Tag: Feature1
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Breaking: Nine Arrested After Halting Construction at Keystone XL Pump Station
Early this morning, eight individuals blocked construction of a pump station for TransCanada’s controversial Keystone XL tar sands pipeline on Seminole land-by-treaty by locking on to equipment in the largest action yet by the Great Plains Tar Sands Resistance. The group took …
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House Adds Honey Bee and Pollinator Protections to Farm Bill
“This year has shown the highest honey bee losses since colony collapse began; it is a clear message that we need to do more to protect pollinators. The Hastings amendment is a much needed win for pollinators everywhere and …
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During Record Drought, Frackers Outcompete Farmers for Water Supplies
“There is a new player for water, which is oil and gas. And certainly they are in a position to pay a whole lot more than we are.”
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The Fake Promises of GE Crops
There’s been a lot of “noise” recently about how genetically engineered (GE) crops can help “feed the world” and that they can help agriculture in a climate-affected world …