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Don Lincoln, a senior physicist at Fermilab, says we need a better warning system for potentially catastrophic solar flares. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
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The indigenous tribes gathered in North Dakota are showing us a path for the future based on respect, nonviolence, humility and love that should inspire us for the difficult times ahead. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
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The global environmental issue is real, and it is worsening. That it should play a central role in the U.S. elections is undebatable. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
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It's not humanity alone that threatens life on earth. The bigger culprit is an economic and political system that relies on endless global appropriation of cheap food, energy, raw materials and labor. Dig deeper ( 12 Min. Read )
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The Standing Rock Sioux Tribe is heading a protest by Native Americans and their allies against the newly approved line. These opponents of the project say it could lead to contamination of the Missouri River and other devastating environmental impacts. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )
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On the winter solstice, a Truthdig review of the year's environmental stories finds cause for hope in our poison-riddled world. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )
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I was a junior in high school on April 22, 1970, on the first Earth Day, when environmentalism meant something different than it does now. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
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Many now-extinct species had traits that were advantageous for millions of years, until some change made them lethal. Mostly, Homo sapiens are that change. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )
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