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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Environmental Defender Murdered in Mexico Days Before Vote on Pipeline Project
Samir Flores Soberanes had challenged the words of government representatives at a forum about the construction of a gas pipeline and two thermoelectric plants, a day before his murder.
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Defending Land and Environmental Rights Has Become An Increasingly Deadly Endeavor
A new Global Witness report says that 2017 was the deadliest year for land and environmental defenders, with a total of 207 defenders killed worldwide.
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Land Ownership Lies At the Heart of Deadly Statistics About Environmentalist Killings
As people worldwide await the UN conference on climate change in Paris, lost in the larger narrative are the individual stories of people battling environmental injustice on the local level – and paying the biggest price for it.
