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Behind the Colorado Fracking Betrayal
– by Joel Dyer, August 7, 2014, Boulder Weekly So what went wrong with ballot measures 88 and 89? How could these popular citizen’s initiatives written to give local communities more control over drilling and fracking in their neighborhoods have failed to get on the ballot? Well, the first mistake Colorado citizens made was they trusted…
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Forest Thinning Will Increase Wildfire Risk
– by Charles Thomas, The Oregonian As fires again rage across the West, senators from John McCain, R-Ariz., to Ron Wyden, D-Ore., echo the refrain “thin the forests” to prevent wildfires. Unfortunately, most of the advocated thinning will actually stoke the wildfires of the future rather than lessen their occurrence and impacts. Thinning prescriptions proposed in…
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2014: The Year of the Smokestack Smackdown [Energy Justice Now, August 2014]
Prepare yourself for the August issue of Energy Justice Network’s new publication, Energy Justice Now! – “2014 a Banner Year for Victories” – “Derailing NYC Trash Train in Chester, PA” – “Vermont Yankee: Out of the Fission and Into the Fire?” …and more!!! Please share the August 2014 issue of Energy Justice Now with your friends, colleagues, neighbors, media, and elected officials! Subscribe to monthly…
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