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How Our Absurd Drug War Hurts Everyone

David Sirota, Salon. April 12, 2012.

The war on drugs takes taxpayers' finite law-enforcement resources away from fighting real crimes on and off Wall Street, and instead concentrates it on punishing pot use.

What's in Obama's New Drug War Budget? (Hint: Same, Old Broken Policies)

Phillip Smith, Drug War Chronicle. February 17, 2012.

The proposed budget is remarkable for how closely it hews to previous years, especially in regard to the allocation of resources for treatment and law enforcement.

The World at 7 Billion People: How Much More Growth Can the Planet Support?

Robert Engelman, Yale Environment 360. July 20, 2011.

With global population expected to surpass 7 billion people this year, the staggering impact on an overtaxed planet is becoming more and more evident.

How Industry Would Like Us to 'Develop' Our Resources ... Until They're All Gone

Richard Heinberg, AlterNet. July 9, 2011.

When industry says 'develop' that really translates to 'deplete.'

The New 30-Years' War: Who Will Be the Winners and Losers in the Great Global Energy Struggle to Come?

Michael T. Klare, TomDispatch.com. June 26, 2011.

A 30-year war for energy preeminence? You wouldn’t wish it even on a desperate planet. But that’s where we’re headed and there’s no turning back.

The Arctic Resource Rush Is On

Ed Struzik, Yale Environment 360. July 10, 2008.

With sea ice melting, there is a rush to tap the abundant riches that lie beneath the permafrost and the ocean floor.

What Does the Future Hold for Us?

Sean Gonsalves, AlterNet. January 2, 2008.

Now is the time to consider our utopian dreams and confront our dystopian nightmares.

The Bottled Water Lie

Michael Blanding, AlterNet. October 26, 2006.

The corporations that sell bottled water are depleting natural resources, jacking up prices, and lying when they tell you their water is purer and tastes better than the stuff that comes out of the tap.