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L.A. Says “Oil Drilling Has No Place Where We’re Living”
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After more than a decade of activism by Angelenos and a years-long legal battle followed by new state legislation, the Los Angeles City Council has approved a plan to end oil drilling within city limits once and for all — making LA the largest city in the nation to do so. The City Council voted …
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CONTINUE READINGOur Information Ecosystem is Toxic. But We Can Clean It Up
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Amy Westervelt’s new book “Brought To You By” is not about the climate crisis so much as it is about our overarching, inextricable information crisis that makes climate change that much harder to address. The book lays out in great detail how our information ecosystem has become as devastatingly polluted as any toxic sewer …
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CONTINUE READINGNew environmental dating site matches fossil fuel industry lobbyists, elected officials
I’ve never been involved in either of two trends that have exploded in recent years: internet dating, and lobbying of federal officials by fossil fuel-based energy-producing companies. But I just learned about a new website that links the two. The site, Polluter Harmony, says it “is the #1 matchmaking site for polluters, industry lobbyists, & politicians.” Although …
CONTINUE READINGTar Sands, Obama, California, and the Economy in Calgary
Spending just a few days in Calgary, Alberta, one thing becomes perfectly clear: oil is Calgary, and Calgary is all about oil. And increasingly, the story of oil all across Alberta has become the story of tar sands. Many around the world have viewed with horror, or at least dismay, Canada’s increased reliance on producing …
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