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AlterNet is a news magazine and online community that creates original journalism and amplifies the best of dozens of other independent media sources. AlterNet's aim is to inspire citizen action and advocacy on the environment, human rights and civil liberties, social justice, media, and health care issues.
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Palin Is a Global-Warming-Denying, Polar-Bear-Dissing, Pat Buchanan Acolyte
30 08 2008 Definitely not a VP choice for anyone wanting to win environmental voters.
Are Organic Foods Getting Too Pricey for the Middle Class?
29 08 2008 Even Whole Foods and its upper-middle-class customers are feeling the pinch.
Manufactured Famine: How Europe Is Snatching Food from the World's Poor
28 08 2008 A new wave of food colonialism is taking food from the mouths of the poor.
Why We Need a Revolution
28 08 2008 Efficiency tweaks won't save us. Even if every car in the world were a hybrid, growing demand would dwarf savings.
Climate Reality Eludes the Business Press
27 08 2008 For the Wall Street Journal's editors, fear of a bigger government outweighs the fear of a warmer planet.
Why Biden Is Such an Important Pick for the Climate
27 08 2008 The Dems now have someone who gets global warming and who is one of the most qualified people be a global leader.
Dispatch from Denver: Making Climate Change the Issue
27 08 2008 Why we need to make "global warming" the most important issue of the convention.
Welcome to the Food Revolution
25 08 2008 The Slow Food Nation gathering promises to be a Woodstock for food lovers and enviros concerned with our food system.
What Will the Green Economy Look Like?
23 08 2008 We all say we want to go green, but do we all see the same kinds of change when we imagine an eco-friendly economy?
What is the Carbon Footprint of McCain's Countless Homes?
23 08 2008 If McCain can't even keep count of the number of homes he has, you can bet he has no idea on their environmental impact.
Apocalypse Later: Looking Back at 2008 from the Future
22 08 2008 A futurologist looks back at the public complacency of 2008 that led to disaster from the year 2016.
Why T. Boone Pickens' 'Clean Energy' Plan Is a Ponzi Scheme
21 08 2008 The controversial oil magnate has made headlines for a supposed conversion to cleaner energy, but there's ample reason to be suspicious.
Republicans Have Handed Democrats a Winning Election Issue
20 08 2008 But so far, Democrats have been refusing to accept the gift.
What Will Obama's VP Pick Mean for the Environment?
20 08 2008 Absent from any conversation has been weighing the various VP candidates' environmental record. Let's end that silence.
Would Thomas Jefferson Refuse To Recycle?
19 08 2008 As a recent example in Texas proves, what passes for "independence" these days is more like lazy and foolish.
How Wind Farms May Really Replace Coal Mining
19 08 2008 One community is attempting to prove that clean energy can beat dirty power -- even in the heart of coal country.
NPR Gets It Wrong on the Food Crisis
18 08 2008 Morning Edition's recent series on the food crisis reinforces dangerous myths that actually block us from seeing the real solutions to hunger.
Your Flat Screen Has (Greenhouse) Gas
15 08 2008 A chemical used in the manufacturing of flat-screen televisions could rival some of the world's most potent greenhouse gases.
Where's Al Gore When We Need Him?
14 08 2008 McCain is an environmental sellout. So why isn't Gore challenging him visibly, aggressively and clearly?
What Does the NY Times Have Against Local Food and Green Living?
13 08 2008 A handful of Times writers seem to be intent on undoing all the strides Americans are making to live greener.
Why My Family Quit Using Plastic
13 08 2008 Health concerns about the long-term effects of plastic have led the author's family to keep their food away from plastic containers.
So You Think You Can Just Add a Clothesline to Your House? Dream on
13 08 2008 20% of Americans are subject to homeowners associations, which have sweeping powers to dictate almost anything you want to do to your own home.
McCain Adopts Cheney's Energy Plan
13 08 2008 Once considered an ally of environmental groups, McCain now has a plan drafted by industry execs pushing more drilling and nuclear power.
The Era of Catastrophe? Geologists Name New Era After Human Influence on the Planet
11 08 2008 A striking report from the front lines of science suggests we're officially entering a period in which humanity may simply outrun history itself.
The Role of Agribusiness in Our Food Crisis
08 08 2008 Ethanol critics need to be wary before they jump aboard the anti-ethanol campaigns and let off the hook the real bad actors behind our food crisis.
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