United States Archive

  • Much can be accomplished through policy venues. But we should not delude ourselves that policy alone will solve the problem. Good policy is nothing without good implementation. But what happens when implementation fails, when the structures we have created are broken? What recourse do we have? As far as I can see we have two options: 1) reform/transform political structures through further policy change and 2) take direct action to stop those failures.

    Direct Action in Our Movement

    Posted on March 22, 2010 | 1 Comment
    Much can be accomplished through policy venues. But we should not delude ourselves that policy alone will solve the problem. Good policy is nothing without good implementation. But what happens when implementation fails, when the structures we have created are broken? What recourse do we have? As far as I can see we have two options: 1) reform/transform political structures through further policy change and 2) take direct action to stop those failures.

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  • A horrifying and unprecedented project could put Utah’s Canyonlands National Park and Glen Canyon Recreation Area at serious risk, while at the same time thrusting a new source of water-depleting, CO2-billowing, filthy, and geographically destructive (but pseudoprofitable!) business into the equation.

    First US Tar Sands to Break Ground in Utah

    Posted on March 19, 2010 | 3 Comments
    A horrifying and unprecedented project could put Utah’s Canyonlands National Park and Glen Canyon Recreation Area at serious risk, while at the same time thrusting a new source of water-depleting, CO2-billowing, filthy, and geographically destructive (but pseudoprofitable!) business into the equation.

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