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Ideological rigidity is not only keeping us from making inroads with mainstream society and growing our numbers—but effectively preventing us from accomplishing any actual policy goals.
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The shared vision unveiled by Barack Obama and Justin Trudeau on Thursday commits the two countries to promote North American carbon markets, widely cap oil and gas well emissions, and protect at-risk indigenous communities.
The breakthrough in next generation battery technology could transform America's electrical grid within five to 10 years, said the research agency Arpa-E – which seized on a discovery hotly pursued by Bill Gates, Elon Musk and others.
In a symbolic show of solidarity with student activists, professors urged the elite private university to purge its $7.6 billion endowment of coal, oil and gas companies, citing the “universal and existential” threat posed by climate change.
Campaigners say the sheer fact of the deal – and its support by nearly 200 countries – will force Republicans to recalibrate their opposition to Obama’s climate policy.
From a 1.5ºC or 2ºC limit, to climate aid and the public reporting of emissions, here are the main differences in the draft text as summit leaders worked furiously to reach an agreement by Friday.
The Keep it in the Ground Act, jointly introduced with Oregon Sen. Jeff Merkley, would ban all new coal, oil and gas mining leases on federal government lands and waters.
A newly discovered email from Exxon's in-house climate expert reveals the world's biggest oil company knew about climate change but spent more than $30 million on think tanks and researchers who denied its existence.
Willie Soon, a widely published scientist considered an "authority" by those rejecting the science behind climate change, has received vast amounts of cash from Exxon Mobil, the American Petroleum Institute and the Koch family.
Katharine Jefferts Schori, one of the most powerful women in Christianity, says those who reject the underlying science of climate change are turning their backs on God’s gift of knowledge.
Climate denier Fred Singer lobbied fellow skeptics to create a backlash, and proposed legal action, against the film that exposes industry’s role in manipulating the U.S. debate on climate change.
Ideological rigidity is not only keeping us from making inroads with mainstream society and growing our numbers—but effectively preventing us from accomplishing any actual policy goals.
If any of us hope to stop Donald Trump from becoming the 47th president of the United States, it will have to be done from the ballot box, not the courts.
Journalists have a responsibility to plainly tell the truth about how truly different the Democrats and the Republicans are today, especially with both democracy and the rule of law at stake this November.
From Hungary and Poland to Italy and Spain, today's anti-abortionist movements are feeding one another—while also driving a growing counter-movement.
Agriculture, the service economy, sexual exploitation, manufacturing, construction and domestic work drive today's enslavement around the world.
Ideological rigidity is not only keeping us from making inroads with mainstream society and growing our numbers—but effectively preventing us from accomplishing any actual policy goals.
If any of us hope to stop Donald Trump from becoming the 47th president of the United States, it will have to be done from the ballot box, not the courts.
Journalists have a responsibility to plainly tell the truth about how truly different the Democrats and the Republicans are today, especially with both democracy and the rule of law at stake this November.
From Hungary and Poland to Italy and Spain, today's anti-abortionist movements are feeding one another—while also driving a growing counter-movement.
Agriculture, the service economy, sexual exploitation, manufacturing, construction and domestic work drive today's enslavement around the world.
Agriculture, the service economy, sexual exploitation, manufacturing, construction and domestic work drive today's enslavement around the world.
Ideological rigidity is not only keeping us from making inroads with mainstream society and growing our numbers—but effectively preventing us from accomplishing any actual policy goals.
Journalists have a responsibility to plainly tell the truth about how truly different the Democrats and the Republicans are today, especially with both democracy and the rule of law at stake this November.
If any of us hope to stop Donald Trump from becoming the 47th president of the United States, it will have to be done from the ballot box, not the courts.
From Hungary and Poland to Italy and Spain, today's anti-abortionist movements are feeding one another—while also driving a growing counter-movement.
Ideological rigidity is not only keeping us from making inroads with mainstream society and growing our numbers—but effectively preventing us from accomplishing any actual policy goals.