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A call to action for Obama's second term about what he could do to make the environment better.

Just five months before the Oil Embargo of 1973, four OPEC nations halted exports for a 24-hour period to protest the 25th anniversary of Israel's statehood. No one believes that a long-term embargo will occur, however, and the Israeli foreign…

An advertisement for the board game "On the Rocks: The Great Alaska Oil Spill," created by Richard Lynn, a Valdez bartender and participant in oil-spill cleanup efforts. The game pitted players against each other in a race-against-the-clock: whoever…

Beginning on March 27, a windstorm accelerated the spill's spread and rendered cleanup especially challenging. The inclement weather would become the norm for the next several months. Consequently, watercraft could not skim the spill, in-situ burning…

Student working in Organic Farm and aerial view of farm, from 2009 environmental newsletter, caption reads "The College's Organic Garden has proven to be a perfect outdoor laboratory for ES majors"

College newspaper article about sewage dumping in Otter Creek in Middlebury, VT

An in-depth look at the polluting of Otter Creek done by local industry.

An in-depth look at the polluting of Otter Creek done by local industry.