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How to Stop an Oil Train: The Climate Defense That Won Over a Courtroom

The Delta 5 loss was actually a big win for challenging political corruption and corporate greed.
Tim DeChristopher, Aria Doe and Josh Fox on Civil Disobedience and Climate Activism
Activists discuss the role of direct action in fighting global warming.
Humanity Has Entered a New and Scary Geological Era
We'll go extinct if we keep doing what's easy and what's comfortable.
Will Countries Follow Through on the Climate Pledges Made in Paris?
We need to assess whether a climate agreement that consists of voluntary pledges should be celebrated or lamented.
How to Stop the Fossil Fuel Industry From Wrecking Our World
Unless we ensure that the future is powered by alternative energy, we will find ourselves in the midst of a climate-change version of a zombie apocalypse.
On the News With Thom Hartmann: The US Holds More Than 300 Natural Gas Storage Facilities Like the One Leaking in California, and More
In today's On the News segment: There are more than 300 natural gas storage facilities around the US like the one leaking in Aliso Canyon, and any one of …
Climate Insurgency After Paris
At COP21, the governments of the world made a promise to the people of the world - and immediately betrayed it.
Mother Nature’s Invisible Hand Strikes Back Against the Carbon Economy
The invisible hand of Mother Nature is just now beginning to settle accounts with the capitalist business model.
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Oil Train Civil Disobedience Case Puts Climate Destruction on Trial, a First in the US
The Washington State trial of five activists could set a precedent, protecting those who engage in climate civil disobedience.
Williams Rivers Pitt | Obama Counters GOP Pessimism With Hope and Hard Truth
The president delivered the strangest State of the Union address I've ever seen, writes William Rivers Pitt.