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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Pipeline Protest Leaders in British Columbia Vow to Maintain Right-Of-Way Blockade
The Unis’tot’en Action Camp was first put up in 2010 after industry proposed a gas pipeline and a liquefied natural gas plant.
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News Roundup: Corporations Demand Carbon Cap, While Harvard Professors Urge Divestment
Landmark UN analysis concludes that a global roll-out of clean energy would shave only a tiny fraction off economic growth while diverting hundred of billions of dollars away from fossil fuels.
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Grassroots Group Closed Two Chicago Coal Plants — and Is Now Going for Second Act
We have a chance to make our voices loudly heard regarding the safety hazards of opening a new dirty, metal-shredding facility in our community.
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Does $5.1 Billion Andarko Settlement Compensate 85 Years Of Poisoning U.S. Communities?
With cleanup costs at 2,000 sites nationwide and payment claims from more than 8,000 people, the settlement amounted to a slap on the wrist for the energy giant.
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Shell Oil Ignored Arctic Safety Warnings "Partly to Avoid Tax"
The U.S. Coast Guard says Shell flouted warnings and moved its Kulluk drill ship – which ran aground in December 2012 – in a reckless bid to avoid paying extra taxes.
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Eye of the Fracking Needle: Exposing the Proppants Trade in Port Of Olympia
Conflict is brewing in this Pacific Northwest shipping hub, where hardened proppant beads come in from China and get shipped east, making possible the deep-fracking operations in North Dakota.
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In Fracking Fight, a Worry About How Best to Measure Health Threats
In Pennsylvania, opponents of gas drilling say regulators are slow and unprepared in responding to air quality complaints.
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The Alternative Candidate: Could Bez of Happy Mondays Be a Hit in British Parliament?
Calling for "new world order," Bez promises to campaign for the redistribution of wealth, banking reform and an end to war – and he is already raising the profile of issues like fracking and genetically modified food.
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UN Climate Panel Casts Dire Picture In New Report
Climate change has already cut into the global food supply and is fueling wars and natural disasters, and governments are unprepared to protect populations.
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European Greens Predict Financial Crash When the Carbon Bubble Bursts
Will the "carbon bubble" be the cause of the next shock to our economic and financial system?
