The American people clearly spoke, and the drubbing Democrats received requires looking beyond just issue polls, voting patterns, campaign strategy, or get-out-the-vote tactics.
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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.
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Fracking Expands Across Latin America Threatening World's Third Largest Aquifer
Contaminated water in some places it will be a disaster, like in the north of Mexico where there isn't any water and wasting it is illogical.
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With 1.5º Target, Climate Justice Movement May Score A Surprise Win In Paris
Pressure from activists and vulnerable countries has shifted the discussion away from a 2º C target — a virtual death sentence for millions of people.
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The Law Of Partial Pressures: Paris COP21 Is Filled with John Daltons and Few Republicans
The view of America from Paris, from Europe and most of the world reveals a once-great nation that has become a floundering token of retrograde thinking led by anti-futurism and anti-humanism.
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Could Carbon Emitters In Air and On Sea Weaken Paris Climate Deal?
The international aviation and shipping industries make up more than 5 percent of global carbon dioxide emissions – yet these sectors may escape oversight in this month's Paris deal.
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Climate Movement: 500 Institutions Have Pledged $3.4 Trillion in Carbon Divestments
The list of institutions committed to ridding their portfolios of fossil fuel interests has surged in recent months, organizers said at the Paris climate summit.
