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Oil Starts Flowing Through The Keystone XL Pipeline’s Southern Leg Today

The southern portion of the pipeline, which requires no federal approval, is now operational. The proposed northern leg still awaits the Obama administration’s decision.

22 января, 2014
Jeff Spross for Think Progress
22 января, 2014
От Jeff Spross for Think Progress

The southern leg of the Keystone XL pipeline begins shipping crude oil Wednesday, the Washington Post reports. Because the southern portion only runs from Oklahoma to the Texas Gulf Coast, thus crossing no international boundaries, it did not require approval from the State Department. The proposed northern leg, however, would cross the

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President Obama Says Pot Is Less Dangerous Than Alcohol For The Individual Consumer

The president also cited unjust marijuana conviction rates for minorities.

21 января, 2014
Jeff Spross for Think Progress
21 января, 2014
От Jeff Spross for Think Progress
President Barack Obama pauses as he speaks at the election night party at McCormick Place, Wednesday, Nov. 7, 2012, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

In an interview published Sunday by the New Yorker, President Obama said pot is no more dangerous than alcohol — and that marijuana legalization in Colorado and Washington state is an “important” move towards a more just legal system. “I smoked pot as a kid, and I view it as a bad habit and a vice, not very different from the cigarettes that I

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It Doesn’t Take Much Global Warming To Drive Global Water Scarcity Way Up

A new study shows that even relatively small amounts of global warming could be disastrous for the global fresh water supply.

18 декабря, 2013
Jeff Spross for Think Progress
18 декабря, 2013
От Jeff Spross for Think Progress

According to new modeling by German researchers, global warming of just 2.7 degrees Celsius would inflict a “severe decrease in water resources” on 15 percent of the global population. What’s especially significant is that most of the damage gets done by relatively low amounts of global warming. The researchers at the Potsdam Institute for

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