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By | 05/19/2012 | Arizona, California, Energy and Water, Infrastructure, Issues, Nevada, Oregon, Utah | 3 Comments

Power generation accounts for 39% of water usage in the US. Coal, natural gas, and nuclear use the most while renewable energy uses the least.

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By | 04/24/2012 | Energy and Water, Issues

One has to wonder what the appeal of polluting to excess really is, when push comes to shove. Money is, after all, only an abstraction that we’ve created and assigned value to in order to make our lives easier.

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By | 04/21/2012 | Congressional, Elections 2012, Issues | 7 Comments

“Everyone thinks of changing the world, but no one thinks of changing himself.” – Leo Nikolaevich Tolstoi There are several generations of people who have been taught about recycling and.

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By | 04/18/2012 | Activism, Energy and Water, Issues, Movements, States, War and Foreign Policy | 13 Comments

With Earth Day coming up this weekend, it might be helpful to remember that the worst polluter on planet Earth is not a major corporation, but the U.S. federal government.

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By | 01/12/2012 | Activism, Energy and Water, Issues, Safety | 7 Comments

Clearly, some people in Bellingham want the city’s air to remain pristine and to avoid the fate of West Virginia coal mining towns, which have a perpetual grey coal dust cloud overhead.

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