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- Blood and Treasure: Documenting the Costs of Iraq War from Civilian Casualties to Trillions Spent March 20, 2023
- Shock and Awe – Footage from the 2003 Invasion of Iraq March 20, 2023
- BBC World Service – Newshour, UN climate report warns of disaster March 20, 2023
- The global water crisis needs global action March 20, 2023
- What is ESG anyway? March 20, 2023
- South Africa drought: Eastern Cape province fears taps running dry • FRANCE 24 English March 20, 2023
- French journalist, US aid worker kidnapped in Sahel freed • FRANCE 24 English March 20, 2023
- Ex-US Donald Trump says he expects to be arrested – BBC News March 19, 2023
- The Slow Mo Guys: How to capture the world in slow motion – BBC News March 19, 2023
- Earthquake hits Ecuador and Peru causing widespread damage March 19, 2023
- Skeleton reveals early humans had sex with Neanderthals – BBC News March 19, 2023
- Suella Braverman visits site yet to house deported asylum seekers in Rwanda March 18, 2023
- “Antarctica’s Fate & Africa’s Future: Record Ice Movement, Unprecedented Storms & Unparalleled Suff ering (with More in Store…)” March 18, 2023
- BBC World Service – The Real Story, Is the asylum system broken? March 18, 2023
- The aftermath of Cyclone Freddy in Mozambique and Malawi March 18, 2023
- Experts: America needs to accept the fact of China’s rise and multipolar world order March 18, 2023
- Big History and Great Transition – Great Transition Network March 18, 2023
- Bernie Sanders on taking the U.S. back from corporate interests March 18, 2023
- Sen. Bernie Sanders on “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan” | full interview March 18, 2023
- Bill McKibben [interview on] Boston Public Radio Live from the Boston Public Library Friday March 17 2023 March 17, 2023
- Supreme Court remembers Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg March 17, 2023
- How America destroyed the Nord Stream pipelines w/Seymour Hersh | The Chris Hedges Report March 17, 2023
- Trump legal nightmare – Lawyer says he will surrender if indicted March 17, 2023
- Noam Chomsky: “What Belgium did in 1960 in Congo is one of the worst crimes of the (20th) century”. March 17, 2023
- Chomsky and Ellsberg on the Present Danger March 17, 2023
- What a conservative activist hopes to achieve with a billion-dollar donation March 17, 2023
- Blood and Treasure: Documenting the Costs of Iraq War from Civilian Casualties to Trillions Spent March 17, 2023
- Major U.S. lenders deposit $30B to prevent First Republic Bank collapse March 16, 2023
- How Are Libraries Important to Social Infrastructure? March 16, 2023
- Frigging Cyclone Freddy Blew Up Many Records – Duration; Accumulated Energy, Intensification Cycles… March 16, 2023
- Pandemic three years on: How China and the world are coping March 16, 2023
- The bank who begged for deregulation is the same one who begged for a bailout March 16, 2023
- CIA Whistleblower John Kiriakou on Edward Snowden: He Will Not Get a Fair Trial March 16, 2023
- Mudlarkers uncover archaeological treasures along London’s river banks March 16, 2023
- Workers Strike Back coalition for a $25 min wage & more w/Kshama Sawant | The Chris Hedges Report March 16, 2023
- Iraqis reflect on country 20 years after invasion March 16, 2023
- Zongyuan Zoe Liu on China’s food security March 16, 2023
- Is This the Era of the Library? March 16, 2023
- Death, Destruction & Resilience: Nadje Al-Ali on the 20th Anniversary of U.S. Invasion of Iraq March 16, 2023
- Confronting Saddam Hussein: George W. Bush and the Invasion of Iraq March 16, 2023
- First Republic Reaches Rescue Deal: Live Updates on Banks and Stock Market – The New York Times March 16, 2023
- Boston Youth Symphony Orchestras announces a new home near Symphony Hall – The Boston Globe March 16, 2023
- OpenAI announces ChatGPT successor GPT-4 – BBC News March 16, 2023
- BBC World Service – Newshour, Hundreds dead in wake of tropical storm in Malawi March 16, 2023
- The Promises of Regenerative Agriculture with Alana Siegner and Ryan Peterson March 15, 2023
- Africana Section (African and Middle Eastern Reading Room, Library of Congress) March 15, 2023
- BBC World Service – The Inquiry, Will rising sea levels wipe countries off the map? March 15, 2023
- Jeffery Sachs | The UNITED STATES is a MADMAN March 15, 2023
- Plants and Empire: Colonial Bioprospecting in the Atlantic World: Londa Schiebinger March 15, 2023
- Secret Cures of Slaves: People, Plants, and Medicine in the Eighteenth-Century Atlantic World | Londa Schiebinger March 15, 2023
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John Muir
Jack Striker Published on Mar 14, 2013 Scottish-born American naturalist, author, and early advocate of preservation of wilderness in the United States. Founder of the Sierra Club. or:
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Biography of John Muir
AmericaSings Uploaded on Sep 15, 2010 Produced by the National Parks Service, starring Lee Stetson as Muir. Part 2 Uploaded on Sep 15, 2010 Short bio produced by the National Parks Service, starring Lee Stetson as Muir.
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The National Parks: America’s Best Idea: People – John Muir | PBS
Muir’s three-night camping trip with President Theodore Roosevelt in 1903 could be considered the most significant camping trip in conservation history. John Muir was one of the earliest advocates of the national park idea, and its most eloquent spokesman. Born … Continue reading
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Nature’s New Deal: The Civilian Conservation Corps and the Roots of the American Environmental Movement: Neil M. Maher
The Great Depression coincided with a wave of natural disasters, including the Dust Bowl and devastating floods of the Ohio and Mississippi rivers. Recovering from these calamities–and preventing their reoccurrence–was a major goal of the New Deal. In Nature’s New … Continue reading
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Racism, Police Violence, and the Climate Are Not Separate Issues – Bill McKibben
I find that lots of people are surprised to learn that, by overwhelming margins, the two groups of Americans who care most about climate change are Latinx Americans and African-Americans. But, of course, those communities tend to be disproportionately exposed … Continue reading
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Climate Change | Spotlight: China — VR
NationalSierraClub Dec 7, 2015 The Sierra Club and RYOT launch an immersive experience, narrated by legendary singer/actress Cher, highlighting the dirty, dangerous effects of coal pollution from power plants and the industries that buy their power from China. For thousands … Continue reading
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Keystone XL / Tar Sands Pipelines: the Dirtiest Oil on Earth
NationalSierraClub Jun 5, 2012 http://www.BeyondOil.org The Sierra Club Beyond Oil Campaign will block the most dangerous oil projects (Keystone XL, Enbridge Gateway, Trailbreaker pipelines) and revoke the oil industry’s license to operate above the law and interfere with our transition … Continue reading
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The Fight Over Conservation And The ‘Creation of America’s Public Lands’ | On Point
https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/traffic.megaphone.fm/BUR2815689322.mp3 August 12, 2019 The John Muir trail near the Nevada Falls, left, bears the imprints of thousands of hikers’ boots on Sept. 6, 1972. (William Straeter/AP) Editor’s note: Just after broadcast, the Trump administration announced a broad set of … Continue reading
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Climate Scientist Who Fled CA Wildfire: We’re Going to Keep Paying Price I f We Ignore Climate Change
Democracy Now! Published on Nov 13, 2018 https://democracynow.org – At least 44 people are dead and more than 200 remain missing as two massive wildfires, fueled by easterly winds and a historic drought, continue to rage in California. In Northern … Continue reading
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Sierra Club Massachusetts
Sierra Club Massachusetts Published on Jul 31, 2017 The Sierra Club is committed to protecting the environment with successful legislative, advocacy, and educational campaigns. Founded by legendary conservationist John Muir in 1892, the Sierra Club is now the nation’s largest … Continue reading
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