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How Dakota Case and the Puyallup Nation are Protecting the Salish Sea
Dakota Case is from an urban tribe. This is not by choice, but because the city of Tacoma, Washington was built in and around the home of his ancestors —…
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Greenpeace Report: Tar Sands Tanker Superhighway Threatens Pacific Coast Waters
Summary Results The proposed Trans Mountain Expansion Project (TMEP) would increase the number of oil tankers carrying tar sands from Vancouver, Canada through the Salish Sea and down the…
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Three Reasons I’m Taking Pride in Being Green!
I didn’t exactly have the easiest coming out, but once you’re out, for me at least, the memories of being closeted recede further and further away until it’s sometimes hard…
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Pennsylvania’s Plastics Resistance
This week, the Break Free From Plastic coalition and Earthworks have launched the “Stopping Plastic Where it Starts Tour,” a two-week grassroots tour that will travel to Texas, Louisiana, Pennsylvania,…
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Problematic Pipelines: The many obstacles facing Keystone XL
Download the full investor briefing here. There are compelling reasons to question whether TransCanada Corporation should proceed with Keystone XL in the midst of federal and state legal challenges to…
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The Truth About Bear’s Ears
I live in Salt Lake City, and there is truly no place like home. Nestled in the foothills of the Wasatch mountains, summer rains and autumn colors nearly take your…
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In The Pipeline: Risks for Funders of Tar Sands Pipelines
Download the full report here. Three major new tar sands pipeline projects are proposed: Kinder Morgan’s Trans Mountain Expansion, TransCanada’s Keystone XL and Enbridge’s Line 3 expansion. This report is…
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Hurricane Harvey Air Pollution: Interactive Database
Click for full-page Hurricane Harvey Air Pollution Database. Scroll down for Methodology & References. Total Air Pollution Reported: 5,700,328 lbs Total of Most Hazardous Chemicals: 1,529,483 lbs 12 Companies Responsible for 90% Percent…
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After Hurricane Irma, I Know Exactly Who to Blame
I live in Gainesville, Florida and as the route of the hurricane moved west and the eye came for us, we again found ourselves dealing with the “unprecedented.” As the…
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A Letter From Florida to the Nation: Climate Denial Is Killing Us
I’m safe now. I had to evacuate from my home in St. Petersburg to Orlando to avoid the worst of the dangerous wind, rain, and storm surges brought on by…