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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On Election Tuesday, Climate Becomes Priority Issue for Black and Hispanic Voters
According to 2014 data, more than 40 percent of nonwhite Americans believe global warming should be a “top priority” for government – while the number for whites barely tops 20 percent.
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How the Oil-Price Plunge Is Helping Fuel the Divestment Movement
The recent dive in oil prices gives new ammunition to the fossil fuel divestment movement.
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United Nations: World Faces Do-Or-Die Carbon Threat
New report by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change says world has until 2100 to reduce greenhouse gas emissions to zero or face "irreversible" consequences.
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Beyond Extreme Energy: A Week Of Direct Action To Retire Fossil Fuels
We the people must supplement our turnout at the polls with our turnout on the streets, and in the media, in the name of our future on this planet.
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Exposed: Britain's “Any Substance” Law Bars Landowners From Opposing Fracking
The nationwide proposal will make it legal for fracking companies to drill 300 meters beneath private land without requiring the permission of landowners.
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What Shade of Green: The Spectrum of Planetary Movement
Green is no longer unified, if it ever really was – as Bright Green, Lite Green, Deep Green and Dark Green tribes form around divergent environmental worldviews, theories of change, and ranges of tactics.
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On Ballots Next Tuesday, How Many States and Counties Will Say No to GMO's?
Do we or do we not as Americans have the right to know what we are eating? Here are initiatives from Hawaii to Colorado and from Humboldt to Josephine Counties to take back our food supply.
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This Changes Everything: Naomi Klein Takes On Capitalism Vs. the Climate
Klein's starting point is valuable for the pro-planet movement, showing the walls that are built by the system – and ourselves – to stop climate action.
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Australia Turns A Corner As University's Climate Divestment Ignites Furor
Divestment is less about denying fossil fuel companies the financial resources to operate – it's more about denying them reputation, legitimacy and “social license.”
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Brazil Protects Delaware-Sized Swath of Amazon Rainforest
After a year in which destruction of the world's largest rainforest rose 29%, the new Alto Maues reserve has 1.6 million acres of mostly untouched forests that are not known to have human presence.
