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Interview: Mark Hertsgaard Assesses SF Global Climate Action Summit

Alex Wise activists, California, climate, environmental, global, Global Climate Summit, interview, Jerry Brown, Mark Hertsgaard, nation, podcast, reporter, San Francisco, summit

Environmental reporter Mark Hertsgaard talks about what was discussed and what got accomplished at the recent Global Climate Summit in San Francisco.

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Trophy Hunting: Good for Wildlife, Conservation?

Doug Moss and Roddy Scheer activists, Africa, Big Five, big game, Cape buffalo, Cecil, conservation, elephants, HSI, Humane Society, hunting, leopards, lion, rhinos, Safari Club International, SCI, trophy, trophy hunting, wildlife, Zimbabwe

Big game hunters insist that their hobby does a lot to spur conservation given the huge fees they pay to the countries that host them, but environmentalists aren’t so sure…

Protestors from the Canadian activist group Defend Our Climate rally against the Energy East Pipeline

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Energy East: Worse Than Keystone XL?

Doug Moss and Roddy Scheer activists, Alberta, Canada, Energy East, Keystone XL, New Brunswick, oil sands, pipeline, protest, Quebec, tar sands, TransCanada

Dear EarthTalk: The proposed KeystoneXL oil pipeline from Canada into the U.S. seems to get all the headlines, but shouldn’t we also be worried about the Energy East pipeline? — Art Shea, Troy, NY The Energy East Pipeline is a $12 billion project proposed by TransCanada Corp. that will combine existing, converted natural gas pipelines […]