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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In the Face of Shell's Arctic Drilling Plans, Seattle Activists Speak Out
When the Port of Seattle offered Royal Dutch Shell a home port for its Arctic drilling fleet, it didn't take long for climate justice to become the rallying cry.
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In 400 Cities, Thousands Worldwide March Against Monsanto and GMO'S
Saturday marked the third annual March Against Monsanto, as thousands of people in at least 48 countries protested the American biotech giant.
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Notorious Repeat Offender Behind Oil Spill "Nightmare" in California
New details have emerged about Plains All American's long history of generating similar disasters.
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Texas Governor Prohibits Cities and Towns from Banning Fracking
Texas Governor Greg Abbott signed a bill into law that prohibits cities and towns from banning an oil drilling practice known as hydraulic fracking, giving the state sole authority over oil and gas regulation.
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Protesters for Third Day Block Access to Shell Oil Rig at Seattle Port
Hundreds of protesters assembled early Monday to prevent workers from reaching the rig that the company plans to bring to Alaska's Chukchi Sea this summer.
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U.S. Taxpayers Subsidizing World's Biggest Fossil Fuel Companies
A Guardian investigation of three specific projects run by Shell, ExxonMobil and Marathon Petroleum reveals that the subsidies were all granted by politicians who received significant campaign contributions from the fossil fuel industry.
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London School of Tropical Medicine Divests From Coal
The institution became the first health research organization in the world to sell off investments in coal companies from its £16 million endowment.
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Tensions Flare Over Controversial Fracking Bill In Germany
The newly proposed law takes a middle-of-the-road approach to the polarizing issue – imposing strict rules on fracking while failing to outlaw the gas drilling process outright.
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California Leads New Community Energy Model Speeding U.S. Move To Renewables
Sewage and solar power may be odd bedfellows in the race to save the climate. But in Sonoma County, Calif., an experiment is underway to install the nation’s largest floating solar array on wastewater treatment ponds.
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How We Reach Critical Mass With a Climate Movement to Lead the World
The next critical step for the climate movement is gaining mainstream cultural relevance – put plainly, if our movement does not become more inclusive, the goal of transitioning from fossil fuels to clean energy will not happen.
