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January 7, 2016

Marco Rubio Finds Common Ground With Armed Militia In Oregon

Rubio is a big supporter of selling off America's public lands.


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Published on January 07, 2016 08:30

After At Least 2,300 Home Evacuations, Big Methane Leak Causes State Of Emergency

The leak has been going on for more than 80 days, and at least 2,300 families have been evacuated.


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Published on January 07, 2016 05:50

Why James Hansen Is Wrong About Nuclear Power

Nuclear power might play a modest role in avoiding catastrophic global warming, but renewables will play a much bigger role in any plausible scenario.


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Published on January 07, 2016 05:00

January 6, 2016

This Controversial Pesticide Is Harming Honeybees

The EPA is taking the first step in figuring out whether a controversial form of pesticides is deadly to bees.


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Published on January 06, 2016 12:31

Oklahoma Fracking Company Defies Plan To Reduce Earthquakes

The link between Oklahoma's earthquakes and fracking is about to be tested.


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Published on January 06, 2016 11:35

With Twice The Protein As Quinoa, The Pulse Might Be The Year’s New Hot ‘Superfood’

Beans, lentils, and chickpeas are looking to get a boost in 2016, thanks to a U.N. initiative.


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Published on January 06, 2016 05:00

January 5, 2016

Sanders Blasts Trump On Weird Climate Change Claim

Sanders just laughed at the Republican frontrunner.


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Published on January 05, 2016 10:08

The Environmental Movement Awakens

Star Wars is not the only popular 1970s franchise that showed in 2015 it still has muscles. The remarkable reawakening of the environmental movement -- which also saw its biggest successes in the 1970s -- might be the sleeper story of the year.


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Published on January 05, 2016 09:55

Residents Sue Over ‘Negligent’ Practices By Gas Company, As Pipeline Leak Goes Into Third Month

SoCal Gas reported removed a safety valve years ago that could have stopped the ongoing disaster.


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Published on January 05, 2016 06:45

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