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Climate Crisis

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Water Remains Largely Marginalized in Climate Talks
Six hundred sixty-three million people are still without water globally.

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Ten Ways to Challenge Capitalism’s Death Grip on Daily Life
How do we transition away from capitalism and toward solidarity economies that will not lead to unemployment and poverty?

Lawmakers Seek Probe of Exxon for Hiding Knowledge of Climate Change
Exxon concealed for decades its own conclusions that fossil fuels cause global warming.

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Exxon’s Climate Cover-Up
Exxon knows - and its known for almost 40 years - that the basis of its business model is a threat to humanity.

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How the World Bank Undermines Climate Change Efforts
The World Bank is undermining the cause it purports to champion.

Can Nations Reach a Strong Agreement on Climate at COP 21?
As the Paris climate talks draw closer, a look at what needs to happen for the negotiations to succeed.

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System Change and Non-Reformist Reforms
How do we distinguish system changing initiatives from reforms that seek social betterment within the current system?

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Torrential Rain Raises Concerns at Duke Energy Coal Ash Dams
The impact of heavy rains on dams at coal ash impoundments is a real concern.

From Ecuador to Nigeria – Women Speak for Climate Justice, Build Solutions
Across the world, women are on the frontlines of environmental and social degradation.

Welcome to a New Planet: Climate Change “Tipping Points” and the Fate of the Earth
It's time to start thinking instead in terms of civilizational survival.