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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.
Farmers Would Do Better to Understand the Land Than Grow GM Crops
It is the mindset from which GMOs emerge that needs reprogrammed.
Child Care’s Broken Promise: Parents Want Solutions
Families want child care that reflects what it means to be working, poor and raising children in the US.
From the Arctic to the South Pacific, Most Vulnerable Countries Demand Climate Justice at COP21
Despite the promises made in Kyoto in 1992, the COP process “has failed to meet its objective.”