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Pledges Can Work, But It Will Take International Law to Fight Climate Change
The world must find a way of having a climate treaty without US ratification.
Ten-Day Village Building Convergence Rocks Small Town Sebastopol
A better world is possible.
Faith and Science, Heart and Brain: An Interview With Katharine Hayhoe
The director of the Climate Science Center at Texas Tech University talks about her climate change research, the politics of mitigating climate change and how she brings Christian values …
“What’s Possible,” a New Film for World Leaders on the Urgency of Global Warming
More than 120 world leaders kicked off a one-day UN summit on climate change in New York City by viewing “What's Possible,” a short film on the urgency of …
A Tipping Point for the Good
In the Chesapeake Bay region, we're on the front lines of climate change.
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The Fight to Keep Toxic Mining – and the World Bank – Out of El Salvador
Hundreds of protesters recently gathered at the World Bank to shame a gold mining firm's shakedown of one of Central America's poorest countries.
Climate Change: The Next Generation
Kelsey Juliana, an 18-year-old activist, is fighting climate change in the courts and walking across the country to spread the word on global warming.
Syrians in the Golan Heights Stuck Between Sectarian War and Unjust Occupation
Syrians in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights hear the constant shelling of the civil war that divides their community while living through the decades-old Israeli occupation that dominates daily life.
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Living Death: The Real Costs of Fracking
“The Real Cost of Fracking” by Michelle Bamberger and Robert Oswald paves the way for the high-volume hydraulic fracturing industry to be put on trial for its role in …
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Now, What Climate Action?
Our political leaders won't lead so those who do recognize the dangers and who are serious about climate mitigation must step up to the plate.