"Why do Grist writers stand safely on the sidelines and criticize activists in the trenches?" We’re with you Tim, down with corporate power!

“Why do Grist writers stand safely on the sidelines and criticize activists in the trenches?” We’re with you Tim, down with corporate power!


Attention, cap-and-trade fans: the carbon-tax people are not going away
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This past weekend, about 500 people gathered at Wesleyan College in Middletown, Conn., for the Pricing Carbon Conference. But most of the participants weren’t excited about pricing carbon via cap-and-trade; they were all about carbon taxes.

I know, we’re all aghast. Don Blankenship told us Massey had an average safety record, but in reality, there’s is the worst.

I know, we’re all aghast. Don Blankenship told us Massey had an average safety record, but in reality, there’s is the worst.


W. Va. mine blast: Coal firm had worst safety record
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Despite its claims that its safety record was “average,” no coal company had a worse fatality record than Massey Energy Co., an analysis by American University finds.

Resistance is building

Resistance is building


Tar Sands Opponents Gather in Missoula | Kate Whittle | Energy | NewWest.Net
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