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Whether you’re reading this on your computer or mobile device, you needed electricity from the grid to power at least one device in the process. Those electrons come from far-flung power plants, across miles of transmission lines, and out of a plug in your wall. This process may seem like just another part of life, but it’s not the only option.Whether you’re reading this on your computer or mobile device, you needed... more
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– Let’s put aside the safety issues exposed by Three Mile Island, Chernobyl, and Fukushima Daiichi. I would like to walk you through two of the least talked about issues with nuclear, the mining of materials, and the disposal of spent fuel. Hopefully, by the end of this treatise, you will become more aware that nuclear is not only NOT a clean energy, but may be one of the most toxic of all.– Let’s put aside the safety issues exposed by Three Mile Island,... more
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Todd Gitlin says peace protesting is done. Just because we’re not marching doesn’t mean we’re not fightingTodd Gitlin says peace protesting is done. Just because we’re not marching... more
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Delores Leary picked up the baseball mitt sitting on the undisturbed blue cover of the single bed. It was one of two beds in the room, the one that her son, Andy, had occupied when he’d been there.Delores Leary picked up the baseball mitt sitting on the undisturbed blue cover of the... more
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Eliminating nuclear weapons is the democratic wish of the world’s people. Yet no nuclear-armed country currently appears to be preparing for a future without these terrifying devicesEliminating nuclear weapons is the democratic wish of the world’s people. Yet no... more
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The smell of public activism wafted across this year’s Knight Civic Media conference at MIT.The smell of public activism wafted across this year’s Knight Civic Media... more
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Though the horrendous tsunami that hit Japan on March 12, 2011 seems like old news in the midst of today’s headlines, the crippled nuclear power plants at Fukishima Daichi continue to spew radiation into water, air and soil, with no end in sight.Though the horrendous tsunami that hit Japan on March 12, 2011 seems like old news in... more
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Amnesty International Unveils Global Report on Human Rights and Urges Lawmakers to Invest in Development, Support Cyber-activists/Internet FreedomAmnesty International Unveils Global Report on Human Rights and Urges Lawmakers to... more
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Israel may ban journalists aboard planned aid flotilla for 10 years and also seize their equipment, official says.Israel may ban journalists aboard planned aid flotilla for 10 years and also seize... more
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Dr Woody was reminded the other day of Robber-Baron Jay Gould bragging that he could hire half the working class to kill the other half. That doesn’t seem so absurd, anymore,Dr Woody was reminded the other day of Robber-Baron Jay Gould bragging that he could... more
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WHO and UNAIDS hail results from the HPTN 052 trial that show antiretroviral therapy to be 96% effective in reducing HIV transmission in couples where one partner has HIVWHO and UNAIDS hail results from the HPTN 052 trial that show antiretroviral therapy... more
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The STOOPIT!: We, here in the USofA have a front-row seat to the spectacle of MORE of the STOOPITEST people than ever before, anywhere, ever, given a forum from which to spout REALLY STOOPIT SHIT, spouting really STOOPIT shit,The STOOPIT!: We, here in the USofA have a front-row seat to the spectacle of MORE of... more
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Why has the Food Safety Modernization Act (S510) encountered opposition from the Tea Partiers and their unlikely ally, the hippy, natural food, organic farmer, granola crowd? Look at the history of the FDA and see if they truly have the best interests of America’s health and food safety at the core of their concerns.Why has the Food Safety Modernization Act (S510) encountered opposition from the Tea... more
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Today marked US Uncut’s second big nationwide protest. From coast-to-coast, more than forty cities joined in a day of action protesting the tax-dodging practices of massive corporations that they see as the real source of the country’s deficit.Today marked US Uncut’s second big nationwide protest. From coast-to-coast, more... more
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