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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Demanding Outright Ban, Broad Alliance In Scotland Escalates Anti-Fracking Movement
Following last month's decision to place a moratorium on fracking, widespread Scottish opposition is growing to other unconventional methods of fuel extraction.
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Why Trains Are Carrying — and Spilling — A Record Amount of Oil
More than 141 “unintentional releases” were reported from railroad tankers in 2014, an all-time high and a nearly six-fold increase over the average of 25 spills per year during the period from 1975 to 2012.
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Solutions on Track: Electrified Rail And Our Clean Transport Future
Electrified rail powered by renewables is a low-carbon solution for 21st century freight mobility – and Solutionary Rail provides a framework to make it a reality.
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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.
