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U.S. Trade Deficit for First Half of 2018 Likely to Be Largest Recorded in Years, With China Deficit on Track to Be Highest First-Half Ever Recorded
2 days agoContrary to Donald Trump’s claim last week that he has reduced the trade deficit by $52 billion, the United States is on track to post a record high goods trade deficit for the first...
Will the U.S. and EU Revive the Damaging Pro-corporate, Anti-people TTIP Agenda?
7 days agoTrump promised a new approach on trade policy that would fix past damage to working people. But what his administration and European Union officials said this week in their joint statement...
Today’s D.C. Visit by Top Mexican Trade Officials May Reveal Whether a Renegotiated NAFTA Deal Can Be Signed in 2018
8 days agoStatement of Lori Wallach, Director, Public Citizen’s Global Trade Watch Note: Today, the top Mexican trade officials of the current Peña Nieto and incoming López Obrador administrations...
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References to “climate change” removed from USAID report
18 hours ago24 July 2018 (Silencing Science Tracker) – The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) removed references to “climate change” in its 2017 sustainability report...
Greenhouse gases emitted by degrading plastic
19 hours agoBy Marcie Grabowski1 August 2018(UH News) – Several greenhouse gases are emitted as common plastics degrade in the environment, according to researchers from the University...
Trump administration revokes fuel economy standards
20 hours agoBy Paul A. Eisenstein2 August 2018(NBC News) – The White House announced Thursday that it is moving ahead on its much-anticipated plan to roll back the fuel economy mandate set by...
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Will Kinder Morgan Be the Next Pipeline to Nowhere
2 days agoRemember the Northern Gateway pipeline? How about the Energy East pipeline? Neither got built. Both projects got quashed due primarily to public resistance. As opposition and resistance...
Limiting Beliefs Damage Our Environment, Health and Future
7 days agoWhen I jog in my neighborhood and see the little knoll ahead, I often think This is going to be hard. Running begins to feel like a chore, and I consider slowing to a walk. Sometimes...
Big Oil Contends Climate Change Is Our Fault
11 days ago“Courts are a new front line of climate action with cases against governments and oil firms spiralling, and while victories have so far been rare, the pressure for change is growing,”...
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Wednesday weirdness
2 days agoIt’s the birthday of Francis Scott Key (1779-1843), who would be rolling over in his grave if he could hear Tim Hawkins imagining his greatest hit as sung by various pop music...
Today’s little-known historical fact
3 days agoEveryone knows about William Tell’s accomplishments as an archer. However, historians have recently learned that in addition to archery, Tell also excelled at bowling, a sport...
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Palisades nuclear plant being sold as decommissioning approaches
2 days agoAs reported by MLive/Kalamazoo Gazette. The article quotes Beyond Nuclear's Kevin Kamps: Kevin Kamps of Beyond Nuclear said he has concerns about the planned sale, and questions...
Largest elephant population under threat from uranium mine
4 days agoThe Selous Game Reserve in Tanzania -- a World Heritage Site -- has been left unprotected from plundering uranium mining companies. A major uranium mine is now projected for the park...
The two Russians who have taken on Rosatom
4 days agoJournalist, Fedor Maryasov and lawyer, Andrey Talevlin aren't afraid to challenge Rosatom, even though their activities have resulted in the two Russians being labeled "extremists"...
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Kräftskiva
11 hours agoWhen you arrive at a Swedish kräftskiva, or crayfish party, the first thing you'll need to do is put on your party hat. These cone-shaped crowns are often adorned with cheery images...
Ah-Shi-Sle-Pah Wilderness Study Area in Bloomfield, New Mexico
12 hours agoWith its muted colors and striking geology, this unusual landscape feels like a martian planet. Pale, mushroom-shaped hoodoos loom above the rocky earth like enormous alien trees...
Vinárna Čertovka in Prague, Czechia
13 hours agoVinárna Čertovka is touted as the narrowest street in Prague. The 19.6-inch-wide path is really more of a staircase than a proper street, but that hasn’t stopped people from celebrating...
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