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Climate Crisis
In the US Elections, Planet Earth Loses
The environment is going to take some massive hits at a time when the evidence of climate change is right before our eyes.
Bill McKibben: Trump’s Presidency Comes When the Warming World Can Least Afford It
Delegates at the United Nations climate summit in Marrakesh, Morocco, are expressing panic over Tuesday's election results.
Dahr Jamail | Climate Disruption’s Legacy: Megadroughts, Extinctions, Obituaries for Reefs
As the planet continues to warm, studies show that global wildlife numbers have fallen by 58 percent since just 1970.
From Norway to Peru, US to Philippines, Activists Sue for Climate Justice
A groundswell of litigation actions against the perpetrators of climate change is emerging across the globe.
China Criticizes Trump for Trashing Climate Plan
Trump's campaign stump speech routinely name-checks China as a foreign bogeyman. This time China jabbed back.
“We’ve Never Seen the Government Stand Up to the Fossil Fuel Industry”: Tim DeChristopher on Our Climate Future
Tim DeChristopher is a leading climate activist in the US today and a thorn in the side of the fossil fuel industry.
To Effectively Combat Climate Change, Involve Women
These women are on the front-line of the fight against climate change, and their ingenuity and resolve resulted in a singular victory.
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Democracy Deferred: Ohio Removes Anti-Fracking Measures From County Ballots
Pre-election lawsuits and administrative wrangling to prevent local-level voting on issues are becoming the norm.
More Than Two Dozen Alaskan Native Villages Face Relocation
In Alaska, relocation of villages due to climate change is becoming common enough to have a name — climigration.
The Pillaging of Nicaragua’s Bosawás Biosphere Reserve
Violent expansion of the agricultural frontier in Nicaragua has produced devastating consequences.