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Carbon Offsets Could Create Loophole for Industry to Pollute as Usual

The denuded clearing is on a tract of private forestland owned by timber giant Sierra Pacific Industries that is close to being approved as a sort of carbon bank under California’s new cap-and-trade scheme. It will soon grow into a plantation …

July 5, 2013
Major Fossil Fuel Divestments Strengthen Renewable Energy Movement Worldwide

“As the stated climate goals become reality, these resources are worthless financially, but it is also true that they do not contribute to sustainable development in the extent and the pace we want. Exposure to fossil fuels is …”

July 5, 2013
Declaring Our Independence from Carbon Pollution

If we want to solve climate change, we have to stand up and get involved. We have to talk with our friends, families and networks, and help them …

July 4, 2013
Stop the Great Lakes Nuclear Waste Dump

So, why would anyone consider dumping radioactive poisons that will remain deathly dangerous for hundreds of thousands of years next to such an integral part of the our Great Lakes ecosystem? The answer begins with …

July 3, 2013
President Obama, Act Now to Save the Bees

According to the concerned groups, EPA has refused to exercise its regulatory power to address the major contribution of these insecticides to bee declines. Instead, the agency has pointed to …

July 3, 2013