Their tactics to force construction of data centers even against significant opposition from local communities have become increasingly forceful and hostile.
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Nicaragua Joins Clean Energy Revolution, Vows 90% Renewables by 2020
In 2012, Nicaragua invested the fifth highest percentage worldwide of its GDP in developing renewable energy, and now it is reaping the benefits.
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Bayou Bridge Resistance: The Pipeline Fight Heads South
Opponents of a proposed pipeline through Louisiana’s fragile Atchafalaya Basin have vowed to halt its construction, starting with a vocal protest at a Jan. 12 public meeting being attended by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in Baton Rouge.
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Washington Rejects Major Coal Export Terminal – Resounding "No" to Fossil Fuels
Last week's decision deals a serious blow to the Millennium Bulk Terminals project – which has already experienced the bankruptcy filing of its parent firm Arch Coal, in the latest of several blows to the fossil fuel industry in the Northwest.
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Is the Pilgrim Pipeline Protest the Next #NoDAPL?
The Ramapough Lunaape tribe in Mahwah, NJ, are protesting a proposed 178-mile dual pipeline that would carry fracked Bakken shale oil from Albany, New York to the Bayway Refinery in Linden, New Jersey.
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Obama Permanently Protects Huge Portions of Arctic, Atlantic from Offshore Drilling
The Obama administration announced Tuesday that 98% of U.S.-controlled Arctic waters will be permanently withheld from any future oil and gas leasing, along with 3.8 million acres along the Atlantic coast.
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Solar Capacity Has Increased 99% Since Last Quarter
The solar industry is booming, and President Trump will be hard-pressed to stop it.
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Seattle Takes Steps to Divest $3 Billion From Wells Fargo Over Standing Rock
City Council member Kshama Sawant introduced legislation to end the city’s contract with Wells Fargo, which handles billions of dollars in city government business, including employee payroll.
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Sorry, Media, Exxon CEO is Trump’s Worst Possible Nominee for Climate and America
Memo to media: Stop repeating Rex Tillerson’s greenwashing “positioning” and start reporting on his and Exxon’s actions — and the company’s long, long history of lying about the climate.
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UK Fracking Giant Fails to Imprison Grandmother
Tina Rothery, a resident of Blackpool and organizer with The Nanas, was met by a jubilant crowd of hundreds outside Preston Court on Friday when the verdict of her freedom was announced.
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The Economics of Climate Change, Part III: Crash or Transformation?
Moving society away from carbon dependence is not just about becoming good consumers, but engaged citizens.
