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Palm Oil in Snack Foods Could Be Destroying the World’s “Orangutan Capital”
Food manufacturers may be causing the destruction of a nationally protected wildlife reserve in Indonesia.
Thousands Stage Protest at German Coal Mines for Bolder Climate Policy
The action came a day after tens of thousands of Germans took part in a climate strike on Friday.
Indigenous Colombians Escalate Fight to Rescue Ancestral Lands
Nasa activists are taking direct action to liberate the land, cutting down cane fields and growing native vegetation.
Climate Justice Movement Turns Up the Heat on Democrats
Fossil fuel emissions have reached record levels, with no “peak” in sight.
Climate Tipping Points Could Hit Harder — and Sooner — Than We Think
A new paper warns that we are at risk of exceeding dangerous climate tipping points within a decade or two.
UN Warns Only Rapid and Transformational Action Can Stave Off Climate Disaster
An alarming UN report says global temperatures are on track to rise as much as 3.9°C by the end of the century.
New Senate Climate Caucus Is Filled With Climate Deniers and Climate “Delayers”
The bipartisanship in the Climate Solutions Caucus appears to be that of taking money from the fossil fuel industry.
Noam Chomsky: Democratic Party Centrism Risks Handing Election to Trump
Centrist Democrats will likely alienate progressive activists working to defeat Trump, says Chomsky.
Activists Occupy Pelosi’s Office, Launch Global Hunger Strike for Climate Action
More than 300 people worldwide are estimated to be taking part in the hunger strike.
Big Oil Needs to Pay for the Damage It Caused
The communities that deserve priority consideration for climate reparations are those that have suffered the most.