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1 week ago | shareable.net | Aaron Fernando

Whether it’s the environmental and health effects of nuclear mining in Diné (Navajo) territory, the bitter contentions around the Dakota Access Pipeline in the tribal territory of the Standing Rock Sioux, or the mining for copper on a sacred Apache site, it is clear that there have long been troubling issues at the nexus of Indigenous peoples and the United States’ energy infrastructure.

2 months ago | shareable.net | Ella Fassler

This story was originally published by Truthout. As a handy person, Devon Curtin spends a lot of time helping people enrich their living spaces. Recently, while working with a friend to remodel their floor, Curtin noticed that the cost of do-it-yourself projects is already rising because of Donald Trump’s tariffs. “The cost of mahogany was the same as Douglas fir, which is kind of wild, but the cost of oak was double.

2 months ago | shareable.net | Ella Fassler

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Feb 28, 2025 | shareable.net | Aaron Fernando

It’s 2025. That fact alone is a lot to deal with in the United States, especially for those who understand the urgent imperative to transition to a just, democratic, and inclusive energy system, powered by clean, renewable energy. With the current administration ideologically committed to toxic and inefficient forms of energy of the past—fossil fuels and fossil fuel infrastructure—even thinking about the energy system might feel dispiriting.

Jan 22, 2025 | shareable.net | Aaron Fernando

As a society, we find ourselves in a situation sometimes described as a polycrisis, where social, ecological, and economic issues create challenging and mutually reinforcing synergies, making it difficult to address any problem in isolation. For working people, the imminent need for a clean energy transition might seem like it has to take a backseat because of financial concerns at the household level.