Tag: Biodiversity
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How Big Oil Uses the Republican Party to Subvert American Democracy
ROBERT F. KENNEDY, JR. — With low cost disruptive technologies like cheap, fast and efficient electric vehicles, and solar and wind technologies poised to displace Big Oil, the industry is using its hold on the Republican Party to permanently …
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Mayflower Residents to John Kerry: Listen to Joe Biden, Reject Keystone XL
“ALL RISK, NO REWARD” COALITION —Residents of Mayflower, AR who were victims of Exxon’s Good Friday tar sands spill that coated their neighborhood in toxic tar sands traveled to DC to hand-deliver a letter to Secretary Kerry asking …
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Republican Senators Boycott Vote on EPA Nominee Gina McCarthy
ECOWATCH — “This latest attempt by Republicans in the Senate to derail progress to protect our air, our water and the health of our families is nothing short of cowardly …
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Toxic Algal Blooms Pose Health Risks to Wildlife, Pets and People
AMERICAN RIVERS — While not all algal blooms produce toxins, those that do, like blue-green algae, can kill wildlife and family pets, and make people sick …
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Global Environmental Leaders: Francisco Kennedy Souza Defends the Amazon Rainforest
FORD FOUNDATION — Kennedy gradually became an advocate of indigenous forest products as a source for improving the livelihoods of local residents. Brazil nuts, rubber trees, açai fruit, medicinal plants, honey, handcrafts and other products are now being …