Clearcutting

It's the Water, Stupid: The Perils of Clearcutting

Bob Burnett | Posted 12.07.2011

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Bob Burnett

There are many signs that California's water supply is imperiled by global climate change. Clearcutting increases the probability that the Sierra Nevada watershed will be furthered diminished or rendered unfit for consumption.

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Bomb Appalachia (and Face the Music)

Michael Gould-Wartofsky | Posted 05.25.2011

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Michael Gould-Wartofsky

Theirs is a coast-to-coast campaign to save Appalachia's mountains and streams -- and Appalachians' homes, jobs, and culture -- from the devastating coal mining practice known as mountaintop removal.

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Climate Change: Too Much At Stake

Jim Selman | Posted 11.17.2011

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Jim Selman

To the extent that we speak from our hearts about the world we want to create, we will attract energy, resources and support--and inspire others to act.

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Obama Administration Approves First Logging Contract In Alaska's Tongass National Forest

Huffington Post | Katherine Goldstein | Posted 05.25.2011

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This week, the Obama administration approved the sale of timber in a roadless national forest in Alaska. The Tongass National Forest is a 17 million a...

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