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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In Parched Northwestern India, One Man's Mission to Conserve Sacred Water
An astrologer and activist for water conservation in Rajasthan, a state located in the northwest of India, has turned the spiritual practice of offering water and milk in temples into a unique way of water conservation.
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Thompson v. Heineman: How a Nebraska Lawsuit Could Further Delay the Keystone XL Pipeline
The lawsuit is challenging the constitutionality of a pipeline-siting law that gave the Dept. of Environmental Quality and Nebraska's governor authority to evaluate and approve Keystone XL over the Public Service Commission.
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We’re Being Watched
How Corporations and Law Enforcement Are Spying on Environmentalists
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Deadly Quebec Oil Train Disaster and Athabasca River Spill
North America's energy ambitions continue to run roughshod over the continent.
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California's Fracking Gone Wrong, Part 3: In Monterrey, Residents Are Resisting
For Riley Jacobsen, who lives over the Monterrey shale deposit, fracking is personal.
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Rural Resistance: 7th Town in Maine Passes Resolution Opposing Tar Sands Pipeline
Otisfield residents voted overwhelmingly to pass a municipal resolution that opposes sending tar sands oil through ExxonMobil’s Portland-Montreal Pipeline -- making it the 7th Maine town to officially oppose the plan.
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Of Cranes and Climate Change: Why Our Survival Depends on Local Solutions
Cranes could be the next mascot for the climate change movement, like polar bears.
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Local Lawmaking: A Call for a Community Rights Movement
Communities like Wells Township, Pa. and Barnstead, N.H., are leading the way creating local governments — and establishing new laws — that protect the rights of citizens, not corporations.
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Investigation: Tar Sands, ALEC and the Obstruction of Low-Carbon Fuel Standards
The American Legislative Exchange Council recently adopted a “model” bill from an oil-industry lobby group that would limit states' ability to negotiate “low-carbon fuel standards” designed to reduce the carbon output of transport fuels.
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California's Fracking Gone Wrong, Part 2: The Environmental Costs
Many scientists and environmental experts-turned-activists are making their way to the Golden State in recent months as the battle over fracking the Monterey Shale Deposit heats up.
