Their tactics to force construction of data centers even against significant opposition from local communities have become increasingly forceful and hostile.
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The End of Snow: A Warming Planet Dooms the Sport of Skiing
At Mount Hood in Oregon, some of the iconic mountain’s dozen glaciers have shrunk 60 percent and the U.S.'s only year-round ski site is melting away.
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Shutdown! Vermont Yankee Plant to Close, in Latest Anti-Nuke Victory
On Tuesday, Entergy Corp. announced it would decommission Vermont Yankee, the state’s only nuclear power plant, dealing a hard-fought win to residents statewide.
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Farmers' Strike Paralyzes Colombia
Colombian farmworkers are marching to demand government subsidies and greater access to land.
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Exposed: Cost of Enbridge Oil Spill in Kalamazoo Tops $1 Billion
The Canadian company responsible for the mega-tar sands oil spill in 2010 violated laws involving pipeline management, procedural manuals for operations and maintenance, public awareness and accident reporting, among others.
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With Opposition to Monsanto Growing, India's Farmers Turn to Traditional Bees and Honey
As India's government prepares to make the controversial Biotechnology Regulatory Authority of India bill a law, the tiny bee may be emerging as a potential savior by offering ways to increase crop yields naturally.
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Despite Federal Ban, Vermont Legalizes Hemp — Effective Immediately
Lawmakers in Vermont have pushed for the nullification of the federal ban on marijuana’s cannabis cousin: hemp.
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650,000 Demand Obama Bans Fracking on Public Lands
A coalition of 276 environmental and consumer organizations delivered to President Obama nearly 650,000 public comments asking the federal government to ban fracking on public lands.
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Tea Party, Rightwing Enter Battle to Oppose Trans-Pacific Partnership
Arch-conservatives have joined House Democrats opposing the Trans-Pacific Partnership, claiming it violates Congress's constitutional rights.
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Beyond Keystone XL: Three Controversial Pipelines You Probably Haven't Heard Of
Communities across the U.S. and Canada are grappling with the oil and gas industry's rapidly expanding pipeline network cutting through their backyards, threatening water supplies and leaving them vulnerable to devastating spills.
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Global Unrest Defines a Fearless Summer of Protest
The summer of 2013 has seen some of the largest, most vocal mass protests around the world since 2011, as people people exercised power through occupations, strikes and blockades from Frankfurt to Istanbul, and Rio to Sanford, Florida.
