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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UK Green Party Accused Of Abandoning the Left As Elections Near
An acclaimed British columnist recently reproached the Green Party for not being fundamentally Left – raising the question of whether the Greens, who are now surging in popularity, are at the same time losing their socialist roots.
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"Don’t Frack Denver" Coalition Urges Mayor and City Council to Enact Immediate Moratorium
We need to put a moratorium on fracking in Denver to make sure that my family and thousands of others like mine don’t live in fear for our health, safety and property.
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A Megadrought Will Grip U.S. in the Coming Decades, NASA Researchers Say
It will probably last for decades.
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Global Divestment Day - February 13th & 14th: Breaking Up With Fossil Fuels
Thousands are coming together around the world this weekend to move our public money out of fossil fuels and demand that institutions, and individuals, do what's necessary to save our climate and our future.
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California Calls On Pension Funds Worth $500 Billion to Divest From Coal In Climate Push
“With coal power in retreat, and the value of coal dropping, we should be moving our massive state portfolios to lower carbon investments and focus on the growing clean-energy economy,” said California senate leader Kevin de Leon.
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Occupy the Green Party: Why Support for Britain's Political Left Is Surging
Why are people finally sitting up and taking notice of the Greens? Occupy.com spoke to new party members and key party figures.
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Thousands of Californians March In Largest Ever Anti-Frack Protest, Calling For Statewide Ban
Californians marched Saturday through downtown Oakland calling on Gov. Jerry Brown to fulfill his promise as a climate leader by enacting an all-out ban on fracking in the state.
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Berea Is Burning: Fracking, Fires and the Grassroots Action That's Inflamed Kentucky
Energy companies are quietly scrambling to lease mineral rights from eastern Kentuckian landowners, but this time they’re not after coal – and an activist community is rising to challenge corporate interests.
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As the People of Britain Rise Against Fracking, A U.K. Shale Gas Industry Is Crumbling
Scottish government led the charge last week announcing a moratorium on fracking across Scotland, and widespread public opposition is halting the U.K. government’s plans to drill across Britain.
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Saving Our World With Big Ideas – Now Or Never On Climate Change
It's time to call out with very loud voices for what we really need: a global energy revolution accompanied by a global land use revolution – because nothing less will do.
