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03/22/2013
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Westfield Students Finish Public Comment Drive for Zero Waste!

Westfield State students announced the results of their zero waste public comment drive by holding a press conference in the Dining Commons.

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03/21/2013
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Greenfield Students show love for public transit!

On Valentine's Day, Greenfield students made Valentines for the FRTA, telling them what

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03/21/2013
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GCC Spring 2013 accomplishments!

Greenfield students have been hard at work collecting 185 zero waste public comments, designing a public transit survey, and taking action on social media to tell Governor Patrick to not allow toxic trash-burning incinerators to be built in Massachusetts!

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02/18/2013
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This Activist Toolkit provides any intern or volunteer with the basic tools necessary to run strong campaigns and service projects and win reforms both on and off campus for students and the public interest.

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FSU students take aim at trash burning

FITCHBURG -- Fitchburg State University students Thursday rallied for a change in state trash-burning policy.

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The Boston Globe
States lose $40b in revenue to offshore tax havens, MASSPIRG study says

While the debate over offshore tax loopholes generally takes a national focus, a consumer advocacy group is reporting that states lose nearly $40 billion a year in tax revenues to companies and wealthy people who shelter money abroad.

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The Republican
UMass students jam Amherst precincts, many voting for first time

More than 1,100 UMass students had turned out to cast ballots by 3 p.m. in precincts 4 and 10, said Lucas Gutterman of MassPIRG. 

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The Daily Collegian
MASSPIRG new voters project

University of Massachusetts students looking to step up to the ballot box for the first time will have the help of MASSPIRG’s New Voters Project.

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