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Climate Crisis

The Maldonado family travel by boat to their home after it was flooded during Hurricane Ida on August 31, 2021, in Barataria, Louisiana.
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Environment & Health

World’s Most Destructive Climate Disasters of 2021 Cost Nearly $200 Billion

The author of a report on climate costs says dollar signs alone cannot calculate the losses caused by extreme weather.
by
Jon Queally,
Common Dreams
December 27, 2021
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An activist holds up a placard saying, "We Are Here to Protect, Water is Life" during the demonstration. Protesters gather in solidarity with Wetísuwetíen Land Defenders in Toronto, Canada, on December 21, 2021.
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Environment & Health

Activists Are Using the “Climate Necessity Defense” in Court — and Winning

An upcoming court appeal is attempting to challenge the branding of Water and Land Protectors as eco-terrorists.
by
Frances Madeson,
Truthout
December 24, 2021
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Rain falls on Greenland's glaciers as the sun sets
News Analysis
Environment & Health

2021 Arctic Report Card Tells a Human Story of Cascading Climate Disruption

Rapid and pronounced human-caused warming is paving the way for disruptions to ecosystems and communities far and wide.
by
Matthew Druckenmiller,
Rick Thoman &
Twila Moon,
The Conversation
December 18, 2021
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Ice melts on tundra and thawing permafrost in Newtok, Alaska.
Op-Ed
Environment & Health

Melting of Ice Sheets Is Dramatic, But Melting of Permafrost Means Mass Death

The vast Arctic permafrost is fast receding, releasing enormous stores of lethal greenhouse gases into the atmosphere.
by
Alfred W. McCoy,
TomDispatch
December 16, 2021
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On Friday, April 16, 2021, thousands of protesters rallied and marched to honor 13-year old Adam Toledo who was killed by the Chicago police in the city's Little Village neighborhood.
Interview
Politics & Elections

What Will We Do With Our Rage in 2022?

“A game-changing era of global political upheaval is looming,” says Kelly Hayes.
by
Kelly Hayes,
Truthout
December 16, 2021
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Interview
Environment & Health

There Will Never Be Climate Justice If African Activists Keep Being Ignored

Africa contributes less than 4 percent of the world’s carbon emissions yet suffers the worst consequences of the crisis.
by
Amy Goodman,
Democracy Now!
December 13, 2021
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Aluminum siding is seen clinging to a dead tree after a tornado
News
Environment & Health

Sunrise Movement Says Call Tornado Devastation What It Is: “A Climate Disaster”

Sunrise stressed that sweeping climate action, including passing the Build Back Better Act, is imperative.
by
Jake Johnson,
Common Dreams
December 13, 2021
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Oil pumpjacks line the horizon in Chevron's Kern River Oil Field, one of the largest in the United States, located just north and east of Bakersfield, on July 7, 2021, in Oildale, California.
News
Environment & Health

ALEC Is Pushing a Bill That Punishes Banks for Divesting From Fossil Fuels

The bill would block firms that end these investments from receiving state government contracts or managing state funds.
by
Alex Kotch,
The Center for Media and Democracy
December 12, 2021
Truthout
Climate activists demonstrate outside the gates of the Mossmorran petrochemical refinery near Cowdenbeath, Scotland, to protest against flaring and pollution at the plant on August 1, 2021.
Op-Ed
Environment & Health

How Big Oil Rigs the System to Keep Winning

The oil and gas industry has refined its techniques to stay a step ahead over decades and it has no plans to stop soon.
by
Naomi Oreskes &
Jeff Nesbit,
Earther
December 10, 2021
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Joe Biden coughs into his hand at a podium
News
Environment & Health

Biden Administration Is Approving Oil and Gas Drilling at Faster Rate Than Trump

The Biden administration has approved more permits per month on average than Trump did in 2017, 2018 or 2019.
by
Sharon Zhang,
Truthout
December 6, 2021
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