Mozambique Guitar Hero

Ned Breslin: Lessons From Polio

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One of my best friends fell victim to polio as a child, as he describes in this Frontline story from PBS.

The Stream, January 23: Chevron Appeals $18 Billion Amazon Pollution Fine

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Chevron has filed an appeal with Ecuador's Supreme Court to review…

Federal Water Tap, January 23, Part I: Keystone XL Decision, Reaction

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Lines in the Sand Last Wednesday, the Obama administration denied…

The Stream, January 20: Mongolia’s Mining Boom

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Vast mineral wealth and growing demand from China are driving…

The Stream, January 19: Shale Gas and the Renewable Energy Sector

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Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have…

Peter Gleick: Climate Change, Disbelief, and the Collision between Human and Geologic Time

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Geologic time scales are long – too long for the human mind to really comprehend. Over millions, and tens of millions, and hundreds of millions of years, the Earth has changed from something unrecognizable to the planet we see on maps, plastic globes, and photos from space.
Tar Sands Map

Obama Administration to Reject Keystone XL Pipeline

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However, the company building the pipeline will be invited to re-appl,y after finding a new route through Nebraska, according to a government official.

The Stream, January 18: Commercial Agriculture Displaces Ethiopians

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Agriculture The Ethiopian government is relocating thousands…

Water Law: Public Trust May Be Fresh Approach to Protecting Great Lakes

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Canadian and American advocates join to promote big oversight idea of the "commons."

The Stream, January 17: China’s Environmental Litigation

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Reuters tells the story of a Chinese "cancer village" that is…

The Stream, January 16: Asian Carp

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Lake Erie and some of its biggest tributary rivers have just…