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Climate Crisis
Climate Change Justice: Indigenous Peoples Ignored in Paris Summit
No matter the outcome of COP21, counterterrorism legislation will counter frontline environmental defenders.
Despite Promise of New Aid, US Urged to Take Responsibility for Climate Crisis
John Kerry delivered a major speech at the climate summit, promising the US would double its climate aid.
Bringing Solutions to COP21: A Conversation With Cooperation Jackson’s Brandon King
The organizer discusses what the delegation and Cooperation Jackson are hoping to bring and take away from the climate talks.
Top Climate Expert: Crisis Worse Than We Think; Scientists Are Self-Censoring to Downplay Risk
The climate crisis is more severe than even many scientists have acknowledged.
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Does the US Government Actually Regulate Pipelines?
The federal agency charged with overseeing environmental impacts has never blocked construction of a proposed pipeline.
COP21: A Rallying Cry – No Climate Justice Without Full Indigenous Rights
Part of systems change is the recognition of the rights of Indigenous peoples.
Suffering From Global Warming First
Indigenous people who live close to the land are seeing the effects of global warming sooner and more alarmingly.
A Generation of Delay: Climate Policy Is 20 Years Behind
New climate science knowledge is not making it out of academia and into public policy.
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ALEC Works to Scuttle Global Climate Agreement
New scientific reports are offering incontrovertible evidence that the destructive and costly effects of climate change have already begun to sweep the planet.
“Corporate Environmentalism” Threatens COP21 Climate Talks
Despite grandiose pledges to reduce carbon emissions, we have continued to pollute the planet.