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Climate Crisis
The US Military Won’t Lead the Fight in Combating Climate Change
The Pentagon's scorched-earth policies cannot be reconciled with renewable energy initiatives.
Do We Have a Right to a Livable Climate?
A lawsuit moving forward this week could help determine if U.S. citizens have a constitutional right to a safe climate.
10 Democratic Candidates Support Fracking Ban. Biden Stays Mum.
Joe Biden released his climate plan on Tuesday, but it says nothing about fracking.
Sanders Says With Future of Planet at Stake, There’s #NoMiddleGround
“We cannot go back to the old ways, we have got to go forward with a new and progressive agenda,” Senator Sanders said.
Arctic Is Thawing So Fast Scientists Are Losing Their Measuring Tools
Methane and CO2 released from the thawing permafrost will further accelerate the rate of global warming.
This Tuesday, a US Federal Court May Decide the Fate of the Climate
The lawsuit brought by 21 young people could potentially force the U.S. to act to contain the climate crisis.
Environmental Justice Activists Are Leading a Green New Deal Revolution
Green New Deal supporters should look to leaders in places like “Death Alley,” not Silicon Valley.
CO2 Concentration Is Higher Than Ever in Human History
The amount of CO2 in Earth's atmosphere already constitutes a climate emergency, and it's worsening each year.
Big Oil Pushes Corporate-Friendly Carbon Tax to Halt Green New Deal Wave
Big oil is attempting to shield itself from Green New Deal efforts with a free-market-based carbon tax plan.
Trump Is Trying to Ban Climate Science Because… Obama?
History will remember Trump as a small man who thought he could ignore the ocean.