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 the Fracking Church of England Could Further Profit From British Gas
The Church of England’s corporate management asserts it is neither for nor against fracking. But despite this, its legal department undertook measures to ensure they can profit if it goes ahead on its land.
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Revealed: American Chemistry Council Is Smothering Toxic Reform Bills in the States
Fueled by this $100-million-a-year advocacy group glittered with Fortune 500 partners, the chemical industry is flexing its muscles from statehouse to statehouse to beat back efforts at harmful chemical disclosures.
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Kauai Rising: Support Grows to Rid Hawaii of GMOs and Pesticides
"We the People of Kauai watch our State Senate President appoint a Monsanto lobbyist to a key position overseeing water rights, and our Governor assure chemical companies: "You don't have to lobby me, you already have my full support!"
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Revealed: Obama’s Keystone XL Delay Masks Other Huge Pipeline Developments
Many key pipeline, oil and gas industry marketing projects are currently up for expedited review by the Obama administration, eclipsing the capacity of Keystone XL’s northern half.
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American Farmers Call on Supreme Court to Defend Against Monsanto Patents
A group of family farmers, seed businesses and public advocacy groups asked the Supreme Court to hear their case against Monsanto.
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Anti-Keystone Stragegy: Build a Movement, Ignore Deniers, Topple Industry
Phil Aroneanu, co-founder of 350.org, believes reaching out to climate deniers is "a waste of our time," as is negotiating with the fossil fuel companies that "speak out of both sides of their mouth."
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The Time in Between: Waiting After Katrina and Sandy
On the 8th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, families across New York and New Jersey are asking some of the same questions that plagued Gulf Coast residents, namely: When can I go home?
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Global Power Project, Part 10: TransCanada Corporation, Kings of the Keystone Pipeline
The government of Canada has, for years, been writing laws and implementing major policies at the direct suggestion of the oil industry — most recently TransCanada, which is seeking a green light to complete the Keystone XL.
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The End of Snow: A Warming Planet Dooms the Sport of Skiing
At Mount Hood in Oregon, some of the iconic mountain’s dozen glaciers have shrunk 60 percent and the U.S.'s only year-round ski site is melting away.
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Shutdown! Vermont Yankee Plant to Close, in Latest Anti-Nuke Victory
On Tuesday, Entergy Corp. announced it would decommission Vermont Yankee, the state’s only nuclear power plant, dealing a hard-fought win to residents statewide.
