The Bush White House is illegally delaying the polar bear decision by the EPA until after big oil corporations are able to buy leases in the Chukchi Sea, prime polar bear habitat, at rock bottom prices in an auction scheduled for today.

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Being an environmental activist is like exercising. Watching an exercise show doesn’t do you any good. You’ve got to do the work yourself. In the case of the environment, a lot of the work has to do with cutting back on the most wasteful luxuries, and figuring out what you really need as opposed to what you’re used to having around.

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90 songbirds are on the Watchlist, . That makes 41 percent of all the birds listed, more than any other kind of bird. Unless you’re willing to accept a sky of diminished song, vote for strong environmental action. Vote progressive in 2008.

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When it comes to dealing with endangered species, there are two basic approaches:
First, there’s the progressive approach of supporting scientific research into the status of endangered species, coming up with fact-based plans for recovery, and working with local human populations to come up with a plan that is socially sustainable.
Second, there’s the laissez-faire plan that […]

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These are pictures of the aftermath of the Ohio State - Michigan football game of November, 2007. If you’re not a resident of the Great Lakes, you may be unfamiliar with the rivalry, but if you live here it’s inescapable. While I was moving into my duplex in Columbus, neighbors stopped by, made […]

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