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Bringing Solutions to COP21: A Conversation With Cooperation Jackson’s Brandon King
The organizer discusses what the delegation and Cooperation Jackson are hoping to bring and take away from the climate talks.
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Top Climate Expert: Crisis Worse Than We Think; Scientists Are Self-Censoring to Downplay Risk
The climate crisis is more severe than even many scientists have acknowledged.
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COP21: A Rallying Cry – No Climate Justice Without Full Indigenous Rights
Part of systems change is the recognition of the rights of Indigenous peoples.
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Suffering From Global Warming First
Indigenous people who live close to the land are seeing the effects of global warming sooner and more alarmingly.
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A Generation of Delay: Climate Policy Is 20 Years Behind
New climate science knowledge is not making it out of academia and into public policy.
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ALEC Works to Scuttle Global Climate Agreement
New scientific reports are offering incontrovertible evidence that the destructive and costly effects of climate change have already begun to sweep the planet.
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“Corporate Environmentalism” Threatens COP21 Climate Talks
Despite grandiose pledges to reduce carbon emissions, we have continued to pollute the planet.
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US Accused of Shifting Responsibility of Climate Crisis Despite Role as Largest Historic Polluter
Are climate leaders making empty promises?
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Green Capitalism: How Multinationals Use Climate Change to Impose an Industrial Agricultural Model
Advocates are questioning whether Big Ag's "climate-smart agriculture" will reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
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Techno-Optimism and Bad Science in Paris: The Problem With Carbon Capture and Storage
In many cases, there is little research that says much-touted technology will effectively reduce global emissions.