The year 2020 has caused many white people to realize we live in a racist system. The Green New Deal is about systemic change for all, and deconstructing racism must be front and central in this agenda.
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The Amazon Tribe Protecting the Forest with Bows, Arrows, GPS and Camera Traps
An indigenous community called the Ka'apor in northern Brazil is fighting to achieve what the government has long failed to do: halt illegal logging in their corner of the Amazon.
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New Study Shows Low-Carbon Cities To Generate $17 Trillion By 2050
Creative policies and innovative financing are helping cities overcome barriers to climate action – with huge returns on low-carbon investments already evident from Johannesburg to Copenhagen to Singapore.
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In Alaska, Theatrics Of Obama's Climate Agenda Don't Measure Up To Promises – Or Reality
Despite his soaring rhetoric, the closer we get to the end of President Obama's presidency, the more obvious it is that a dangerous duality has ruled his policy circles – one favoring short-term interests over the very fate of the planet.
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Hawaii’s Governor Announces Bold Plan to Make State 100% Renewable By 2045
David Ige’s decisive and ambitious energy vision is making Hawaii into the world’s most important laboratory in the fight against climate change – revealing an unlikely partnership between local government and the U.S. military.
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This California School District Is Nation's First To Serve 100% Organic GMO-Free Meals
Not only does this program far exceed USDA nutritional standards, but it ties the health of our children to the health of our planet.
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California Academy of Sciences Divests from Fossil Fuels
The Natural History Museum and 350.org launched a collaborative campaign calling on the country’s top science and natural history museums to dump all stocks in oil, coal and gas.
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Personal Gain Driving Efforts to Ship Utah Coal Through Port Of Oakland
A secretive plan to ship coal through the Port of Oakland is being driven by a company that wants to massively expand its coal mining operations in Utah – and by a public official who stands to profit personally.
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Pesticides In Paradise: Hawaii's Spike In Birth Defects Points To GMO Crops
Local doctors are in the crosshairs over whether corn that’s been genetically modified to resist pesticides is a source of prosperity or of birth defects and illnesses.
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Picturing the End of Fossil Fuels
It’s all of us little guys against the immense, concentrated wealth and power of the biggest companies on earth.
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The Kids Call Us Out: Filing Lawsuits for Science-Based Climate Recovery
We can’t say we are protecting our children’s future unless we are doing what science says we must do to recover climate stability.