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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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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Global Indigenous Groups Converge On New York to Demand Climate Action
Patricia Gualinga, a Kichwa woman from the Sarayaku community in the Ecuadorean Amazon, traveled more than 3,000 miles to push world leaders gathering at the United Nations.
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McKibben: Obama, Climate Change and the Real Story of this Presidency
When the world looks back at the Obama years half a century from now, one doubts they'll remember the health care website; one imagines they'll study how the most powerful government on Earth reacted to the sudden, clear onset of climate change.
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France Says Frack Off: Abandons Shale Gas Drilling
There will be no fracking on French soil. The ban is final – “absolute” – says the government.
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Exposed: State Department Ignores Climate Facts of Keystone XL Pipeline
A new report shows the Keystone XL pipeline will contribute at least 181 million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent (CO2e) each year, comparable to the tailpipe emissions from more than 37.7 million cars, or 51 coal-fired power plants.
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E.U. Climate Commissioner: "Stop Paying the Polluters"
Harnessing the existing broad consensus against fossil-fuel subsidies is possible even in the absence of a legal agreement.