The year 2020 has caused many white people to realize we live in a racist system. The Green New Deal is about systemic change for all, and deconstructing racism must be front and central in this agenda.
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How Northwest Communities Are Stopping Big Oil Projects
Earlier this month, a Washington state energy panel voted unanimously to oppose what would be the nation’s largest oil-by-rail terminal.
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Big Oil Can't Be Trusted to Define the Terms of A Carbon Tax Solution
Big Oil knows the game is up, but they still want to manage the process, slow down the green transformation and limit its impact on their profits. It's only slightly incredible to think that oil corporations may now be choosing to put Planet Earth first.
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Declaration on Climate Finance
In advance of French President Macron’s climate and finance summit, we call for an immediate end to investments in new fossil fuel production and infrastructure, and encourage a dramatic increase in investments in renewable energy.
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Trump Outlines Big Cuts to Utah Monuments, Riling Tribes, Environmentalists
Trump has said former presidents abused the Antiquities Act by putting unnecessarily big chunks of territory off limits to drilling, mining, grazing, road traffic and other activities.
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As New Pipelines Get Built, More People Are Standing In the Way
From lockdowns and physical protests to legal challenges and other creative tactics, citizens are stepping up to hold pipeline companies accountable for their actions, and for their lies.
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There was Progress at the Global Climate Summit. Now Urgent Action Is Needed.
Host Fiji drove meaningful progress at COP23, but the annual conference has succeeded within an international negotiation context that moves too slowly – mainly due to large industrial nations reluctant to rapidly transform their energy economies.
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15,000 Scientists Give Catastrophic Warning About the Fate of the World in New "Letter to Humanity"
"Time is running out."
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Trump Administration Seeks to Delay Findings on Pesticides
"It's appallingly clear that the pesticide industry is now essentially running Trump's EPA – rather than following the science and the law, the agency is turning its back on endangered species across the country."
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Germany's Coal Problem: A Growing Question Mark At the UN Climate Summit
Many agree that Germany's continued mining of lignite coal – the dirtiest type there is – undermines its green image. This past week, the Greens in Germany abruptly dropped their commitment to stopping coal and reducing car emissions.
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COP23 Opens With New Global Leadership Emerging Against Climate Change
Fiji and other vulnerable island nations have set out the necessary steps to keep global the temperature rise below 1.5 degrees celsius. This includes going further and faster than the historic agreements made in Paris in 2015.
