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Neonicotinoid Pesticides Are Killing The Bees
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In Northern California, butterflies have been mysteriously disappearing for decades.
TiSA… Big Brother and Big Business Together
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President Obama started a fresh push for the Transpacific Partnership on Friday when he sent Congress a draft Statement of Administrative Action.
That action means that after 30 days, the White House will be able to present Congress with legislation on the TPP.
How to Change Our Pathetic Green Infrastructure
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The United Kingdom, which is already world famous for its green gardens and even greener countryside, is about to get even greener.
That’s because according to a new report from Japanese car maker Nissan, it could soon have more electric car charging stations than traditional gas stations.
Aetna Proves That Single Payer Is The Only Way To Go
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It's been over two years since the bulk of Obamacare went into effect, and American health insurance companies are making a great case for why it's time to adopt a single payer system and take the profit motive out of how health care is paid for once and for all.
Eco-Certified Wines Taste Better
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It's time for some good news…
It turns out that eco-friendly wines aren’t just better for the planet - they taste better, too!
As Science Daily reports - a new study out of UCLA and published in the Journal of Wine Economics looked at tens of thousands of California wines and found that:
NASA Targets Asteroid Heading For Earth
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And it's official - next month NASA will launch a probe to the asteroid Bennu - which some astronomers think could smash its way into the earth sometime over the next hundred or so years.
I'm Sick of The So-Called "News"
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I'm sick of the so-called "news" in this country. If you turn on MSNBC or CNN any morning, all you'll hear is the hosts and guests arguing about the latest absurd thing that Donald Trump has said.
The Bait & Switch By Both Political Parties
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During his big economic policy speech Monday in Detroit, Donald Trump spoke out forcefully against so-called free trade deals.
Stop Being Dumb & Partisan on So-Called 'Free Trade'
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In recent days, President Barack Obama and much of the Democratic establishment have doubled down in support of the TPP, especially in light of Donald Trump's measured speech yesterday about his plan to cut taxes and renegotiate America's trade deals.
But it's time to get something straight, this isn't a partisan issue.
Use Of Natural Resources Triples
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As the evidence for runaway climate change keeps on mounting, humans are consuming more resources than they ever have before.