University of California

Forced Removal Of Berkeley Tree-Sitters Coming (VIDEO)

AP | Posted 09.09.2008 | Green

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BERKELEY, Calif. -- UC Berkeley officials are preparing to remove the last remaining tree-sitters protesting a planned sports center next to Memorial...

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Solar Energy Breakthrough

Steven Crandell | Posted 08.04.2008 | Green

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Steven Crandell

This week's discovery -- using solar power to mimic photosynthesis -- could help us use the huge abundance of sun energy in a way that can give power to people everywhere.

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Save The Oaks: Berkeley Protesters Continue To Tree Strike

New York Times | Jesse Mckinley | Posted 07.24.2008 | Green

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A day after a judge cleared the way for the construction of an athletic center at the University of California, Berkeley, a clutch of protesters remai...

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Security Flaws, Terrorists & Nuclear Weapons

Steven Crandell | Posted 05.16.2008 | Politics

Read More: Nuclear Weapons-Free World, University of California, Nuclear Weapons, International Cooperation, Nuclear Age Peace Foundation, Bechtel, Terrorist, Sam Nunn, Fissile Material, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Appeal to the Next President of the United States, Nuclear Policy, US Leadership, Politics News
Steven Crandell

It may come as a surprise that a storehouse of 2,000 pounds of plutonium and weapons-grade uranium -- estimated to be enough to build 300 nuclear weapons -- sits only about 40 miles from San Francisco.

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Supreme Court Tosses Enron Bankers Suit, Dooms Other Cases

Los Angeles Times | David G. Savage | Posted 01.22.2008 | Business

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The Supreme Court today dismissed a huge lawsuit growing out of the Enron debacle that sought to hold Wall Street bankers liable for scheming with the...

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UC Berkeley To Put Lectures On YouTube

AFP | Posted 10.03.2007 | Media

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A California university renowned for US history changing free speech and anti-war movements is embracing the Internet revolution by putting free video...

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