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 Mining Health Study Is Halted by Interior Department
“Stopping this study is a ploy to stop science in its tracks and keep the public in the dark about health risks as a favor to the mining industry, pure and simple,” said Rep. Raúl M. Grijalva, the ranking Democrat on the House Committee on Natural Resources.
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DC Court Ruling Helps Preserve Historic West Virginia Labor Battle Site from Coal Mining
The Blair Mountain Battlefield was the scene of a 5-day clash in September 1921 between more than 5,000 West Virginia coal miners and 3,000 men backed by coal companies – the largest armed labor conflict in US history.
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Economic Growth and Low Carbon Future Will Co-Exist
A report found that the key to reducing CO2 emissions while furthering growth is to harness technologies that radically decarbonize the energy sector.
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In Oregon, Another Coal Export Terminal Bites the Dust
Kinder Morgan's decision to halt plans for a new coal export terminal in Oregon sent shockwaves across the Northwest, while protestors from Appalachia descended on D.C. to demand an end to mountaintop removal.
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Only We Can Stop These Pipeline Dreams
The rush to exploit "extreme energy" sources such as tar sands and mountain top coal has sparked angry protests because of the devastating environmental consequences.