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Doomstead Diner Daily 9/13
« Reply #285 on: September 13, 2019, 06:00:18 am »

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145 CEOs implore Senate to act on gun violence, saying doing nothing is ‘simply unacceptable’

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Trump opens protected Alaskan Arctic refuge to oil drillers

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Fracked Gas Well Blowout in Louisiana Likely to Burn for the Next Month

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Judge Temporarily Blocks Tennessee Law Targeting Voter Registration Drives

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Tropical Forests Are Being Replanted, But How Long Will the New Trees Last?

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As the US rolls back its climate change policies, China is positioned to lead

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The US Massively Underestimates the Trade War Blowback | naked capitalism

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Why Economic Collapse Will Precede Climate Collapse

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A Globalised Solar-Powered Future is Wholly Unrealistic – and our Economy is the Reason Why - Resilience

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Do you know any anti-oil sands treehugger types? Let the Alberta snitch line know!

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