic.
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Direct Action Against Coal in Seattle
With the conflict over two coal export terminals brewing on the horizon and an incumbent mayor making big climate promises, Seattle is emerging as the center of a new climate showdown.
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Europe Seeks to Ban Deep-Sea Trawling
Deep-sea trawlers in Europe operate at a financial loss and rely on taxpayers to foot the bill for the destruction of the ocean floor.
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House Democrats Demand Hearing on Massive Oil and Gas Spills in Colorado Floods
Two congressmen are trying to investigate toxic spills caused by massive flooding in Colorado, where oil and gas well drilling has doubled since 2006.