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Alaska’s Small Villages Turn Toward Renewables — and Don’t Look Back
Oil companies like to push the narrative that Alaskans want more oil development, but that's not true.
How Some African Farmers Are Responding to Climate Change — and What We Can Learn From Them
Nimble producers are fighting back despite drought.
Who’s Behind Fossil Fuel Extraction? It’s Not Just Republicans
Elected officials on both sides are beholden to Big Oil.
Antifa and Leftists Organize Mutual Aid and Rescue Networks in Houston
Anti-fascists have been busy rescuing Houston's flood victims.
Economic Update: A Tale of Two Crises
This episode discusses the financial crises in 1929 and 2008.
Greenpeace and Indigenous Water Protectors Respond to Lawsuit Accusing DAPL Activists of Eco-Terrorism
Annie Leonard and Tara Houska discuss the recent lawsuit.
12 Years After Katrina and a Year After 1,000-Year Flood, Harvey Pummels Gulf Coast
Harvey's rains are exposing the peril of ignoring climate science.
State Budgets Hang in the Balance as Future of the ACA Remains Uncertain
What does bracing for the worst mean?
Pruitt Delayed Emergency Rules for Chemical Plants Weeks Before Toxic Fires Erupted in Houston
The EPA ignored a warning from emergency planners.
Surrounded by Oil Refineries, Port Arthur, Texas, Faces New Environmental Crisis Following Harvey Floods
The death toll has risen to at least 38.