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Pipe Dreams? Labor Researchers Say Keystone XL Project May Kill More Jobs Than It Creates
Labor researchers say the jobs figures for the proposed Keystone XL pipeline have been vastly distorted.
“We Are on a Course Leading to Tragedy”: At UN Talks, Kerry Delivers Urgent Plea on Climate Change
John Kerry said time was running out to reverse a course leading to tragedy.
“We Are Like the Walking Dead”: Latin American Indigenous Groups Decry Corporate Destruction of Land
As the UN Climate Conference in Peru enters its final phase, thousands of people marched in downtown Lima.
From South America to Africa, “Capitalist” Solutions to Climate Change Seen as Path to Catastrophe
Nnimmo Bassey says the carbon trading included in the draft agreement could increase deforestation, displace farmers and contribute to the food crisis in Africa.
Brazilian Indigenous Leader: Carbon Trading Scheme “REDD” a False Solution to Climate Change
The controversial carbon trading scheme known as REDD has set off protests in the global south.
“Corporate Conquistadors”: New Report Exposes How Multinationals Drive, Profit From Climate Change
Democracy Now! broadcasts from the United Nations Climate Summit in Lima, Peru, and interviews Pascoe Sabido of the Corporate Europe Observatory.
The Laundering Machine: How US Corporations Threaten Peru’s Forests Through Illegal Logging
A new report reveals more than 20 US companies have imported millions of dollars in illegal wood from the Peruvian Amazon since 2008.
US Virgin Island’s Coral Bay, Home to Fishermen, Authors, Artists, Circumnavigators and Endangered Species, Faces Uncertain Future
Since the early 1970s, live aboard sailors in St. John's Coral Harbor have helped preserve the unique character of the sleepy historic village surrounding the 18th century Moravian Mission …
On the News With Thom Hartmann: Our Ancestors Evolved to Recycle, and More
In today's On the News segment: Our ancestors evolved to understand the importance of recycling, and more.
As Typhoon Hagupit Wreaks Havoc, Leading Filipino Environmental Voice Silenced at UN Climate Talks
The Philippines is being hit by a deadly typhoon for the third year in a row.