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The Last Orca

Scientist Eva Saulitis has dedicated her life to a vanishing group of whales that survived the Exxon Valdez spill but is now nearly extinct. Read>> Table of Contents | Digital Edition
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By Robert Redford
The Battle for Jeju Island: An Update
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September 11, 2012: The actor/activist speaks out to oppose plans for a military base on an island off the Korean peninsula -- and urges you to do the same.
Stop Public Handouts to Oil, Gas and Coal Companies, Now
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June 18, 2012: Join mass action today, Monday, June 18th-- Tweet & Facebook #endfossilfuelsubsidies Every year, around the world, almost one trillion dollars of subsidies is handed out to help the fossil fuel industry. Who came up... read more >
24 Hours to Stop the Pipeline -- Be the Solution
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February 13, 2012: Every once in a while an opportunity comes along for all of us to be the solution. This is one of those times. We're collecting a half million messages to stop the Keystone XL tar sands pipeline in the next 24 hours.... read more >
Keystone XL Tar Sands Pipeline: The Facts Deserve Repeating
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February 8, 2012: Joe Nocera's op-ed in the New York Times yesterday deserves a response and a reiteration of the facts surrounding the Keystone XL tar sands pipeline. President Obama rejected the pipeline's permit last month when the GOP... read more >
The Battle for Jeju Island: How the Arms Race is Threatening a Korean Paradise
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February 3, 2012: Imagine dropping fifty-seven cement caissons, each one the size of a four-story house, on miles of beach and soft coral reefs. It would destroy the marine ecosystem. Our imperfect knowledge already tells us that at least... read more >
Keystone XL Rejection: Thanks, Mr. President [Video]
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January 20, 2012: My thanks to President Obama for pushing back on Big Oil’s pet project: Keystone XL. read more >
Keystone XL and Jobs: Just More Pipe Dreams
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December 12, 2011: This week the GOP leadership, once again, has sided with Big Oil against the will of the American people. They are trying to circumvent President Obama's decision to further investigate the impacts of the controversial... read more >
Is the Obama Administration Putting Corporate Profits Above Public Health?
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September 6, 2011: One reason I supported President Obama is because he said we must protect clean air, water and lands. But what good is it to say the right thing unless you act on it? Since early August, three administration decisions -- on... read more >
In New Film, Residents of the Gulf Say Impact of Spill Persists
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April 22, 2011: In the wake of the Deepwater Horizon blowout last year, BP repeatedly misled the public about how much oil was spewing into the Gulf of Mexico. Now, as we mark the one-year anniversary of the blowout, company executives... read more >
As Companies Gather for Shareholder Meetings, Opposition to Bristol Bay Mine Mounts
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April 21, 2011: I'm not against mining. I am against putting mega-mines where they don't belong. Near my home in Utah, Rio Tinto's massive Bingham Canyon Mine is one of the biggest man-made excavations on Earth and has rendered a large area... read more >
Utah Approves a Mine Next to Bryce Canyon for Coal America Doesn’t Need
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December 13, 2010: Imagine: a massive open-pit coal mine next to a wilderness jewel. A scenario like that might have been routine in the past, but this is the 21st century, when many cleaner, more sustainable ways to power our economy abound.... read more >
The Force that Fights Deep-Pocketed Polluters and Wins
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October 5, 2010: Recently, the OpenSecrets blog revealed that the oil and gas industry poured $174 million into the political system in 2009. We don’t have numbers for 2010 yet, but we do know that oil companies have put up most of the $8.2... read more >
Robert Redford

Robert Redford is an actor, director, environmental activist, and long-time trustee of the Natural Resources Defense Council. He is also the founder of Sundance in Utah.
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