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For a Resilient Future, Put Community First
The Transition and Intentional Communities movements offer pathways to recovery from an abusive, extractive growth-economy.
Toxic Chemical Causes Lung Disease in Producers and Users of Flavored E-Cigarettes
The best known of these chemicals is called diacetyl.
On the News With Thom Hartmann: Bananas May Go Extinct, and More
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The Omnibus and COP21: At the Mercy of the Republicans
Within days after the closing of the COP21 talks, Republican backlash is already on the rise.
Canada’s Indigenous Bands Rise Up Against a Tar Sands Pipeline
TransCanada is proposing another pipeline, but fierce opposition from Canada's First Nation communities could derail this controversial project.
Did World Leaders Sign a “Death Warrant for the Planet” at COP21?
As world leaders celebrate the “historic” Paris COP21 climate deal, climate activists suggest a lot of the praise is just hot air.
A New World Beckons: The Future Belongs to Renewables
The primary thrust of new policies, new investment, and new technology will be in the advancement of renewables.
Don’t Be a Fossil-Foolish Investor
The purely financial case for ditching oil, gas, and coal is getting stronger.
A Turning Point for the Climate or a Disaster? Michael Brune vs. George Monbiot on the Paris Accord
Under the deal, nations will make voluntary commitments to begin cutting emissions.
Teflon’s Toxic Legacy
For more than half a century, DuPont hid information that a chemical it was using to make Teflon might be making people sick.