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Greenpeace launches Arctic "whistleblower" site for oil workers
ReutersOSLO, April 24 (Reuters) - Environmental group Greenpeace launched a website on Wednesday seeking to attract whistleblowers from within oil companies to reveal risks with drilling for oil and gas in the Arctic. Greenpeace wants governments to ban oil and...Tags: Petroleum Industry, ConocoPhillips, Energy Resources, Upstream Oil and Gas Activities, Royal Dutch Shell Plc
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Facebook to build data center near Des Moines, Iowa
Reuters* Fourth such facility since 2010 * State offering tax breaks * Will seek renewable energy to power site By Alexei Oreskovic SAN FRANCISCO, April 23 (Reuters) - Facebook Inc is building a data center near Des Moines, Iowa, to bolster its computing...Tags: New Products, Renewable Energy, Alternative Energy, Media Industry, Energy Saving
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Environmental groups seek coal leasing moratorium
BILLINGS, Mont. - Environmental groups are calling for a moratorium on coal leasing in the Powder River Basin of Montana and Wyoming until the federal government reviews the program. Representatives of 21 groups including Greenpeace and the Sierra...
Tags: U.S. Department of the Interior, Credit and Debt, Coal
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A wind-win for Maryland and a beacon for the bay
After protesting at a nearby coal plant in 2008 and becoming discouraged with his own dependence on unsustainable energy, Charles County Commissioner Ken Robinson decided to build a wind generator on his coastal property and get off the grid. He became...Tags: Wind Power, Renewable Energy, Appalachian National Scenic Trail, Alternative Energy, Energy Saving
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ConocoPhillips Delays 2014 Arctic Marine Drilling
ConocoPhillips Alaska says it will delay its 2014 plans for exploratory drilling in the Arctic Ocean off Alaska's northwest coast. In a press release, the company announced that it will put its Chukchi Sea drilling plans on hold "because of...
Tags: Interior Policy, Sean Parnell, ConocoPhillips, Petroleum Industry, Don Young
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Wisconsin man indicted in Anonymous attack of Koch Industries
This post has been corrected. See the note below for details.A Wisconsin man could face years in federal prison if he is convicted of helping hacker collective Anonymous take down Koch Industries' website during protests in the state's capital in 2011, according to an indictment revealed this week. The charges...Tags: FBI, Justice System, Crime, Law and Justice, Prosecution, Lawyers
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'Book of My Lives': Aleksander Hemon's remarkable tale
Aleksandar Hemon landed in the United States two decades ago, January 1992. He was 27, a young Bosnian journalist from Sarajevo arriving on a one-month visa, arranged through a cultural exchange program sponsored by the State Department. Just after he...
Tags: Soccer, Newspaper and Magazine, Jhumpa Lahiri, Loyola University Chicago, Sports
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Review: 'A Fierce Green Fire' recounts environmental struggle
A kind of crash course in 50-plus years of environmentalism, the documentary "A Fierce Green Fire: The Battle for a Living Planet," adapted from the book by Philip Shabecoff, proves a worthy reminder of how much has been done to help heal our planet's...
Tags: Ashley Judd, Movies, Meryl Streep, Entertainment, Earth Day
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Appeals Panel Affirms Injunction in Shell Drilling Case
Channel 2 NewsA federal appeals court panel has affirmed a lower court decision that ordered environmental activists to stay away from Shell drilling ships. U.S. District Judge Sharon Gleason has ordered Greenpeace USA to stay a kilometer away from Shell drill...Tags: Justice System, Crime, Law and Justice, Judges
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Coastal panel rejects Navy plan to increase underwater explosions
L.A. NOWThe California Coastal Commission voted Friday to reject the Navy’s plan for increased use of sonar and underwater explosions as part of increased training and testing off the coast. The Navy requested that the commission find the plan consistent... -
Activist formerly opposed to GMOs explains his change of heart
It’s not often that you hear someone stand up in front of a microphone and tell the world they have been wrong about a high-profile issue. But that’s exactly what Mark Lynas did last week at the Oxford Farming Conference in Oxford, England,...
Tags: Arable Farming, Organic Foods, Ecosystems, Lifestyle and Leisure, E. coli Infection
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The vast left-wing conspiracy
I'm not big into conspiracy theories. I never bought into the grassy knoll in Dallas or the anti-Obama birther movement. And it will take a lot of convincing for me to believe Oakland Raiders coach Bill Callahan took a dive in Super Bowl XXXVII to...
Tags: Elections, Interior Policy, Arts and Culture, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Sociology
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Mar 15, 2013
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Jan 8, 2013
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Feb 3, 2013
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