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Planet or Profit
Investigating systemic threats to the ecosystem from transglobal corporate profit-seeking.
Dahr Jamail | How Do the Democratic Presidential Front-Runners Stack Up on Climate Change?
The Democratic presidential primary race between front-runners Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton is heating up. So is the planet.
Twelve Days That Cooked the World: Combating the Climate Counterrevolution in Paris
UN climate negotiators' failure to mandate adequate emissions reductions provides the moral justification for radical local action.
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Does the US Government Actually Regulate Pipelines?
The federal agency charged with overseeing environmental impacts has never blocked construction of a proposed pipeline.
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Dahr Jamail | From Rising Seas to Walruses, the Arctic’s Endangerment Affects Us All
As climate disruption advances, the fragile Arctic ecosystem is on the brink.
Dahr Jamail | Will Paris Climate Talks Be Too Little, Too Late?
Temperatures, sea level rise and extreme weather events continue to set records as the planet burns.
After White House Rejects Keystone XL, Battle Against Larger Texas Pipeline Intensifies
A massive natural gas pipeline project in Texas is generating grassroots resistance among ranchers, artists, environmentalists and residents.
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More Denial, More Problems: UN Predicts Millions of Climate Refugees to Come
In recent news, the UN warns of 50 million climate refugees within a decade and the melting of Greenland is accelerating.
Texas Activists Form Statewide Coalition to Confront Fracking
Texas activists are working to restore local control over fracking — including the right to ban the extraction process.
Scientists, Citizens Call for EPA to Strengthen Proposed Methane Emissions Rules
The emissions rules are expected to become a negotiating point during year-end international climate talks in Paris.
Relentless Wildfires, Water Scarcity and Marine Die-Offs: Living With Climate Disruption
Recent scientific reports reveal that more than half of all marine life has been wiped out since 1970.