Environment
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In December 1994, the UN declared the years from 1995 to 2004 the “International Decade of the World’s Indigenous Peoples.” The designation was renewed for the years from 2005 to 2014 and rebranded as a “Decade for Action and Dignity.” While some progress has been made toward protecting the rights and dignity of indigenous peoples…
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I originally wrote the piece below for a college class, so the date of this post matches the day the assignment was due. South Miami has a strong environmentalist community that I found really interesting and weird and sort of inspiring. In light of the city council’s vote to secede from the state of Florida, citing…
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As we neared Marshall, Mich., where the largest oil spill ever in the Midwest occurred late last month, we noticed a cardboard box by the side of the road. Scrawled across it was “Oil Spill Donations Here.” It rested beside a large tent with a mountainous collection of bottled water and a few dozen buckets…
Mike LaSusa 