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Welcome to American pollutocracy

December 27, 2016 James Wilson 2016 Election, Climate Change, Government, Trump One comment

Newly elected Presidents do not obtain formal power for over two months, but it feels like they gain control immediately. Their major appointments and

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Teaching the reality of climate change, one classroom at a time

May 2, 2016 Arthur Lieber 2016 Election, Economy, Education, Energy, Environment, Foreign Policy, Politics, Religion in Politics, Republican Brain, Republicans, Science 3 comments

You wouldn’t think that it would be controversial for a journalism professor to come to high schools in the Midwest to discuss his reporting

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The People’s Climate March, Howard Zinn, and why we all need to join in

September 17, 2014 Renee Shur Activism, Climate Change, Environment Leave a comment

When I first got wind of the People’s Climate March taking place in New York City on September 21, my first thought was “will

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News organizations are changing their coverage of climate change

September 8, 2014 Renee Shur Climate Change, Media Leave a comment

Make no mistake about it. We’re now approaching thirty years of serious scientific data gathering on climate change. And the consensus among scientists in

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Climate Counts: Rating companies by their environmental impact

December 20, 2013 Renee Shur Climate Change, Consumer issues, Corporations, Environment Leave a comment

Consumers of the world, unite! You know you’re going to buy stuff, so why not use your buying power to send a message to

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No milk in the dairy case? Climate change is to blame.

November 27, 2013 Renee Shur Climate Change, Environment, Food, Science Leave a comment

If you think the effects of climate change on our food supply are something only our children or grandchildren will have to deal with,

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Koch-ifying the news

June 21, 2013 Stacy Mergenthal Climate Change, Ethics, Media, Uncategorized Leave a comment

Industrialists Charles and David Koch, well known for their climate change denial, have very recently expressed interest in buying newspapers. We all know the

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Beefing up the facts on global warming

March 11, 2013 Renee Shur Climate Change, Consumer issues, Environment, Science One comment

In a shameless demonstration of feigned ignorance and pandering, some climate-change denying Republicans, like Representative Dana Rohrabacher of California, and Speaker John Boehner, have

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What I saw at the “Forward on Climate” rally

March 1, 2013 Mike Davis Climate Change, Environment, Politics, Science Leave a comment

350.org, The Sierra Club and The Hip Hop Caucus organized the largest environmental protest in US history, on February 17th, 2013, with attendance estimated

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Kingsolver’s new novel, Flight Behavior , delivers a powerful sermon on climate change

January 16, 2013 Susan Cunningham Climate Change, Language/Words, Literature/Arts/Film One comment

I’ve been listening to Barbara Kingsolver read her new novel, Flight Behavior, on my car CD player, and I have to wonder what the

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