Hopi-Navajo Protest in Denver

Posted by Jeffrey St. Clair on January 5th, 2009 | Link

The Endangered Fish of the Colorado

Posted by Jeffrey St. Clair on January 5th, 2009 | Link

The clock is ticking on the endemic fish of the Colorado River basin, doomed by dams, irrigators, invasive species and political antipathy.

Press Action Refutes Z Magazine

Posted by Joshua Frank on January 4th, 2009 | Link

Countering an off-the-mark article in the recent issue of Z Magazine by Chip Berlet on Alan Bock’s essay in Red State Rebels, Press Action explains why Berlet’s critique misleading –  so much so that it appears Chip is writing about a completely different topic altogether.

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How Threatened are US Old-Growth Forests?

Posted by Joshua Frank on January 3rd, 2009 | Link

Agencies can’t agree on a definition, which hobbles preservation efforts.

Identity Politics, R.I.P.

Posted by Joshua Frank on January 3rd, 2009 | Link

The End of the Green Party

By JOHN WALSH

After the election of ’08 it is clearer than ever that the Green Party of the U.S. (GPUS) now lies in the political graveyard. GPUS, R.I.P. Here we attempt a badly needed postmortem.

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BLM OKs 111 Million Acres for Geothermal Leasing‏

Posted by Joshua Frank on January 3rd, 2009 | Link

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

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Politics Trumps Science

Posted by Joshua Frank on January 3rd, 2009 | Link

Eagle biologists’ report overruled by higher-ups.

The Big Cleanout at Interior Department

Posted by Jeffrey St. Clair on December 31st, 2008 | Link

INTERIOR DEPARTMENT NEEDS NEW BROOMS TO SWEEP IT CLEAN
Whistleblowers and Reformers Required to Rejuvenate Ravaged Agencies

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Another Blow to Yucca Mountain

Posted by Jeffrey St. Clair on December 31st, 2008 | Link

California’s Lawyers File Brief Against Yucca Mountain Nuke Waste Repository
by Ace Hoffman

Attorneys for the state of California have filed a 400-page document with the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, describing two dozen serious flaws with the Yucca Mountain nuclear waste repository plan. These follow on the heels of Nevada’s own 229-count objection.

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Holiday Blues

Posted by Jeffrey St. Clair on December 30th, 2008 | Link

You Are a Whole Different Person When You Are Scared

By Val Strange

Norwalk, CT.

I’m not going to lie. I hate the holidays. In my many
juvenile pursuits, I’ve dissented against many Christmases, but I
can’t say it was all energy well spent. Like a last minute shopper
possessed with the spirit of ‘Tis the Season the laws of attraction
reeled me back in. One year, in order to avoid family festivities I
even copiously feigned being selfless enough to take the train to The
City under the guise I would be volunteering at a soup kitchen, but
instead ended up walking around in the likeness of George Bailey,
standing outside the building in a sorry state looking rather
depraved. A homeless guy wished me a merry Christmas and in one
charitable gesture asked whether I was going in to join the line.

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