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Guardian Environmental Network
By Scott Dodd
Messing with the Earth's Breath
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May 13, 2013: Why reaching 400 ppm is more than just crossing some arbitrary climate change threshold.
Residents of N.Y. Town Free to Express Worries About Fracking Again
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April 17, 2013: Sanford imposed a gag order on discussion of hydraulic fracturing at public meetings. Citizens sued. The town relented. Yay, freedom!
Honeybees to EPA: Where Is Thy Sting?
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March 29, 2013: Harmful pesticides are still on the market despite huge hive losses last year.
Meet the Federal Agency that Shoots Wild Animals with Your Tax Dollars
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March 15, 2013: Says a former employee of Wildlife Services: "Every coyote they see, they’re gonna kill it.”
Forest Service Rethinks Controversial -- and Shortsighted -- Firefighting Policy
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March 7, 2013: Last year, in an effort to squelch wildfires and save money, the agency attacked blazes even in remote wilderness areas. It didn’t work.
Peanut Busted: Execs Face Jailtime for Deadly Salmonella Outbreak
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February 22, 2013: Nine people died after eating peanut butter from a plant whose honchos allegedly knew about contamination but shipped their product anyway.
With or Without You
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February 13, 2013: President Obama tells Congress: do something about climate change, or I’ll take matters into my own hands. Here’s how.
Town Board to Residents: Shut Up About That Darn Fracking Thing, Willya?
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February 12, 2013: Tired of debate about natural gas drilling, officials imposed a gag order at town meetings. Now citizens are suing for the right to speak out.
Shut Up, Haters: Don’t Blame Energy Efficiency for the Super Bowl Blackout
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February 4, 2013: Who -- or what -- is really at fault? A few tantalizing clues.
In Space, Everyone Can See You Frack
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January 18, 2013: What's that burning on the North Dakota plains? Oh, you know, just enough wasted fuel to heat half a million homes -- a day.
My Favorite Greenreads of 2012
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December 27, 2012: From rare earths to rare bacon, here are the environmental stories I most enjoyed reading this year (or, sometimes, read out of dread).
Secretary of State Candidate Has a Major Financial Stake in Canadian Tar Sands
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November 28, 2012: Susan Rice holds significant investments in the Canadian oil companies and banks that would stand to benefit from State Department approval of the Keystone XL pipeline and related energy projects.

Re "Secretary of State Candidate Has a Major Financial Stake in Canadian Tar Sands" (November 29, 2012): Good points. I provided a better link and updated the language above. Read More >
Scott Dodd
Scott Dodd is the editor of OnEarth.org. He has more than 15 years of experience in newspapers, magazines, and digital media and is an adjunct professor at Columbia University, where he earned a master's degree in science journalism. Visit his online portfolio at... More
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