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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Exxon's Oil Industry Peers Knew About Climate Dangers in the 1970s, Too
Members of an American Petroleum Institute task force on CO2 included scientists from nearly every major oil company, including Exxon, Texaco and Shell.
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Global Warming-Induced Floods Hammer Britain As Tories Approve New Fracking Law
Legislation signed in mid-December enables frackers to drill beneath World Heritage Sites, Groundwater Protection Zones, and national parks across Britain.
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The Climate Battle Of 2016 Will Be Waged In The States
Following the Paris climate treaty and President Obama's Clean Power Plan, the ball is now in the court of the states to develop emission reduction strategy to hit their customized targets.
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Costa Rica Got 99% Of Its Energy – That's Right, 99% – From Renewables In 2015
Officials also say the country spent 285 days powered by 100 percent renewable sources – more than two-thirds of the year.
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Positive Anxiety: The Takeaway from Paris
The climate summit – which got up off its knees, then to its feet and ended with hands raised and loud cheering – will go down in history as a turning point in the protracted, half-baked global efforts of the last two decades.
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What The Paris Agreement Does, and Doesn’t Do
Some people are relaxing after organizing a really powerful redlines action. Some people are still trying to figure out what this climate agreement will really get us. Some people are gearing up to keep on fighting.
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After Paris: A Global Climate Agenda From the Bottom Up
Leaders of the major powers must be hounded and harangued to do what’s needed, to improve on Paris, immediately upon their return home, and for the foreseeable future.
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The Price of the Deal: How U.S. Ensured a Republican-Proof Paris Accord
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.
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Mass Paris Protest On 12-12 To Conclude Historic Climate Summit
Taking to the streets will be a clear and unequivocal rejection of the Hollande government's draconian and opportunistic bans on marches, protests, and demonstrations.
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The Earth Accord: Overcoming Six Major Hurdles At the Paris Climate Talks
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.
