Tag: aquifers

Texans could get a year in prison for protesting pipelines on their own land

Aug 22, 2019

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The fight against a Texas pipeline just got a little more challenging. On Monday, the Texas Senate passed legislation that makes interfering with pipelines and other oil and gas infrastructure a crime punishable by up to a year in prison and $10,000 in fines. And just the “intent to impair or interrupt” operations could still…
Why the “Anthropocene” Is Not “Climate Change” and Why It Matters

Mar 28, 2019

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fitzdon

Beyond climate change, there’s the Anthropocene. Humans have altered the planet to such an extent that it has entered a new age. The Anthropocene and the unprecedented changes it brings call for a new way to think about how humans relate to the planet.