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Permanent Peoples’ Tribunal Highlights Fracking’s Threat to Human Rights
The Permanent Peoples' Tribunal on the human rights impacts of fracking will put extreme energy on trial in the US and UK.

“This Changes Everything”: Film Reimagines Vast Challenge of Climate Change
The documentary is directed by filmmaker Avi Lewis and inspired by journalist Naomi Klein's international best-selling book.

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Why We Need Paradigm Shift: Mitigating Climate Change and Feeding the World
Will we have enough to eat in a u200bhot and crowded planet in coming decades?

Scientists, Citizens Call for EPA to Strengthen Proposed Methane Emissions Rules
The emissions rules are expected to become a negotiating point during year-end international climate talks in Paris.

The “People’s Pope” and the Church’s Emerging Contradictions
While some have called Pope Francis a progressive, we must consider his actions in the context of the hierarchical institution he represents.

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On Dealing With a (Climate Change) Rogue State
Where the established regimes of governance are lacking, that is where new forms of governance could be utilized and revitalized.

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Reversing Climate Change: What Will It Take?
Protecting the earth's climate is in the long-term interest of all humanity.

China to Implement a Cap-and-Trade System to Fight Climate Change
Chinese President Xi Jinping is arriving at the White House for a state visit.

Pacific Island Calls for Global Ban on New Coal Mines
Technology advances could give momentum to the move away from coal.

Inside Exxon’s Climate Cover-Up: From Early Climate Change Researcher to Climate Denier
ExxonMobil's own research confirmed the role of fossil fuels in global warming decades ago.