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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Coal-Free By 2025: Why Denmark Leads the Global Fight Against Climate Change
The Nordic nation of 5.6 million has been at the forefront of wind power innovation since the 1890s, when one of its leading scientists, Poul la Cour, began testing turbines.
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Carbon Conspiracy: Proposed Keystone XL Contractor Responsible for Melting Asian Glaciers
The finding comes in the aftermath of the U.S. House of Representatives voting to authorize the Alberta to Cushing, Oklahoma Keystone XL northern leg, with a vote in the U.S. Senate to follow on November.
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Saving the Planet, One Meal at a Time
With animal agriculture as the leading cause of species extinction, water pollution, ocean dead zones and habitat destruction, becoming vegan is the most important and direct change we can immediately make.
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10 Things You Need To Know About the U.S.-China Climate Deal
350.org founder Bill McKibben breaks down this week's announcement from President Obama and Premier Xi – which he calls a sign that public pressure is working, and that we need to apply much more.
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Climate Denial Is Now Shaping the G20 Summit In Australia, Where Coal Is King
Prime Minister Tony Abbott, an avowed skeptic of human-caused climate change, has resisted calls for global warming to be discussed when world leaders gather this week.
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Weeklong Protests in Capital Target Industry's Grip On Policy
There were daily conflicts with police at each entrance to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, and over 100 arrests during the course of the week.
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Amending Colorado's Constitution: Do Communities Have Right To Clean Air and Water?
By enacting the Colorado Community Rights amendment, communities in the state will be empowered to stand up to the corporations that bully them.
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Water Protests Rock Ireland As People Reject New Charges to Basic Necessity
Almost 100 separate demonstrations were staged in towns and cities on Saturday, over new water charges introduced last month.
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On Election Tuesday, Climate Becomes Priority Issue for Black and Hispanic Voters
According to 2014 data, more than 40 percent of nonwhite Americans believe global warming should be a “top priority” for government – while the number for whites barely tops 20 percent.
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How the Oil-Price Plunge Is Helping Fuel the Divestment Movement
The recent dive in oil prices gives new ammunition to the fossil fuel divestment movement.
