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Santa Barbara is known as the birthplace of the Modern Environmental Movement. This reputation grew from the publics actions in 1969 when an oil blowout spewed crude oil into the Santa Barbara Channel. The cry to Get Oil Out! rang loud, and the world reacted. Shortly after important environmental legislation was established, and institutions like Earth Day and UCSBs Environmental Studies program sprung up. Forty years later, with a new call for oil drilling and a new understanding of its ramifications, the lessons of the grassroots activism of 1969 are perhaps more pertinent now than ever. This movie looks to share those lessons in order to inspire a new generation of activism.
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Did you know that water is a $400 billion dollar global industry; the third largest behind electricity and oil? Flow, a new film about the implications of the world water crisis, will help you wrap your head around the fact that 1.1 billion people live wi
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The Environmental Cost Of The Iraq War
Years of war in Iraq have destroyed a once fertile landscape. Find out how you can help Iraqis rebuild their environment and their communities.
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Dr. Peter McCabe, a world-renowned scientist who has spent over 30 years in geologic research related to fossil fuels in academia, industry and government, h... -
New era for South Africa Aids fight?
South Africa's fight against HIV/Aids is likely to receive an important boost, following the appointment of a new health minister, Barbara Hogan.
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NASA Climate Scientist Pens Personal Appeal To Obama
James Hansen, one of the world’s most eminent climate scientists, have written an open letter to Obama on the urgency of the need to halt global warming.
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Exxon Mobil Reports Record $45.2 Billion Profit For 2008
Exxon Mobil Corp. on Friday reported a profit of $45.2 billion for 2008, breaking its own record for a U.S. company.
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Record Price for Matisse at Auction
A painting by Henri Matisse sold Monday for euro32.1 million ($41.1 million) -- a record auction price for a work by the artist.
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John Kerry: Facts Are Stubborn Things: George Will and Climate Change
To paraphrase the conservative columnist's favorite president, "There you go again, George."
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Defiant Sudan Quickly Expels Aid Agencies, Imperiling Darfur
A day after an ICC called for his arrest on war-crimes charges, Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir took his anger out on Western humanitarian efforts.
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DC Rising Tide Disrupts Coal-to-Liquids Conference
Local activists with DC Rising Tide and their allies interrupted a coal industry conference today to denounce coal-to-liquids as a corporate scam.
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Water Shortage in Mexico, Your Back Yard?
The 20 million in Mexico City face a serious water crisis. Already in 2009, the taps have been turned off three times for hundreds of thousands of people.
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It's Time to Act to Curb Climate Change
Causecast leader Gloria Reuben makes her case for supporting the American Clean Energy and Security Act, currently in the House Rules Committee.
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Campaign For America's Future Wants Donations To Fight Glenn Beck, et al
Campaign For America's Future (CAF) co-director Robert Borosage is asking for donations after an attack from Glenn Beck.
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Yes we Can Fight for Autism Recovery
We have a chance to educate a new President this morning, and we will summon our energy, creativity, compassion and love and teach him about autism. Yes we can. We will give him a lesson in s...
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Russell Simmons Weighs In: Do The Right Thing -- Detroit
I was thrilled and inspired by President-Elect Obama's choice of Senator Hillary Clinton for Secretary of State, a subject I blogged about on Global Grind in the face of stiff opposition from some ...
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Eco Maniac: Death March of the Penguins
I was already upset about the polar bear problem in the Arctic. Well, now I have a new obsession to obsess about – penguins. Damn it all if they aren't in high levels of danger, too! I guess I shou...
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Madagascar, the Island of “Mora Mora”, Faces More
Posted by: Laura Bellinger And it’s not over yet. A ravishing island nation of intense contrasts – immense poverty embedded in luscious landscapes, people who are gentle and smiling, in spite o...
