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8 great heroes of human rights

Tue, Jun 18, 2013 11:07 AM
by Melissa Breyer
From Nelson Mandela to Mahatma Gandhi to Jimmy Carter, these tireless advocates have made the world a better place.

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Walmart's tough sell on green
Fri, Jul 17, 2009 5:58 PM by Shea Gunther
The world's largest retailer is making real progress towards greening up its business, but let's not forget -- we're still talking about Walmart.
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Natural gas advocate takes gas industry to task
Fri, Jul 17, 2009 2:20 PM by ProPublica.org
Former Colorado senator criticizes industry's lack of engagement in the climate legislation debate.
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Video: Dog impaled by BBQ fork

Fri, Jul 17, 2009 2:05 PM

Smoky the Chihuahua is lucky to be alive after a barbeque fork ended up deep within his brain. But there's a happy ending.
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MNN week in review

Fri, Jul 17, 2009 12:11 PM

Catch up on the environmental headlines from the week of July 12-18.
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Video: Jon Stewart on the water crisis

Fri, Jul 17, 2009 11:08 AM

Jon Stewart interviews the author of 'Unquenchable: America's Water Crisis and What to Do About It'.
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Obama administration green lights logging in Tongass National Forest
Thu, Jul 16, 2009 12:43 PM by Shea Gunther
Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack gave his personal approval for a 381-acre clear-cut in America's largest stand of temperate rain forest.
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Boulderites rally to shut down coal plant
Thu, Jul 16, 2009 11:11 AM by Shea Gunther
Citizens of Boulder, Colorado, are fighting to deny the pollution permit for a large coal plant located four miles from downtown.
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Midweek links to keep you going
Wed, Jul 15, 2009 3:52 PM by Shea Gunther
We're halfway to Friday. Read up on coal ash waste, clothes line laws, Alaskan sea blobs and Burning Man.
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Watch: Huge changes on Earth
Wed, Jul 15, 2009 2:51 PM by Shea Gunther
Time + satellite photography = amazing time-lapse video of how we're changing the world.
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Florida seeks snake bounty hunters to cull booming python population

Wed, Jul 15, 2009 2:31 PM

State wildlife managers will train trappers to hunt and kill invasive pythons, which have become a deadly problem.
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Hannaford opening greener grocery store
Wed, Jul 15, 2009 2:00 PM by Shea Gunther
New England-based grocery store chain Hannaford Bros. will open a LEED certified store in Maine.
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Betty the bionic goose sports metal leg brace

Wed, Jul 15, 2009 1:29 PM

Veterinarians couldn’t bear to put down a 2-week old gosling with a broken leg, so they chose unprecedented surgery instead.
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Video: 24-foot shark washes ashore

Wed, Jul 15, 2009 12:19 PM

Long Island beachgoers get something to look at.
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Oh, the irony: Swift boat funder Pickens blogging for The Huffington Post

Tue, Jul 14, 2009 5:13 PM

Billionaire oilman has greenwashed his reputation enough to write for a notoriously liberal blog despite funding the Swift Boat campaign.
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10 ways to support charity through social media
Tue, Jul 14, 2009 4:52 PM by Shea Gunther
This guest post from Max Gladwell explores some of the ways we can use social media to help charities. It's being posted simultaneously on over 100 blogs today.
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