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.
Climate Change
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G20 Nations Still Led by Fossil Fuel Industry, Climate Report Finds
Ongoing coal, oil and gas subsidies risk raising global temperatures to 3.2°C, well beyond the agreed Paris goal.
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Want to Save the Climate? Break Up the Big Banks
Despite regularly claiming new commitments to "green finance," the big banks continue to funnel billions of dollars into the fossil fuel industry every year.
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Trump's Solution To Worldwide Climate Immigration Is To Build More Walls
Displaying his minimal understanding of geography and foreign policy, he suggested that Spain build a wall across the vast Sahara desert to stop the flow of migrants.
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Supreme Court Rejects White House Move To Block Teens’ Climate Change Lawsuit
The suit filed by 21 young plaintiffs argues that the failure of government leaders to battle climate change violates their constitutional right to life, liberty, property and a “stable climate system” that will sustain human life.
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Halt to Youth Climate Lawsuit Inspires Nationwide Resistance
The 21 youth plaintiffs of the case Juliana v. United States have been joined by thousands across the country to “keep our government accountable for the effects of climate change.”
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Four UK Fracking Protesters Freed After Conviction Sentences Are Overturned
Four UK protesters went to court last week to contest what may be Britain's most draconian sentences handed down for peaceful environmental protest since 1932.
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"One of Most Disturbing Articles I Have Ever Read" Scientist Says of Study Detailing Climate-Driven "Bugpocalypse"
The human-caused climate crisis has sparked a global "bugpocalypse" that will only continue to accelerate in the absence of systemic action to curb planetary warming.
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Victims of Hurricane Michael Voted for Climate Deniers
Elections have consequences. Denying science has consequences. And we are reaping what we sow.
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We have 12 years to limit climate change catastrophe, warns UN
A landmark report on Monday from the United Nations’ scientific panel on climate change says urgent changes are needed to cut the risk of extreme heat, drought, floods and poverty.
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Fifty-Thousand Come Together in Germany to Defend Ancient Forest and Fight Coal
"This is about showing governments everywhere that a growing climate movement is demanding an end to dirty and outdated fossil fuels," said a demonstrator at the largest-ever anti-coal demonstration in the Rhineland.
