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Healthy Ground, Healthy Atmosphere: Recarbonizing the Earth’s Soils
Soil scientists and climate researchers believe that returning carbon to the soil on a large scale could help mitigate climate change.
Dahr Jamail | Aiming for Venus: Top GOP Candidates United in Denying Climate Change
If a Republican candidate were to become the next president, the prospects for the planet and the climate are bleak.
How Do We Define Climate Pollution’s Cost to Society?
Every year, the government recalculates how much money a metric ton of carbon costs us.
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“Making the Promises Real”: Labor and the Paris Climate Agreement
A labor climate program can draw together workers, unions and allies around protecting jobs by protecting the climate.
Cap and Clear-Cut
California's cap-and-trade system, which has been touted as a model for reducing greenhouse gas emissions worldwide, allows timber companies to clear-cut forests.
Naomi Klein: Climate Change “Not Just About Things Getting Hotter“
I've been pretty apocalyptic up until now, but “This Changes Everything” is actually an argument for our best chance to build a better society.
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Following Truthout Investigation, Settlements Halt Fracking Off the Coast of California
US regulators have agreed not to authorize fracking operations in the Pacific Ocean until they complete an environmental review.
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Dahr Jamail | Freak Storms and Butterfly Die-Offs: This Is Your Climate on Fossil Fuels
Animal and tree die-offs are becoming the norm, and the Indian Ocean is en route to becoming an “ecological desert.”
“Montrose 9” Continue Fight Over the “Climate Necessity” of Civil Disobedience
After a similar civil disobedience case in Washington State, New York activists are hoping to put climate disruption back on trial.
Climate-Displaced Persons Deserve a Dignified Transition; Here’s How to Make It Happen
The reality is that climate displacement is a form of persecution.